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Electrical Computers And Digital Data Processing Systems: Input/output > Input/output Data Processing > Peripheral Configuration Peripheral ConfigurationPeripheral Configuration patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.10/12/06 - 20060230190 - Method and apparatus for executing application in system having nand flash memory Disclosed is an apparatus for executing an application, which includes a Read Only Memory (ROM) including a data storage area, the ROM storing an application code in a memory area for storing non-executable data, a Random Access Memory (RAM) including a heap memory area required when an application is executed, ... 10/12/06 - 20060230189 - Computer system for load balance, and method and program for setting path Provided is a computer system which includes computers and a storage system coupled to the computers. The storage system includes a first load measuring module that measures a first access load for each channel adaptor. At least one of the computers includes a path management module that manages paths through ... 10/05/06 - 20060224780 - Information processing apparatus and method, program, and storage medium The present invention provides an information processing apparatus, which is configured to customize a device driver that is adapted to control a printer, by setting a property. The information processing apparatus includes a specifying unit adapted to specify a plurality of device drivers, and a setting unit adapted to set, ... 10/05/06 - 20060224779 - Slim type remote control The slim type remote control of the present invention can have the size of a standard-sized PCMCIA Express card, and so the slim type remote control can be inserted into a PCMCIA Express slot of the notebook computer. Therefore, the present invention utilizes the key set to wirelessly control the ... 10/05/06 - 20060224778 - Linked wizards The subject invention provides a system and/or a method that facilitates invoking execution of computer-implemented instructions. An instruction manager component can execute an instruction as a function of an entity input, wherein a configuration is automatically determined and an advanced configuration is manually determined by the entity input. Additionally, an ... 10/05/06 - 20060224777 - System and method for creating test data for data driven software systems A method, system and article of manufacture for testing data driven software systems and, more particularly, for creating test data configured for testing data driven software systems. One embodiment provides a computer-implemented method of creating test data configured for testing a data driven software system. The method comprises retrieving a ... 09/28/06 - 20060218309 - Device for upgrading a firmware of a display apparatus A device for upgrading a firmware of a display apparatus is provided. The device comprises a USB port, a USB control chip and a micro-controller. The USB port is adapted for connecting with a storage device providing upgrading data. The USB control chip is coupled to the USB port for ... 09/28/06 - 20060218308 - Integrated circuit capable of marker stripping A method, system, computer program product, and expansion card capable of: defining an initial source address within a source memory device. An initial data read operation is performed to retrieve a first X-byte data portion from the source memory device. The initial data read operation begins at the initial source ... 09/28/06 - 20060218307 - High performance register accesses The use of a bus clock is eliminated in communication between a cpu, or mpu, and a register block. The communication between the cpu/mpu and the register block is made combinatorial, such that the cpu/mpu does not require any acknowledge or wait signal from the register block to know when ... 09/14/06 - 20060206629 - Peripheral, peripheral control method, peripheral control system, memory medium for storing peripheral control program, and peripheral control program product An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-function peripheral which is easy for a user to operate. To achieve the object, according to the present invention, there is provided a peripheral connected to an information processing apparatus, which inputs and analyzes a job script constituted of packet ... 09/14/06 - 20060206628 - User interfaces for peripheral configuration Systems and methods consistent with embodiments of the present invention provide a method for the configuration of peripheral devices. In some methods for configuring peripheral devices, configuration options available for a peripheral device are enumerated and listed as files associated with a virtual drive representing the peripheral device. In some ... 09/07/06 - 20060200590 - System and method for managing optical drive features Information handling system component feature sets are selectively enabled or disabled with a feature set table for improved flexibility in the manufacturing of information handling systems with desired features. For example, an optical disc drive has plural features loaded in firmware, such as reading and writing formats for plural types ... 09/07/06 - 20060200589 - Automated driver reset for an information handling system A method and apparatus resetting device drivers to their factory-installed state, without requiring reinstallation of the operating system, to return the computer to a functioning condition. A back-up component is provided that backs-up and stores all associated device drivers, as originally installed by the computer manufacturer, onto non-removable media inherent ... 