公开(公告)号：US10120761B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-06

申请号：US15293402

申请日：2016-10-14

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Jen-Chih Lee ,  Kwang-Chao Chen

IPC: G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F13/42 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F13/364 ,  G06F13/24

Abstract: A method for data communication within an I2C system is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) generating a communication error code indicative of error status when data transmission from a master module to a slave module via an I2C bus fails; b) determining whether to retransmit the data to the slave module according to the communication error code; c) when the determination made in step c) is affirmative, determining whether a number of times of data retransmission(s) associated with the data reaches a predetermined number; d) when the determination made in step c) is affirmative, resetting the master module; and e) recording a communication error event according to the communication error code after step a).

公开(公告)号：US10001987B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-19

申请号：US15496170

申请日：2017-04-25

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yi-Lan Lin ,  Jen-Chih Lee ,  Kwang-Chao Chen ,  Hung-Tar Lin ,  Li-Tien Chang ,  Heng-Chia Hsu

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F8/65

Abstract: A method is for updating an original firmware file of an I/O module which communicates with multiple host-end devices and stores the original firmware file. The method includes: receiving a current-received data packet from one host-end device; when it is determined that the current-received data packet is a first data packet constituting an update file, and that the original firmware file is not undergoing an update process, setting a status flag to indicate that the original firmware file is undergoing an update process, storing the current-received data packet; and repeating the previous steps when it is determined that the current-received data packet is not a last one data packet constituting the update file.

公开(公告)号：US11435915B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-06

申请号：US16898522

申请日：2020-06-11

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Tsung-Yin Lee ,  Jen-Chih Lee ,  Yi-Lan Lin

IPC: G06F3/06

Abstract: A method for managing HDD expanders in a cluster storage system is provided. The method according to one embodiment is implemented by each of the HDD expanders, and includes: indicating a device type of HDD expander to a parent node thereof when a device-type request originates from the parent node; and indicating a device type not of HDD expander to the parent node otherwise. The method according to another embodiment is implemented by each HDD expander connected indirectly to a root node, and includes: indicating a device type not of HDD expander to the root node when a device-type request originates from the root node; and indicating a device type of HDD expander to a node that initiates the device-type request otherwise.

公开(公告)号：US20210004168A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-07

申请号：US16898522

申请日：2020-06-11

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Tsung-Yin Lee ,  Jen-Chih Lee ,  Yi-Lan Lin

IPC: G06F3/06

Abstract: A method for managing HDD expanders in a cluster storage system is provided. The method according to one embodiment is implemented by each of the HDD expanders, and includes: indicating a device type of HDD expander to a parent node thereof when a device-type request originates from the parent node; and indicating a device type not of HDD expander to the parent node otherwise. The method according to another embodiment is implemented by each HDD expander connected indirectly to a root node, and includes: indicating a device type not of HDD expander to the root node when a device-type request originates from the root node; and indicating a device type of HDD expander to a node that initiates the device-type request otherwise.