Computing devices with hot swapping prediction circuits

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10423561-B2
Application number	US-201616097814-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2016
Priority date	Jul 13, 2016
Publication date	Sep 24, 2019
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019

Abstract

An example computing device includes a module interface to communicate with a peripheral device. The computing device also includes a hot swapping prediction circuit to detect a physical movement of the computing device and to generate a hot swapping prediction signal based on the detected physical movement. The computing device further includes a processor coupled to the hot swapping circuit. The processor is to, in response to detecting the hot swapping prediction signal from the hot swapping circuit, change a parameter of a peripheral device detection operation to be executed by an operating system of the computing device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computing device comprising:
a module interface to communicate with a peripheral device;
a hot swapping prediction circuit to:
detect a physical movement of the computing device; and
generate a hot swapping prediction signal based on the detected physical movement; and
a processor coupled to the hot swapping circuit, wherein the processor is to, in response to detecting the hot swapping prediction signal from the hot swapping circuit, change a parameter of a peripheral device detection operation to be performed by an operating system of the computing device.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the hot swapping circuit includes an accelerometer.

3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral device detection operation includes discovering a power consumption threshold of the peripheral device and a function of the peripheral device.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the change of the parameter includes the processor increasing an amount of attempts that the operating system is to undertake to discover information about the peripheral device before generating an error message.

5. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the module interface includes a universal serial bus (USB) type-c connector.

6. A computing device comprising:
a module interface to communicate with a peripheral device;
a hot swapping circuit to:
detect a physical movement of the computing device; and
generate a hot swapping prediction signal based on the detected physical movement; and
a processor coupled to the hot swapping circuit, wherein the processor is to:
in response to detecting the hot swapping prediction signal from the hot swapping circuit:
change a parameter of a peripheral device detection operation to be executed by an operating system of the computing device; and
perform a power operation associated with the peripheral device via the module interface.

7. The computing device of claim 6 , wherein the peripheral device detection operation includes discovering a power consumption threshold of the peripheral device and a function of the peripheral device.

8. The computing device of claim 6 , wherein the change of the parameter includes the processor increasing an amount of attempts that the operating system is to undertake to discover information about the peripheral device before generating an error message.

9. The computing device of claim 6 , wherein the power operation includes reducing an amount of power provided to the peripheral device via the module interface.

10. The computing device of claim 6 , wherein the power operation includes instructing the peripheral device to power off via the module interface.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed cause a processor of a computing device to:
in response to detecting a hot swapping prediction signal from a hot swapping circuit of the computing device:
change a parameter of a peripheral device detection operation to be performed by an operating system of the computing device;
perform a power operation associated with the peripheral device via a module interface of the computing device; and
perform a data operation associated with the peripheral device via the module interface when the peripheral device is a data storage device or an optical disk drive, wherein the hot swapping prediction signal is generated based on a physical movement of the computing device detected via the hot swapping prediction circuit.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the data operation includes instructing the peripheral device to perform a cache flushing operation.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the power operation includes a first type of power operation and a second type of power operation, and wherein the type of power operation to be performed is selected based on a power consumption threshold of the peripheral device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the first type of power operation includes reducing an amount of power provided to the peripheral device via the module interface.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the second type of power operation includes instructing the peripheral device to power off via the module interface.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the change of the parameter includes the processor increasing an amount of attempts that the operating system is to undertake to discover information about the peripheral device before generating an error message.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• So Chi
• Nguyen Nam H
• Nguy Ted T

Classifications

• H04M1/72409

  by interfacing with external accessories (hands-free H04M1/60) · CPC title

• G06F1/1632

  External expansion units, e.g. docking stations · CPC title

• G06F1/26

  Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof (for memories G11C) · CPC title

• G06F1/266

  Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips · CPC title

• G06F2200/1637

  Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer · CPC title