COMMUNICATION DEVICE
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240154630A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18298431

    申请日:2023-04-11

    发明人: Chien-Chih CHIU

    IPC分类号: H04B1/00

    CPC分类号: H04B1/0064

    摘要: A communication device is adapted to be coupled to an external antenna configured to receive a wireless signal in a frequency band. The communication device includes a connector, an internal antenna, a switch, a wireless communication module, and a controller. The connector is adapted to be coupled to the external antenna. The internal antenna is configured to receive the wireless signal in the frequency band. The switch is selectively coupled to the connector or the internal antenna. The wireless communication module is coupled to the switch, and is configured to generate a signal strength indicator parameter based on the wireless signal in the frequency band. The controller is configured to control switching of the switch based on the signal strength indicator parameter.

    METHOD FOR BLOCKING EXTERNAL BOOT DEVICE, NON-TRANSIENT COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER

    公开(公告)号:US20230325510A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-12

    申请号:US18191492

    申请日:2023-03-28

    发明人: Ming-Chang TU

    IPC分类号: G06F21/57 G06F9/4401

    摘要: A method for blocking an external boot device, a non-transient computer readable storage medium, and a computer are provided. The method includes: executing BIOS program code in a POST process, where the program code includes a BIOS setup menu, which includes a boot device option; hiding device information of an external boot device in the boot device option when determining that the external boot device is classified as a restricted device; displaying a boot device menu when determining that received input information is consistent with a piece of hot key information, where the boot device menu includes the device information of the external boot device; displaying a password input window when determining that the external boot device corresponding to received selection information is classified as the restricted device; and reading the external boot device to execute operating system program code when determining that received password information matches a preset password.

    STORAGE ENCLOSURE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE STORAGE ENCLOSURE

    公开(公告)号:US20230195671A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-22

    申请号:US18066040

    申请日:2022-12-14

    摘要: A storage enclosure connected to a server via an external network and includes a network switch, an expander that is connected to the network switch and that is configured to generate enclosure data that supports a format conforming with SCSI Enclosure Services, and a board management controller (BMC) that is connected to the network switch and the expander. The BMC is configured to translate the enclosure data into enclosure translating data that supports a Redfish® format. The expander is configured to, after generating the enclosure data, transmit the enclosure data through the network switch to the BMC via an internal network. The BMC is configured to translate the enclosure data into the enclosure translating data, and to transmit the enclosure translating data to the network switch. The network switch transmits the enclosure translating data to the server through the external network.

    Method for managing hard disk drive expanders in a cluster storage system

    公开(公告)号:US11435915B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-06

    申请号:US16898522

    申请日:2020-06-11

    IPC分类号: G06F3/06

    摘要: A method for managing HDD expanders in a cluster storage system is provided. The method according to one embodiment is implemented by each of the HDD expanders, and includes: indicating a device type of HDD expander to a parent node thereof when a device-type request originates from the parent node; and indicating a device type not of HDD expander to the parent node otherwise. The method according to another embodiment is implemented by each HDD expander connected indirectly to a root node, and includes: indicating a device type not of HDD expander to the root node when a device-type request originates from the root node; and indicating a device type of HDD expander to a node that initiates the device-type request otherwise.

    METHOD FOR MODIFYING BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM OF SERVER

    公开(公告)号:US20220197785A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17645128

    申请日:2021-12-20

    发明人: Chia-Jen HUANG

    摘要: A method to be implemented by the server includes steps of: during a power-on self-test, determining whether a storage device is communicatively connected to the server; when it is determined that a storage device is communicatively connected to the server, determining whether the storage device stores a script file having a preset filename; and when it is determined that the storage device stores a script file having the preset filename, performing a process of modifying the BIOS based on the script file.

    Host, system and method for facilitating debugging in booting

    公开(公告)号:US11354210B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-07

    申请号:US16989049

    申请日:2020-08-10

    摘要: A system includes a host and a display. The host includes a programmable logic device (PIP), a baseboard management controller (BMC) and a switch. The PLD performs a power-on procedure based on a power-on sequence code, generates variable character information in the power-on procedure, and fills the variable character information into a variable field in a preset log text file to result in an updated log text file. When it is determined that the power-on procedure is not normally completed, the PLD controls the switch to switch to a debug mode, and transmits a video signal containing debug information corresponding to the updated log text file to the switch so that the video signal is outputted to the display.

    INTEGRATED CONTROL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220163937A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-26

    申请号:US17524384

    申请日:2021-11-11

    IPC分类号: G05B19/042

    摘要: An integrated control management system includes an input output device. The input output device includes a database, a memory module, a first processing module, and a second processing module. The memory module receives and stores a plurality of integrated control commands, and one of the integrated control commands is generated based on a hardware control command for setting a hardware control transmitted by another input and output device. The first processing module reads the integrated control command from the memory module and obtains the hardware control data from the integrated control command. The first processing module updates the hardware control data to the database. The second processing module reads the database and updates the hardware control data stored in the database to another database in another input output device. The second processing module sets the hardware control based on the hardware control data stored in the database.

    METHOD OF UPDATING BMC FIRMWARE OF A SERVER

    公开(公告)号:US20220147340A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-12

    申请号:US17453464

    申请日:2021-11-03

    发明人: Chih-Peng CHANG

    IPC分类号: G06F8/65 G06F9/445 G06F13/42

    摘要: A method of updating firmware of a BMC of a server, the server includes the BMC and a PLD, the method includes: in response to receipt of a firmware update instruction to update the firmware of the BMC, the BMC storing in the PLD a firmware configuration file that contains current settings; the BMC updating the firmware after storing the firmware configuration file in the PLD; the BMC being reset after updating the firmware; and the BMC executing an initializing process that includes sub-steps of reading the firmware configuration file from the PLD and applying the current settings contained in the firmware configuration file to the firmware.

    Method for remotely triggered reset of a baseboard management controller of a computer system

    公开(公告)号:US11010317B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-18

    申请号:US16885431

    申请日:2020-05-28

    发明人: Ming-Shou Shen

    摘要: A method for remotely triggered reset of a baseboard management controller (BMC) of a computer system is disclosed. The computer system includes a first computer node and a second computer node. The method includes: (A) receiving, by a first BMC of the first computer node, from a computer device and via a network, a reset command which indicates that reset of a second BMC of the second computer node should be triggered; and (B) transmitting, by the first BMC and to the second BMC via electrical connection between the first and second BMCs, a reset signal that corresponds to the reset command, so as to trigger reset of the second BMC.

    METHOD FOR MANAGING HARD DISK DRIVE EXPANDERS IN A CLUSTER STORAGE SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210004168A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US16898522

    申请日:2020-06-11

    IPC分类号: G06F3/06

    摘要: A method for managing HDD expanders in a cluster storage system is provided. The method according to one embodiment is implemented by each of the HDD expanders, and includes: indicating a device type of HDD expander to a parent node thereof when a device-type request originates from the parent node; and indicating a device type not of HDD expander to the parent node otherwise. The method according to another embodiment is implemented by each HDD expander connected indirectly to a root node, and includes: indicating a device type not of HDD expander to the root node when a device-type request originates from the root node; and indicating a device type of HDD expander to a node that initiates the device-type request otherwise.