08/31/06 - 20060195625 - Unified usb otg controller A USB (Universal Serial Bus) OTG (On-The-Go) controller device and more generally a serial bus control circuit chip are provided which have improved port handler implementations. In one example, different port handler units may be provided which selectively support host and device functionality at the respective ports. In another example, ... 08/24/06 - 20060190631 - Method for configuring an input device and input device used therein A method for configuring an input device that includes a housing, a plurality of user operable members installed on the housing, a calculating unit installed in the housing and coupled to the user operable members, and a memory installed in the housing and coupled to the calculating unit, includes the ... 08/10/06 - 20060179170 - Failover and data migration using data replication A virtual volume module in a host system provides virtual volume view to user-level and system-level applications executing on the host system. The virtual volume module maps I/O from the applications which are directed to a virtual volume to a first physical volume in a first storage system. When necessary, ... 08/10/06 - 20060179169 - Information processing apparatus, method and program It is possible to provide a user with an operation screen having settings with which the user is familiar, such as an operation screen that has been used in the past for this external input/output device. When a external input/output device is connected to a information processing apparatus, specific information ... 08/10/06 - 20060179168 - System and method for flexible multiple protocols A system and method for flexible multiple protocols are presented. A device's logical layer may be dynamically configured on a per interface basis to communicate with external devices in a coherent or a non-coherent mode. In coherent mode, commands such as coherency protocol, system commands, and snoop response pass from ... 08/10/06 - 20060179167 - Apparatus, system, and method for performing storage device maintenance An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for performing a storage device maintenance operation. A management module receives a command through an interconnection module configured as a non-blocking switch. The management module performs a maintenance operation on a storage device through the interconnection module in response to the command. In ... 07/27/06 - 20060168362 - Control method for storage device controller system, and storage device controller system The present invention provides a control method for a storage device controller system provided with a first storage device controller that is connected to first and second storage devices storing data in the CKD format and the FBA format, respectively, and that has first and second communications control means that ... 07/27/06 - 20060168361 - Apparatus and method for managing configuration of computer systems on a computer network A system configuration manager provides a graphical user interface that allows a system administrator to easily administer configuration settings for different computer systems and platforms on a computer network. The system configuration manager allows identifying one system configuration or a settings profile as a “model system”. Once the model system ... 07/27/06 - 20060168360 - Disk playback apparatus and disk playback method A disk apparatus has reader unit which reads disk having re-writable storage area, a plurality of defect management areas, and a plurality of location information areas that indicate the location of optimum one to be played back in the plurality of defect management areas, and which outputs readout signal, playback ... 07/27/06 - 20060168359 - Method, system, and program for handling input/output commands Provided are a method, system, and program for handling Input/Output (I/O) requests. A bus enables communication with an initiator, target device and device controller, wherein the device controller accesses the target device to execute I/O commands directed to the target device. An I/O request command is received to access the ... 07/27/06 - 20060168358 - Storage control system A storage control system connects to a host with a standard device driver. The control system includes a first bus, a host interface controller, a memory, a controller and a plurality of device interface controllers. The controller controls the host interface controller and the device interface controllers through the first ... 07/20/06 - 20060161692 - Configurable mapping of devices to bus functions Techniques are disclosed for enabling a single computer system to execute both operating systems that permit multiple devices to be mapped to a single PCI function and operating systems that do not permit such mapping. Prior to loading and executing an operating system (e.g., during system reset), the computer system ... 07/13/06 - 20060155890 - Multi-functional peripheral combination apparatus and control method thereof A multi-functional peripheral combination apparatus includes a multi-functional peripheral, a portable electronic equipment and a transforming unit being electrically connected between the multi-functional peripheral and the portable electronic equipment for image management, file management and other administrative affairs. Furthermore, the operation applied to both of the portable electronic equipment and ... 