Abstract:
An axle assembly with a cooling pump. The cooling pump includes a disk-shaped wheel with a plurality of radially-spaced ducts formed therein. The wheel is positioned in proximity to the axle assembly and rotated, allowing the ducts to draw air therethrough and direct the air to the axle assembly.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an anti-theft security method and system for portable electronic devices. This invention shifts the locking step from the external security device that engages the electronic device to the actual electronic device. This system comprises a portable electronic device having a opening therein for the purpose of engaging a securing device that will security the electronic device to some stationary object such as a desk. The securing device is typically a cable. This cable has one end that engages the electronic device through the opening the electronic device. Once engaged, a shutter activated by the electronic device reconfigures the opening in the electronic device to prevent the disengagement of the cable from the electronic device.
Abstract:
A system and method for managing parallel SCSI device functionality is presented. A user sends a request to a vendor whereby the request corresponds to the user changing the functionality of one of the user's SCSI devices. The vendor generates and sends a key that includes a password and a functionality value to the user. The user extracts the password, extracts the functionality value, and includes them in a command descriptor block. The user includes the command descriptor block in a SCSI command, and sends the SCSI command to the user's SCSI device whereupon the SCSI device validates the password and reconfigures itself based upon the functionality value. The SCSI device returns a message to the user indicating whether the reconfiguring process was successful. In turn, the user forwards the message to the vendor so the vendor may bill the user accordingly.