Inventor
OSTEN THOMAS JAMES
US11 patents
Patents
11 patentsUS6199130B1Mar 6, 2001
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Peripheral component interconnect (PCI) architecture having hot-plugging capability for a data-processing system
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Method and apparatus for correlating computer system device physical location with logical address
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Sideband signal transmission between host and input/output adapter
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Addition of slot, backplane, chassis and device parametric properties to vital product data (VPD) in a computer system
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Adapter card with vendor unique differentiation and customization using PCI sideband signals
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System for identifying operating parameters in a storage enclosure having each of first connector only for specifying a physical location associated with each of backplane interfaces
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Method and apparatus for maintaining system labeling based on stored configuration labeling information
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Heterogeneous system enclosure services connection
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Simple enclosure services (SES) using a high-speed, point-to-point, serial bus
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Method and apparatus for storing volumetric vital product data (VPD) in memory associated with a connector or connector board
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