07/13/06 - 20060155889 - Programmable logic controller peripheral device and program creation method thereof A peripheral device for a programmable logic controller according to the invention includes: an instruction table for correlatively storing instructions and the input/output types of parameters for the instructions; a search/discrimination means for searching the instruction table for an instruction in a code in a portion of a sequence program ... 07/06/06 - 20060149859 - Configuration data management Corrupted configuration data stored in a first memory for a device may be restored using backup configuration data stored in a second memory. In one embodiment, the second memory may be carried by the device itself. In another embodiment, the second memory may be carried on a motherboard and may ... 06/29/06 - 20060143322 - Storage router and method for providing virtual local storage A storage router (56) and storage network (50) provide virtual local storage on remote SCSI storage devices (60, 62, 64) to Fibre Channel devices. A plurality of Fibre Channel devices, such as workstations (58), are connected to a Fibre Channel transport medium (52), and a plurality of SCSI storage devices ... 06/29/06 - 20060143321 - Apparatus and method for managing peripheral device using auto-generated metadata A peripheral device managing apparatus using auto-generated metadata and method of using the same are provided. The peripheral device managing apparatus includes a plurality of peripheral devices for generating execution data by executing a function of the peripheral device, and generating metadata which includes identification information of the execution data, ... 06/29/06 - 20060143320 - System and method for checking drivers of hardware devices of a computer The present invention provides a system for checking drivers of hardware devices of a computer (10). The system includes: a traveling module (101) for traveling a tree structure of the drivers by accessing the System Regedit of the computer through an application programming interface; a retrieving module (102) for retrieving ... 06/29/06 - 20060143319 - Method of establishing communication between a usb device and a host A method for establishing communication between a USB having a first memory device and a second memory device and a host includes reading first USB identification data stored in the first memory device, determining if the USB device can communicate with the host based on the first USB identification data, ... 06/29/06 - 20060143318 - Agnostic peripheral control for media communication appliances The present invention provides enhanced flexibility regarding the use of media devices, including media communication peripheral devices, in communication sessions. Communication sessions can be conducted between devices having differing capabilities. According to some implementations, requests for communication sessions may be accepted according to the capabilities and/or preferences indicated for local ... 06/29/06 - 20060143317 - Starting method of wireless input apparatus and the apparatus thereof The present invention is disclosed a starting method of wireless input apparatus. Step A is when wireless input apparatus is first installed, wireless input transmitting apparatus will judge if being moved or being depressed by at least one related button, if truth, then it will go forward step B; if ... 06/22/06 - 20060136609 - Control system having main controller and peripheral controllers, and bus connection method A control system to reduce a load to a system bus by interconnecting a main controller and two or more peripheral controllers in the control system, and a method thereof. Different addresses are assigned to the main controller and the two or more peripheral controllers, respectively. The main controller and ... 06/08/06 - 20060123147 - Information managing apparatus, program search method, and program for implementing the method An information managing apparatus that is capable of reducing the workload placed upon a user searching programs on peripheral devices to obtain necessary information. A user authenticating server is connected to a plurality of peripheral devices via a network. A user authentication is carried out in response to a request ... 06/08/06 - 20060123146 - Telecommunication pointing device The present invention is to provide a telecommunication pointing device comprising a transmission interface control unit (e.g. a USB interface control unit), a cursor detection and control unit and an audio control unit are disposed in a chassis thereof, wherein the transmission interface control unit is communicably connected with a ... 06/08/06 - 20060123145 - Encapsulated hardware configuration/control A technique is provided for configuring and controlling complex hardware subsystems that relieves the burden placed on the system programmer and that is, by comparison to present methods, safe and error-free. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, configuration of a hardware subsystem (110) is accomplished by providing in ... 06/01/06 - 20060117116 - System and method for sharing mcu codes A system for sharing MCU (Micro Controller Unit) codes is disclosed. The system includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor (10). The LCD monitor (10) has an MCU (20). The MCU (20) includes a plurality of GPIO (General Purpose Input Output) pins (30), and has a plurality of function modules ... 