US Patent Application 17826512. CONFIGURATION CHANGES FOR EXPANSION CARDS simplified abstract
Contents
CONFIGURATION CHANGES FOR EXPANSION CARDS
Organization Name
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Inventor(s)
Jui Ching Chang of Taipei City (TW)
Chao-Wen Cheng of Taipei City (TW)
Tsung Yen Chen of Taipei City (TW)
Chien-Cheng Su of Taipei City (TW)
CONFIGURATION CHANGES FOR EXPANSION CARDS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17826512 titled 'CONFIGURATION CHANGES FOR EXPANSION CARDS
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a computing device with an expansion interface that includes slots for add-in cards and a re-timer to control their operation.
- Expansion interface: The device has slots to connect add-in cards and a re-timer to control their operation.
- Memory: The device has memory to store firmware that sets the configuration of the slots.
- Controller: The device has a controller to control the operation of the expansion interface.
- Configuration change module: The device has a module to change the configuration of the slots when the number of connected add-in cards changes.
Original Abstract Submitted
In example implementations, a computing device is provided. The computing device includes an expansion interface, a memory, a controller, and a configuration change module. The expansion interface includes a plurality of slots to connect to a respective add-in card and a re-timer to control an operation of the plurality of slots. The memory is to store a firmware that sets a configuration of the plurality of slots, wherein the re-timer is to control the operation of the plurality of slots in accordance with the configuration set by the firmware. The controller is to control operation of the expansion interface. The configuration change module is to change the configuration of the plurality of slots when a change in a number of connected add-in cards is detected.
