Brett Jerome Henning

US Patent:

7529980, May 5, 2009

Filed:

Feb 23, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/360103

Inventors:

Brett Henning - Colorado Springs CO, US
Scott Dominguez - Colorado Springs CO, US

Assignee:

LSI Corporation - Milpitas CA

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

714 41, 714 25, 714 32, 714 43

Abstract:

A data-processing apparatus, method and program product generally include identifying one or more SAS expanders and one or more link thereof associated with an SAS domain of a data-processing apparatus. Link and reset data can be automatically injected onto the link(s) and the SAS expander(s) associated with the SAS domain, in response to identifying the SAS expander(s) and one or more links thereof. The presence of the link(s) within the SAS domain can then be verified, in response to automatically injecting the link and reset data onto one or more links and one or more SAS expanders in order to test the links and the SAS expanders associated with the SAS domain.

US Patent:

7644259, Jan 5, 2010

Filed:

Oct 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/252846

Inventors:

Brett Henning - Colorado Springs CO, US
Lawrence Rawe - Colorado Springs CO, US
Roy Wade - Colorado Springs CO, US

Assignee:

LSI Corporation - Milpitas CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/24
G06F 9/00

US Classification:

713 1, 713 2, 713191, 711102

Abstract:

A customizable option ROM image that allows a user to modify certain features of a ROM image is described. In one embodiment, a plurality of configuration ROM image modules is provided to a user. These modules may be bundled in a single file along with a software interface application that allows the user to customize one or more of the modules. In particular, the software application provides a simple interface so that a user may identify and change particular ROM image features. Thereafter, a ROM image is built using the modules, some of which may have been modified, so that it may be installed within the customer's system.

US Patent:

7761630, Jul 20, 2010

Filed:

Jun 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/148395

Inventors:

Brett Henning - Colorado Springs CO, US
Brad Davis - Colorado Springs CO, US
Scott Dominguez - Colorado Springs CO, US

Assignee:

LSI Corporation - Milpitas CA

International Classification:

G06F 13/42
G06F 9/44

US Classification:

710105, 707 8, 707201, 707203, 709230, 709224, 715229, 717121, 717122, 717123, 717124

Abstract:

A data-processing system and method are disclosed, which generally includes a plurality of components connected to a bus within a data-processing apparatus utilizing one or more input/output interfaces (e. g. , IOCTL) in communication with the bus. A dynamic interface is implemented, which includes a plurality of interface modules that permits varying data-processing applications to scan, identify and interface with the plurality of components utilizing the input/output interface, thereby increasing data-processing application development efficiency relative to one or more components within the data-processing system.

US Patent:

20060074583, Apr 6, 2006

Filed:

Sep 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/955456

Inventors:

Michael Bieker - Colorado Springs CO, US
Scott Dominguez - Colorado Springs CO, US
Joseph Maloy - Colorado Springs CO, US
Brett Henning - Colorado Springs CO, US

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

702117000

Abstract:

An operating system's input/output control (IOCTL) interface can communicate with one or more device drivers, which may be implemented as Message Passing Technology (MPT) based drivers. At start-up and at user-defined intervals, Message Passing Interface (MPI) pass-through messages can be sent utilizing the IOCTL interface. Such messages can be formatted as Configuration Page Request messages, and can then return data that includes the current negotiated rates and widths for all devices connected via the bus. Whenever a drop in rate occurs for any device connected to the bus, the event will be logged, and the user informed. Utilizing such technology, device transfer rates can be automatically tracked performance degradation thereof reported.

US Patent:

20070208909, Sep 6, 2007

Filed:

Mar 2, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/366921

Inventors:

Brett Henning - Colorado Springs CO, US
Lawrence Rawe - Colorado Springs CO, US
Roy Wade - Colorado Springs CO, US

International Classification:

G06F 12/00

US Classification:

711112000

Abstract:

The present invention provides disk coercion by generating coercion percentages or values that can be used to coerce various disks according to each disk's particular labeled size or capacity. In one embodiment, a disk size is received and a base coercion scaling factor is provided such that the received disk size is coerced according to the base coercion scaling factor if the labeled disk capacity is below a disk size threshold. The coercion scaling factor increases for labeled disk capacity above the disk threshold. If the labeled disk capacity is above the disk size threshold, then a coercion scaling factor is provided according to the rate of increase of coercion scaling factors and the labeled disk capacity.

US Patent:

20130138851, May 30, 2013

Filed:

Nov 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/307955

Inventors:

Scott W. Dominguez - Colorado Springs CO, US
Jason C. McGinley - Colorado Springs CO, US
Brett J. Henning - Colorado Springs CO, US
Edoardo Daelli - Colorado Springs CO, US
Sagar G. Gadsing - Colorado Springs CO, US

Assignee:

LSI CORPORATION - Milpitas CA

International Classification:

G06F 13/00

US Classification:

710300

Abstract:

A data-duplicating expander device attachable to a storage topology and a method. The data-duplicating expander device may include a direct-attached SAS expander configured for direct duplication of data from source disks to destination disks by bypassing transfer to or from a host system. The device may include dedicated expander phys and a processor. The device may be configured to receive instructions from an initiator storage-topology-connected device to configure or start a data transfer. The data-duplicating expander device may be configured to receive source data from source disks by utilizing dedicated expander phys and may be configured to transfer destination data directly and simultaneously to the destination disks by utilizing dedicated expander phys, said destination data being associated with the source data. Directly transferring destination data bypasses transfer of the source data or the destination data to or from a host system.

US Patent:

20130139184, May 30, 2013

Filed:

Nov 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/307747

Inventors:

Matthew K. Freel - Colorado Springs CO, US
Jason C. McGinley - Castle Rock CO, US
Brett J. Henning - Colorado Springs CO, US
Scott W. Dominguez - Colorado Springs CO, US
Sagar G. Gadsing - Colorado Springs CO, US

Assignee:

LSI CORPORATION - Milpitas CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

719327

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a method of operation of a host system by which the host system obtains a driver necessary for running a device (ex.—peripheral device, such as a USB stick, printer, etc.) connected to the host system in an operating system of the host system. In the method(s) disclosed herein, the driver (ex.—host driver) is embedded within in an on-board memory of the device itself. The host system queries the device to determine if and where within the device the driver is located and uploads the driver from the peripheral device. This promotes improved efficiency since the host does not have to store drivers it may not need, but can just obtain the driver from the peripheral device once the peripheral device is connected to the host.

US Patent:

20130246671, Sep 19, 2013

Filed:

Mar 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/422376

Inventors:

Brett Henning - Colorado Springs CO, US

Assignee:

LSI CORPORATION - Milpitas CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

710 36

Abstract:

A SAS expander configured to operate as a SAS expander hub receives IO requests from connected SAS expanders and relays the IO requests to SAS expanders connected to data storage devices capable of servicing such IO requests.