06/01/06 - 20060117115 - Method and apparatus of setting-up configuration of display devices An apparatus of setting-up configuration of a display device includes a display device and a configuration set-up device. The configuration set-up device downloads configuration data from an external device and stores the downloaded data. When the configuration set-up device uploads the configuration data to the display device, configuration of the ... 05/25/06 - 20060112194 - System and method for multi-vendor authentication to remotely activate a software-based option A system and method are provided to remotely activate options resident on a multi-vendor supported device. The technique includes receiving, at a centralized facility, an activation key sent from a first location and configured to activate an option of an in-field device located in a second location, and sending the ... 05/11/06 - 20060101162 - Method and device for adapting a computer program to a device on which it is installed A cross platform method and programming architecture that enables a program to be adaptable such that it can be universally implemented on devices of varying characteristics and functionality. The various characteristics and functionality may include varying display resolutions, display sizes, font availability etc where the adaptability of the method and ... 05/04/06 - 20060095597 - Ieee 1394 network for deterministic and/or fault-tolerant communication In one embodiment, a system comprises a plurality of nodes and an IEEE 1394 bus. Each of the plurality of nodes comprises at least one IEEE 1394 interface for communicating over the IEEE 1394 bus. The plurality of nodes communicates over the IEEE 1394 bus in accordance with a rooted, ... 04/20/06 - 20060085566 - System with data bus and method for controlling operation thereof A system with a data bus and a method for controlling operation thereof are provided. In the system with a data bus, a host controls primary functions of the overall system including the data bus, and an agent is connected to the data bus for performing additional functions of the ... 04/20/06 - 20060085565 - Method of configuring device property of storage device for a windows operating system This invention discloses a method of configuring a device property of a storage device for a Windows operating system. A step (A) is to code a lower-level filter driver for intercepting and processing an I/O request packet (IRP) that queries a storage device property. The IRP of the step (A) ... 04/20/06 - 20060085564 - Flash mirroring A firmware update system includes a high-level management device implementing high-level management software application that selects a redundant embedded processor as a master sub-system. Firmware update images are transmitted to the master sub-system over a primary communication path. The master sub-system re-distributes the firmware update images to other associated redundant ... 04/13/06 - 20060080474 - Information processor An information processor capable of easily dealing with addition or alteration of a format engine is provided. The information processor includes format engine management means and operation control means. The format engine managing means pre-defines common states which define operating states of each format engine in a representation common to ... 03/30/06 - 20060069814 - Mass storage device with near field communications A memory device may comprise a nonvolatile computer readable medium, a near field communication wireless transmitter, a nonvolatile near field communication tag memory, a data input device and a controller. The nonvolatile computer readable medium is adapted to store data in a data block format. The near field communication wireless ... 03/30/06 - 20060069813 - Self-configuring peripheral interface system, peripheral device therefor and interface method A self-configuring peripheral interface system and method are provided wherein at least one peripheral device may be coupled to a master device across a physical interface. The at least one peripheral device includes relocatable device driver code embodied as read only memory code and an associated peripheral functional component. The ... 03/23/06 - 20060064512 - Highly versatile process control system controller A versatile controller that can be used as either a stand-alone controller in a relatively small process plant or as one of numerous controllers in a distributed process control system depending on the needs of the process plant includes a processor adapted to be programmed to execute one or more ... 03/23/06 - 20060064511 - Programmable controller A programmable controller having one or more serial ports (6) for serial communication is characterized by including a switching unit that properly uses the serial port (6) in a first state in which a general-purpose communication protocol which establishes communication in accordance with a specification of a partner equipment can ... 03/02/06 - 20060047859 - Privileged used control of device installation and/or availability A system and method for entity management is provided. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a system administrator is given control over device(s) that can be installed on a computer system(s), and/or how the installation can be performed. Thus, a system administrator can specify device installation policy ... 