公开(公告)号：US20170116587A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US14921887

申请日：2015-10-23

Applicant: MiTAC Computing Technology Corporation

Inventor： Yi-Ying Chen

IPC: G06Q20/18 ,  G07F17/00 ,  G06F3/01

CPC classification number: G06F3/013 ,  G07F9/023 ,  G07F9/026

Abstract: A vending machine is configured to sell a variety of products to a consumer. The vending machine includes an output unit, an eye tracking unit which is used to measure a point of gaze of the consumer for generation of a measured output, and a control unit which is coupled electrically to the output unit and the eye tracking unit, and which controls, according to the measured output generated by the eye tracking unit, the output unit to output information associated with the variety of products.

公开(公告)号：US20240305540A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18425051

申请日：2024-01-29

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yuen-Ching Janny AU

IPC: H04L41/34 ,  H04L61/5007

CPC classification number: H04L41/34 ,  H04L61/5007

Abstract: A method for automatically requesting network management data is implemented using a system including a network management server and a client device connected to the network management server. The method includes: after being powered on, by the client device automatically generating and transmitting a request packet to the network management server, the request packet including both a first parameter field and a request for an IP address, the first parameter field being for requesting parts of network management data; in response to receipt of the request packet, by the network management server, generating and transmitting a replying packet to the client device, the replying packet including a second parameter field, the content of the second parameter field containing the parts of the network management data, wherein the second parameter field indicates a latest version number of firmware for the client device.

公开(公告)号：US12013798B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-18

申请号：US18052559

申请日：2022-11-03

Applicant: Mitac Computing Technology Corporation

Inventor： Chin-Hung Tan ,  Heng-Chia Hsu ,  Chien-Chung Wang ,  Yu-Shu Yeh ,  Chen-Yin Lin

IPC: G06F9/445 ,  G06F13/16

CPC classification number: G06F13/1668 ,  G06F9/44505 ,  G06F2213/0016

Abstract: A method of data synchronization is to be implemented by a redundant server system including an active input/output module (IOM) and a passive IOM. The method includes: allocating a primary transfer buffer in the active IOM; allocating a secondary transfer buffer in the passive IOM; collecting pieces of secondary dedicated-sensor data, and storing the pieces of secondary dedicated-sensor data in the primary transfer buffer at once; collecting pieces of primary dedicated-sensor data; after the pieces of primary dedicated-sensor data have been collected, updating the primary state data based on the pieces of primary dedicated-sensor data thus collected and the pieces of secondary dedicated-sensor data stored in the primary transfer buffer at once, and storing the primary state data thus updated in the secondary transfer buffer; and updating the secondary state data based on the primary state data that have been updated and that are stored in the secondary transfer buffer.

公开(公告)号：US20240134652A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-25

申请号：US18491325

申请日：2023-10-19

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Hsin-I Lee

IPC: G06F9/4401

CPC classification number: G06F9/441

Abstract: A method of booting a computer is provided. The computer includes a processing unit, and a baseboard controlling unit storing a prioritized option of boot device and a prioritized type of boot hard disk. The method includes steps of: the processing unit sending a first query about the prioritized option of boot device to the baseboard controlling unit; in response to receiving the prioritized option of boot device from the baseboard controlling unit, when the processing unit determines that the prioritized option of boot device is hard disk, the processing unit sending a second query about the prioritized type of boot hard disk to the baseboard controlling unit; and in response to receiving the prioritized type of boot hard disk from the baseboard controlling unit, the processing unit booting the computer from a hard disk that corresponds to the prioritized type of boot hard disk.

公开(公告)号：US11940906B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17645128

申请日：2021-12-20

Applicant: Mitac Computing Technology Corporation

Inventor： Chia-Jen Huang

IPC: G06F11/36 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06F21/31

CPC classification number: G06F11/3692 ,  G06F9/4406 ,  G06F11/3684 ,  G06F11/3688 ,  G06F11/3696 ,  G06F21/31

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US20230259281A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18166998

申请日：2023-02-09

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yu-Shu YEH

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0655 ,  G06F3/0679

Abstract: An HA system includes a first IOM having a first switch, a second IOM having a second switch, and a plurality of slot modules configured to be connected to a plurality of SSDs, respectively. Each of the slot modules has Port A′ configured to be connected to the first IOM and Port B′ configured to be connected to the second IOM. In response to detecting a connection of one of the SSDs to one of the slot modules, the first and second IOMs determine whether the SSD is a single-port type SSD. When it is determined that the SSD is a single-port type SSD, the first IOM controls the first switch to link up to said one of the slot modules and the second IOM controls the second switch to unlink said one of the slot modules.

公开(公告)号：US11720162B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17456816

申请日：2021-11-29

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Chi-Jung Lo

IPC: G06F1/3234

CPC classification number: G06F1/3234

Abstract: A method of adjusting power consumption of a server is implemented by a baseboard management controller (BMC). The server includes the BMC and a processing module that are connected to each other. The BMC is connected to a power supply for receiving electrical energy supplied thereby, and the processing module operates based on the electrical energy thus received according to a current setting value of a power consumption limit. The method includes steps of: obtaining consecutive values of power conveyed by the power supply to the server; and based on the values of power currently obtained, adjusting the current setting value of the power consumption limit to be within a defined range.

公开(公告)号：US20230009689A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-12

申请号：US17853202

申请日：2022-06-29

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yu-Shu YEH ,  Heng-Chia HSU ,  Chen-Yin LIN ,  Chien-Chung WANG ,  Chin-Hung TAN

IPC: G06F9/4401

Abstract: A boot method for an embedded system is provided. The embedded system includes two mainboards each provided with a baseboard management controller (BMC), a non-volatile memory unit and a network adapter. When the embedded system is turned on, each of the BMCs performs a boot procedure, and then loads an operating system (OS) image file from a corresponding non-volatile memory unit to execute an operating system. When one BMC fails to load the OS image file or to execute the operating system, the BMC causes the corresponding network adapter to communicate with the other network adapter to acquire the OS image file from, the non-volatile memory unit on the other mainboard, so as to replace the OS image file in the corresponding non-volatile memory unit, and directly loads the OS image thus acquired to execute the operating system.

公开(公告)号：US20220075887A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17466542

申请日：2021-09-03

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Wei-Hong Wu

IPC: G06F21/62 ,  G06F21/44

Abstract: A server includes a management module that includes a memory device and that is configured to be connected to multiple data storage devices. The management module is configured to perform an initialization procedure, in which the management module obtains multiple pieces of storage identifier information corresponding to the data storage devices, determines, for each of the pieces of storage identifier information, whether the piece of storage identifier information matches any piece of default identifier information contained in a list stored in the memory device, and generates piece(s) of log data for matched piece(s) of storage identifier information.

公开(公告)号：US20210405873A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17360626

申请日：2021-06-28

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Ching-Hsiang LU

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F13/42 ,  G06F9/4401

Abstract: A method includes steps of: assigning a value of a setting variable to a memory allocation variable; allocating address space to peripheral devices based on the memory allocation variable; determining whether allocated address space is sufficient; acquiring a system-wise greatest demand size value when allotted address space is insufficient; determining whether the memory allocation variable exceeds the system-wise greatest demand size value; updating the memory allocation variable to have a larger value when the memory allocation variable does not exceed the system-wise greatest demand size value; and assigning the value of the memory allocation variable to the setting variable when the memory allocation variable exceeds the system-wise greatest demand size value.