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Reconfigurable USB I/O device persona

US7412544B2 · kind B2 · utility

27Cited by
5References
12Claims
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Filing dateJun 18, 2004
Grant dateAug 12, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2026

Classification

  • 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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