02/23/06 - 20060041691 - Circuit and method to provide configuration of serial ata queue depth versus number of devices Disclosed is a system using a SAS host controller and SAS expanders to control multiple SATA end devices where the memory contained on the SAS host controller is fixed to ease the cost and power consumption of the SAS host controller device, but where there is an expanded ability to ... 02/16/06 - 20060036779 - Method and control system for controlling a plurality of function blocks Provided is a control system for controlling a plurality of function blocks. The control system includes a plurality of function blocks each including at least one function register; a central processing unit outputting a setting command to set a function register value of at least one of the plurality of ... 02/16/06 - 20060036778 - Method of setting communication parameter between host system and peripheral device A method of setting a communication parameter between a host system and a peripheral device, including: preparing a plurality of tables each having a communication parameter suitable for each of plural possible physical connection states between the host system and the peripheral device; and selecting, when the host system communicates ... 02/09/06 - 20060031595 - Process for automatic dynamic reloading of data flow processors (dfps) and units with two- or three-dimensional programmable cell architectures (fpgas, dpgas, and the like In a data-processing method, first result data may be obtained using a plurality of configurable coarse-granular elements, the first result data may be written into a memory that includes spatially separate first and second memory areas and that is connected via a bus to the plurality of configurable coarse-granular elements, ... 02/02/06 - 20060026305 - Method and system for device recruitment interoperability and assembling unified interoperating device constellation System, device, method, and computer program and computer program products for providing communicating between devices having similar or dissimilar characteristics and facilitating seamless interoperability between them. Computer program software and methods of and systems and devices for sharing of content, applications, resources and control across similar and dissimilar permanently or ... 02/02/06 - 20060026304 - System and method for updating software in electronic devices A system and method for communicating with one or more software-controlled devices. ... 01/19/06 - 20060015657 - Method and system for personalized i/o device initialization A method for controlling a plurality of I/O devices being attached to a microprocessor by a special number and type of interfaces is provided. A generic configurable chip is connected to the I/O space of said microprocessor, said generic chip comprising a switch matrix being adapted to assign said special ... 01/19/06 - 20060015656 - Retrieval of configuration information from information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus includes a nonvolatile memory incorporated in the information processing apparatus, a recording medium removably disposed in the information processing apparatus, and an information manger for managing information stored in the nonvolatile memory and the recording medium. When the information manager registers configuration information, which is inherent ... 01/05/06 - 20060004928 - Configurable feature selection mechanism A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment the method comprises determining whether a feature on a device is permitted to be enabled, determining whether a total number of enabled features on the device is less than or equal to a maximum number of allowable features on the ... 12/29/05 - 20050289249 - Automated output of user guide An interface card for a device with image output capabilities. The interface card includes a connector for connecting to the device and a controller. The controller sends data for output of an image of a quick-start guide from the interface card to the device through the connector. The controller sends ... 12/29/05 - 20050289248 - Configurable printer and methods for configuring a printer A configurable printer is provided which includes a first memory for storing multiple firmware application programs. Each of the firmware application programs enables respectively different printer functionalities. A switch mechanism, such as a DIP switch, is provided that has multiple settings for selecting a respective firmware application program from the ... 12/22/05 - 20050283542 - Method and system for programming a plurality of different memory devices during development and production with a single controllable interface tool Methods and systems for programming a plurality of memory devices during development and production are provided. Aspects of the method may include receiving configuration information from the plurality of memory devices, which are coupled to a single programming host. At least one configuration instruction may be generated by the single ... 12/15/05 - 20050278463 - Information processing apparatus and power supply voltage control method An information processing apparatus includes a device controller which executes communication with an I/O device via a communication channel, the controller including a first internal circuit and a first input/output buffer connected to the communication channel, and the I/O device including a second internal circuit and a second input/output buffer ... 