Reconfigurable USB I/O device persona
US7412544B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for allowing a server blade in a blade chassis to use a remote universal serial bus (USB) device. Multiple USB devices are coupled to a management module in the blade chassis. A persona describing only authorized USB devices is sent to a reconfigurable input/output (I/O) device in the server blade in the blade chassis, allowing the server blade to utilize the remote USB device(s).
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