Device for monitoring the function of electronic equipment, in particular microprocessors
The device according to the invention has the advantage over the prior art in that by setting a definite duration for the reset and active phases, an emergency program for the monitored equipment is m... Read More
Inventors: Kosak, Wolfgang;, Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, DE) |
Fault recovery procedure for heat-reactivated dryer
The primary object of the invention is to ensure safe and reliable operation of a microcomputer-controlled heat-reactivated dryer. A specific object of the invention is to ensure minimal disruption of... Read More
Inventors: Duich, Micheal B.; Overton, Bradley T.; Verrando, III, Marcel G.;, Assignee: Pall Corporation (Glen Cove, NY) |
Reset circuit for an automobile antenna control device
Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art. In the present invention, a reset pulse which starts the operation of a microcomputer is ge... Read More
Inventors: Harada, Takuji;, Assignee: Harada Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Method for controlling a computer-final control element and computer coupled with a final control element
I claim: 1. Method of controlling a computer-controlled final control element during a self-test of the computer, wherein the final control element is responsive to control signals to assume positions... Read More
Inventors: Jurgen, Brauninger;, Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, DE) |
Method and apparatus for momentarily interrupting power to a microprocessor to clear a fault state
The present invention overcomes these and other problems in prior art watchdog timer circuits by providing an apparatus and method for sending a notice signal of an initialization prior to initializin... Read More
Inventors: Davis, Glenn A.;, Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) |
Multi-CPU system having fault monitoring facility
Accordingly, the present invention, in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, has as its object the provision of a multi-CPU system provided with a fault monitoring facility which (1) enables ... Read More
Inventors: Maruyama, Takumi; Sugita, Kiyoshi; Yoshida, Mitsunobu;, Assignee: Fujitsu Limited (Kanagawa, JP) |
Systems and method for assigning unique addresses to agents on a system management bus
The present invention comprises a system and method for automatically assigning addresses to agents on a system management bus in a computer system without requiring user intervention, i.e., without r... Read More
Inventors: Jeffries, Kenneth L.;, Assignee: Dell USA, L.P. (Austin, TX) |
Bus configuration validation for a multiple source disk array bus
There is provided, in accordance with the present invention, apparatus which detects bus configuration errors within a disk array system and generates an interrupt signal informing the host system tha... Read More
Inventors: Jibbe, Mahmoud K.; McCombs, Craig C.;, Assignee: AT&T Global Information Solutions Company (Dayton, OH); Hyundai Electronics America (Milpitas, CA) |
Communication system for a network and method for configuring a controller in a communication network
We claim: 1. In a network interconnecting DCEs (data communication equipment) a communication system for managing the DCEs access to the network comprising: a controller coupling the DCEs to the netwo... Read More
Inventors: Pinkston, II, William J.; Polk, Jr., Charles E.; Reed, Douglas D.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
System for updating inactive system memory using dual port memory
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system for updating an inactive system memory, which can update the contents of a memory of an inactive package without imposing a heavy load on a... Read More
Inventors: Inoue, Haruko;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Failure detection system for a mirrored memory dual controller disk storage system
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 1 is a block diagram representing an overview of the present invention system for detecting mirrored memory system controller failure in a dual controller disk storage system 10... Read More
Inventors: Petersen, Mark D.; Oldfield, Barry J.;, Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA) |
Reprogramming device of a flash memory
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an improved reprogramming device of a flash memory. Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved reprogramming device... Read More
Inventors: Park, Hong-Kil;, Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Kyungki-do, KR) |
Method and apparatus for determining time-related operating parameters for computers
What is claimed is: 1. A method for determining input oscillator frequency for a computer having a CPU microprocessor and a communication bus with a bus cycle composed of X bus CLKs, comprising the st... Read More
Inventors: Meisner, Michael G.;, Assignee: |
Control circuit for switching a processor between multiple low power states to allow cache snoops
It has been discovered that power consumption is conserved in a computer system by, instead of forcing a processor to change from the stop clock state to a fully operational state, allowing the proces... Read More
Inventors: Hewitt, Larry; Bunnell, James;, Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Repeated ALU in pipelined processor design
An object of this invention is the provision of an improved pipeline processor for executing LOAD/STORE instructions in which there is a memory load latency of two cycles; a pipeline processor which h... Read More
Inventors: Nugent, Patrick R.;, Assignee: Honeywell, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) |
Emulation of semiconductor and magnetic auxiliary storage devices with semiconductor memory