12/15/05 - 20050278462 - Wireless home entertainment interconnection and control system and method An interconnect control unit configures the interconnection of audio-video electronic components. The interconnect control unit receives component data from audio-video electronic components proximate the control unit and generates configuration data from the received component data. The configuration data includes data to configure each electronic component to communicate with at least ... 12/15/05 - 20050278461 - Self-installing computer peripherals A self-installing peripheral device is provided. The device includes an onboard memory that stores a device driver that enables the device to communicate with a computer operating system. When the device is connected to a computer, the device automatically downloads the device driver to the computer and installs the device ... 12/01/05 - 20050267998 - Interchangeable communication modules for work machines A system and method for utilizing interchangeable communication modules includes a work machine having an interface module for connecting a plurality of communication modules. An interface control system, including an electronic component connected to the interface module, detects the connection of at least one of the plurality of communication modules ... 11/24/05 - 20050262272 - Wirelessly and passively programmable sensor A programmable device, such as an intelligent sensor that when installed communicates sensing results to other apparatus via a cable, include a wireless programming circuit. That circuit enables configuration data to be downloaded into the programmable device via a wireless signal thereby eliminating the need to make physical electrical connections. ... 11/24/05 - 20050262271 - Methods, peripheral devices and computer program products for loading i/o device drivers Methods, peripheral devices, and computer program products are provided for loading I/O device drivers from a peripheral device to a data processing system. First device identification information is communicated from the peripheral device to the data processing system. The first device identification information corresponds to a first I/O device driver ... 11/17/05 - 20050256978 - Method for controlling home network system A method for controlling a home network system is disclosed. The method includes a step for inputting control data; a step for generating a file by the input control data; a step for transmitting the generated file to a corresponding appliance; and a step for performing a corresponding control function ... 11/10/05 - 20050251590 - Peripheral device that receives an icon from an information handling system In a peripheral device including a display device, the peripheral device includes a storage device, coupled to the display device, which stores instructions that when executed, cause the peripheral device to output a request for an icon associated with a computer program, receive the icon, and display the icon on ... 10/27/05 - 20050240686 - Method for downloading firmware of peripheral equipment, and peripheral equipment An upper-level equipment download firmware to a peripheral equipment while information having been set from the upper-level equipment is inherited after downloading. The peripheral equipment includes a controller for controlling the peripheral equipment through the execution of firmware and nonvolatile memories for storing information for the controller. The controller receives ... 10/27/05 - 20050240685 - Virtual usb port system and method An apparatus and method for implementing virtual USB ports are described herein. ... 10/27/05 - 20050240684 - Setting the rotation speed of a rotating disk memory The invention relates to a device comprising a disk drive 1 for rotating a disk memory and at least one interface enabling a data flow between a rotating disk memory and at least one other module 10, 12. In order to enable a comfortable use of such a device, it ... 10/20/05 - 20050235070 - Systems and methods for reconfigurable computing A processing system includes a communication bus, a controller, an Input/Output (“I/O”) block, and reconfigurable logic segments (e.g., reconfigurable units). Individually reconfigurable logic segments are part of a single chip. A communication bus is in electrical communication with the logic segments. A first logic segment communicates to a second logic ... 10/20/05 - 20050235069 - Microcontroller An external port control register of an input/output port outputs a setting value signal indicating a setting value in order that either a general-purpose input/output port function or a functional block input/output pin function is set to an external pin. A selector of the input/output port connects either a general ... 10/13/05 - 20050228908 - Electronic apparatus and method of controlling a memory unit connected to the same An electronic apparatus in which a memory unit containing a memory and a controller to access the memory in response to an externally input command can be installed. The electronic apparatus comprises a first acquiring section which acquires identification information from the memory unit, a second acquiring section which, on ... 10/13/05 - 20050228907 - Apparatus, method, and computer program product for monitoring and controlling a microcomputer using a single existing pin A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed for monitoring and controlling a device using only one input/output (I/O) communication pin of the device. The pin is configured to be used to both transmit and receive data. Logical ones are generated using pulses that are a first length and ... 