Alert for indicating validity of removable memory media

Details Alert for indicating validity of removable memory media Alert for indicating validity of removable memory media

2007-01-09

2007-01-09

Wu, Daniel (Department: 2612)

Communications: electrical

Visual indication

Using light emitting diodes

C340S506000, C340S513000, C340S514000, C340S815420, C340S815550, C340S628000, C340S632000, C361S689000, C361S689000, C361S689000, C361S689000, C362S555000, C362S611000, C362S612000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10836845

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is an apparatus for indicating valid data in a removable memory media. In an embodiment of the invention, an alert may be employed with the removable media, such as NVRAM, to indicate that the battery backup is functional and that the memory content may be valid. One type of alert may be a blinking light source, such as a blinking light emitting diode (LED). In a another aspect of the present invention, contents of an appliance, such as a computer or storage controller, may be arranged so that an alert employed on the removable memory media in accordance with the present invention may be visible to an administrator without opening the chassis of the appliance.

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patent: 6762930 (2004-07-01), Minne′
patent: 6867704 (2005-03-01), Pellegrino
patent: 2003/0136849 (2003-07-01), Adelmann

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