According to this invention, an information processing system constructed according to the present invention employs a semiconductor type auxiliary storage. A basic input/output program stored in the ... Read More
Inventors: Kobayashi, Junichi; Tateno, Hiroaki; Ikeda, Masayuki; Samejima, Shogo;, Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (JP) |
Flash disaster recovery ROM and utility to reprogram multiple ROMS
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The present invention relates to a memory system for an IBM-compatible type personal computer. The memory system includes a flash read-only memory (ROM) for the basic inpu... Read More
Inventors: Lee, Min Eig; Sun, Jiming;, Assignee: Packard Bell NEC (Sacramento, CA) |
Non-volatile memory device for a programmable controller
The invention comprises a non-volatile memory device that is removably attached to an external interface on the PC. The interface serves to connect the data bus of the PC with that of the memory devic... Read More
Inventors: Mackiewicz, Ralph E.; Kuhn, Michael A.;, Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Network-to-serial device intelligent converter
It is a general object of the invention to provide a converter for interfacing a network device to any one of several different types of serial devices. It is a further object of the present invention... Read More
Inventors: Martin, John Steven;, Assignee: Snap-On Tools Company (Kenosha, WI) |
System and method for high quality image reproduction with grayscale image print while store capability
The present invention will now be described in more detail, with reference to FIGS. 1a and 1b, which depict the unit and control console, respectively, which implement the system for high quality ima... Read More
Inventors: Colomb, Denis G.;, Assignee: Sonics Research Corporation (Fort Lauderdale, FL) |
Method and system for processing a two-dimensional image in a microprocessor
Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and so desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. An image processing system including a display device, a first store and a second store, means... Read More
Inventors: Ryman, Arthur G.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Data processing system and associated process using memory cards having data modify functions utilizing a data mask and an internal register
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Turning now to the drawings, there is shown in FIG. 1 an information processing system 16 for storing and performing selected operations upon bit-encoded data. The system ... Read More
Inventors: Eikill, Richard G.; Schmierer, Quentin G.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Apparatus and method for receiving and processing a bet
Preferred embodiments of the present invention aim to provide betting shop systems, or apparatus or methods therefor, which may be improved in the foregoing respects. According to one aspect of the pr... Read More
Inventors: Sutcliffe, Peter H.; Smith, Peter;, Assignee: |
Method and apparatus for secure document timestamping
An object of the present invention is to provide methods and devices for generating a timestamp whose authenticity and integrity can be verified by a recipient of the timestamp. As used herein, the te... Read More
Inventors: Walker, Jay S.; Schneier, Bruce; Jorasch, James A.;, Assignee: Walker Asset Management Limited Partnership (Stamford, CT) |
Extensible bios for boot support of devices on multiple hierarchical buses
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 1 illustrates how controllers for typical personal computer system Input/Output (I/O) devices are accessed through memory address spaces. Such a computer system usually includes... Read More
Inventors: Garney, John I.;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Virtual memory management for source-code development system
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a software development system or environment is provided which operates generally on a fine-grain incremental basis, in that increments as s... Read More
Inventors: McKeeman, William M.; Aki, Shota;, Assignee: Digital Equipment Corporation (Maynard, MA) |
Detecting the presence of a device on a computer system bus by measuring the response time of data signals on the bus, and maximizing system performance based on that response time
It is simple to detect when an ISA board drives values onto the data bus different from the undriven state--the I/O or memory read returns a value other than the undriven data bus value 0FFh on a pull... Read More
Inventors: Basile, Barry S.;, Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX) |
Data storage system connected to a host computer system and having removable data storage media and equipped to read a control program from the removable media into storage employing ID comparison scheme
It is an object of the present invention to provide flexibility in storage devices such that it is not necessary to store a specific control program for a specific medium for reading and writing from ... Read More
Inventors: Solhjell, Erik;, Assignee: Tandberg Data A/S (Oslo, NO) |
Constant current source
What is claimed is: 1. A constant current circuit comprising: ac supply means; rectifier means connected to transmit current flow from said ac supply means to said load means, said rectifier means com... Read More
Inventors: Stifter, Francis J.;, Assignee: |
Magnetic bubble memory
OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 1 and 2 show a magnetic bubble memory 10 including a layer of material 11 in which magnetic bubbles can be moved. Layer 11 typically comprises an epitaxially grown s... Read More
Inventors: Bobeck, Andrew H.;, Assignee: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated (Murray Hill, NJ) |
I/O Systems 