09/15/05 - 20050204072 - Communication system, communication apparatus, communication method, and computer program thereof The present invention provides a communication system, a communication apparatus, a communication method, and a computer program thereof, which may improve communication performance, such as power consumption of communication process and communication speed. Communication apparatuses 101 and 102 are in compliance with USB OTG, and the communication apparatus 101 starts ... 09/15/05 - 20050204071 - System and method for configuring information handling system networked peripherals Information handling system peripherals, such as printers, scanners, routers, switches, are configured to communicate over a local area network with network configuration information stored on a portable flash memory device, such as a USB storage device. A network configuration utility associated with the peripheral applies selected network configuration information to ... 09/15/05 - 20050204070 - Systems and methods for configuring ports Systems, methodologies, media and other embodiments associated with configuring a port are described. One exemplary system embodiment includes a computing system that includes a port configured to operably connect an external device to the computing system. The example system may also include a mode controller operably connected to the port ... 09/08/05 - 20050198406 - Intelligent self-determining i/o device A universal input/output device for an industrial automation control system includes a housing, a power supply for connecting to a voltage source, an input/output circuit for communicating with an industrial process, and a network adapter circuit for communicating data to and from a data network. The device also includes a ... 09/01/05 - 20050193153 - Output device An output device can be quickly and easily set to the operating parameters required for a particular output process according to data received from a host device. The output device has RAM that temporarily stores the operating parameters, a memory initialization processor that initializes the volatile memory in response to ... 08/25/05 - 20050188117 - Apparatus and method for managing configuration of computer systems on a computer network A system configuration manager provides a graphical user interface that allows a system administrator to easily administer configuration settings for different computer systems and platforms on a computer network. The system configuration manager of the present invention allows identifying one system configuration or a settings profile as a “model system”. ... 08/25/05 - 20050188116 - Apparatus and method for managing configuration of computer systems on a computer network A system configuration manager provides a graphical user interface that allows a system administrator to easily administer configuration settings for different computer systems and platforms on a computer network. The system configuration manager of the present invention allows identifying one system configuration or a settings profile as a “model system”. ... 08/25/05 - 20050188115 - Data output apparatus and data input apparatus A data output apparatus such as a digital video camera and the like comprises a receiving unit, which receives a command which requests that a state of output means is set to a state locked to a predetermined data format, and a setting unit, which sets a state of the ... 08/18/05 - 20050182860 - Method for operating a peripheral device on a bus system of a computer system Method for operating a peripheral device on a bus system of a computer system, including the steps of providing for the computer system a bus driver, which has been extended by an authentication function, providing for the peripheral device a device driver, which has been extended by an authentication function, ... 08/18/05 - 20050182859 - Software controlled hard reset of mastering ips A system-on-chip integrated circuit includes a peripheral initialization register has a bit corresponding to each module. Each bit indicates a normal mode or a reset mode for the corresponding module. A direct memory access unit can receive, prioritize and queue date movement transactions between modules and can read from or ... 08/11/05 - 20050177651 - Usb device notification A method of notifying clients of a change in a USB including a first client requesting notification of a first change in the USB, detecting the first change in the USB, and notifying the first client requesting notification that the first change in the USB occurred. ... 08/04/05 - 20050172045 - Manager component for managing input from both legacy and non-legacy input devices in a similar manner A manager component for managing input from legacy and non-legacy devices in a similar manner is disclosed. An inventive manager component receives input from both non-legacy input drivers for non-legacy input devices, and legacy input drivers for legacy input devices. The manager component provides the input to application programs that ... 08/04/05 - 20050172044 - Portable computer A portable computer can be selectively configured with a first hard disk or a second hard disk. The portable computer includes a controller, an interface connector, and a second interface adapter. The controller includes a first interface controlling unit and a second interface controlling, for respectively controlling the first hard ... 