Kenny N Qiu

US Patent:

8302137, Oct 30, 2012

Filed:

Sep 29, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/675869

Inventors:

Brian J. Cagno - Tucson AZ, US
Matthew D. Bomhoff - Tucson AZ, US
Gregg S. Lucas - Tucson AZ, US
Kenny N. Qiu - Tucson AZ, US
Andrew E. Seidel - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
H04N 7/16
G06F 13/00
G06F 13/28

US Classification:

725 93, 725 91, 725 92, 725 94, 725 95, 725 96, 725127, 725128, 725145, 725146, 711114

Abstract:

A method to provide a signal using a communication link. The method disposes a passive transponder on the communication link, where that passive transponder includes a memory. The method reads information relating to the communication link from the memory, and then, based upon that information, adjusts certain characteristics of a signal provided using the communication link.

US Patent:

20050201292, Sep 15, 2005

Filed:

Mar 15, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/800529

Inventors:

Matthew Bomhoff - Tucson AZ, US
Brian Cagno - Tucson AZ, US
Gregg Lucas - Tucson AZ, US
Kenny Gan Qiu - Tucson AZ, US
Andrew Seidel - Tucson AZ, US

International Classification:

H04L012/26

US Classification:

370241000, 370254000

Abstract:

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for detecting and reporting network mis-cabling. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a detection module, a comparison module, and a cabling connection module. The detection module is configured to detect a new connection at a network switch. The new connection is formed by physically connecting a network cable to the network switch, at one termination, and to another network device, at another termination. The comparison module is configured to compare the new connection to a connection rule, where the connection rule defines either a legal cabling connection or an illegal cabling connection. The cabling connection module is configured to control whether or not the new connection is inserted into the data network or maintained isolated from the data network. Certain implementations of the present invention beneficially allow a new network connection to be verified prior to logical insertion so that potential mis-routing of data and other mis-communications within the data network may be avoided.

US Patent:

20060031599, Feb 9, 2006

Filed:

Aug 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/914709

Inventors:

Matthew Bomhoff - Tucson AZ, US
Brian Cagno - Tucson AZ, US
Gregg Lucas - Tucson AZ, US
Kenny Qiu - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 13/10

US Classification:

710015000

Abstract:

An indicator light, such as an LED, for a computer disk drive module is controlled via an external controller. The disk drive module monitors a disk drive and determines a desired state of the LED, such as on, off or flashing, to indicate a status of the disk drive. The disk drive module provides a modulated signal carrying data that identifies the desired state on a path coupled to the indicator light and a terminal that is accessed by the external controller. The controller implements an algorithm for driving the indicator light, where the algorithm receives, as a first input, the desired state determined from the demodulated signal and, as a second input, information obtained from monitoring the disk drive module. The controller itself may obtain this information or receive it from a higher-level system controller.

US Patent:

20060085564, Apr 20, 2006

Filed:

Oct 14, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/965378

Inventors:

Matthew Bomhoff - Tucson AZ, US
Brian Cagno - Tucson AZ, US
Gregg Lucas - Tucson AZ, US
Kenny Qiu - Tucson AZ, US
Andrew Seidel - Tucson AZ, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

710008000

Abstract:

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 embedded processors over secondary communication paths. This reduces communication-bandwidth utilization over direct communication paths between the high-level management system and the other associated redundant embedded processors.

US Patent:

20060109844, May 25, 2006

Filed:

Nov 19, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/993554

Inventors:

Matthew Bomhoff - Tucson AZ, US
Brian Cagno - Tucson AZ, US
Gregg Lucas - Tucson AZ, US
Kenny Gan Qiu - Tucson AZ, US
Andrew Seidel - Tucson AZ, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/56
H04L 12/28

US Classification:

370389000

Abstract:

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for automatically and transparently managing addresses in an arbitrated loop network. An arbitrated loop network switch is programmed with an address map and configured with the necessary modules to monitor an address assignment process and associate soft assigned addresses claimed during the address arbitration process with physical slot addresses. In one embodiment, the address fields of packets addressing a specific physical slot are changed (in route) to the soft address assigned during the address arbitration process. The entire process may be transparent to the rest of the network and to users. The present invention facilitates maintaining a physically ordered addressing scheme despite any soft addressing that occurs during loop initialization.

US Patent:

20060179167, Aug 10, 2006

Filed:

Jan 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/045163

Inventors:

Matthew Bomhoff - Tucson AZ, US
Brian Cagno - Tucson AZ, US
Gregg Lucas - Tucson AZ, US
Kenny Qiu - Tucson AZ, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

710008000

Abstract:

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 addition, the management module may receive queries on the status of the maintenance operation through the interconnection module and report the status of the maintenance operation through the interconnection module.

US Patent:

20090300216, Dec 3, 2009

Filed:

May 27, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/127538

Inventors:

Enrique Q. Garcia - Tucson AZ, US
Yvonne H. Kleppel - Wappingers Falls NY, US
Kenny N. Qiu - Tucson AZ, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709245

Abstract:

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for redundant device management. The apparatus is provided with a plurality of modules configured to functionally execute the necessary steps of receiving a communication message, determining whether an address associated with the communication message designates a local processor as a destination for the communication message, wherein the address is stored in an address field associated with the communication message, and transmitting the communication message to a remote device. These modules in the described embodiments include a transmitter module, a receiver module, and an addressing module.

US Patent:

20090327578, Dec 31, 2009

Filed:

Jun 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/146098

Inventors:

Brian J. Cagno - Tucson AZ, US
John C. Elliott - Tucson AZ, US
Gregg S. Lucas - Tucson AZ, US
Kenny N. Qiu - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 12/00

US Classification:

711103, 711E12001

Abstract:

A non-volatile flash memory comprises a plurality of non-volatile memories where a first non-volatile memory is pre-programmed (erased) with all ones, and at least a second non-volatile memory is pre-programmed with a seed value that takes advantage of the reduced programming time for less than six zeros. When writing (programming) a data byte, the memory system looks up the data byte in one or more seed tables to determine a portion of non-volatile memory to which the memory system may write the data byte with a reduced programming time. The memory system then records the location of the data byte in an address translation table so the data byte may be accessed.