07/21/05 - 20050160195 - Digital device configuration and method An electromechanical data storage arrangement is interfaced with a host. The interface may include a conductor that carries read and write gate signals. Another conductor carries both a servo sync mark and an error signal. The storage arrangement includes an external serial interface connected to a host serial interface applying ... 07/21/05 - 20050160194 - Method of limiting amount of waste paper generated from printed documents This invention details a method of providing a method of limiting the amount of waste paper created when printing documents. One of the main problems encountered by today's business environments is the generation of tons of waste paper. With the current trend in maintaining a “recycle minded” mentality, it would ... 07/21/05 - 20050160193 - Device with usb connector There are provided a memory main body including a USB connector and a connector protection member protecting the USB connector and removed in a usage state, the memory main body including a first member provided at a side of the USB connector, and a second member provided at a side ... 07/21/05 - 20050160192 - Method for reconfiguring an automation device A method for configuring or reconfiguring an automation device and an automation device suitable for a configuration or a reconfiguration are provided. The automation device has a programmable controller (14) with a CPU unit (14a) and decentralized peripheral devices (16, 17, 18). In this method and automation device, newly supplied ... 07/07/05 - 20050149641 - Methods and data storage subsystems of controlling serial ata storage devices The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing multiple access paths to a single ported storage device used in data storage subsystems. In an embodiment, the system provides circuitry associated with single ported storage devices, including a coupling circuit with a microcontroller for signals which include the data ... 07/07/05 - 20050149640 - Electronic device and method of controlling interface thereof In an electronic device having a USB controller capable of transferring data in a High-Speed mode for transferring data at a first transfer rate and in a Full-Speed mode for transferring data at a rate lower than the first transfer rate, whether the connection mode is the High-Speed mode or ... 07/07/05 - 20050149639 - Method, device and system for providing a single user interface to a pluralty of devices A method (and corresponding system) of providing a single user interface to a plurality of devices (1, 2, 3), where at least a number of the devices comprises at least one user-adjustable parameter (14), the method comprising the steps of transmitting information representing the at least one user-adjustable parameter to ... 06/16/05 - 20050132094 - System and method for users of mobile computing devices to print documents A print service is provided on a network, such as the Internet or a corporate intranet, for mobile computing devices, such as laptops, PDA's and Web cell phones, etc., to print documents. When the user of a mobile device wants to print a document, the mobile device is used to ... 06/16/05 - 20050132093 - Memory system and method for setting data transmission speed between host and memory card A memory system includes a host and an electronic circuit card that can be inserted into the host and electrically connected to the host. If the electronic circuit card is inserted into the host, the host transfers transmission speed information to the electronic circuit card. If transmission speed information received ... 06/16/05 - 20050132092 - Support of an interaction between a host device and a peripheral device The invention relates to a method for use in a system comprising a host device and at least one peripheral device which are enabled to interact with each other. In order to improve the flexibility of the system, the method comprises a step of transmitting information indicative of a time ... 06/09/05 - 20050125569 - Method of distributed recording whereby the need to transition to a second recording device from a first recording device is broadcast by the first recording device An automatically configuring storage array includes a plurality of media storage devices coupled together within a network of devices. Preferably, the network of devices is an IEEE 1394-2000 serial bus network of devices. The media storage devices are utilized to record and retrieve streams of data transmitted within the network ... 06/02/05 - 20050120145 - Coupling of peripherals to a computer system The invention relates to a method of coupling a peripheral to a computer system, with the peripheral having a non-volatile memory for storing data representing information describing the peripheral. The method includes the steps of reading the data from the non-volatile memory by the computer system by means of a ... 06/02/05 - 20050120144 - Disk control unit, disk drive, disk control method, and disk control program A disk drive is capable of reducing power consumption by changing an operation clock used by the disk drive in accordance with the condition of data transfer. The disk drive includes an HDC (2) for setting the operation clock and controlling writing and reading based on a transfer command, an ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |