US 7,456,617 C1 (12,751st)
System for controlling and monitoring an array of point-of-load regulators by a host
Alain Chapuis, Morgan Hill, CA (US); Mikhail Guz, Daly City, CA (US); and Dennis R. Roark, Agoura, CA (US)
Filed by Alain Chapuis, Morgan Hill, CA (US); Mikhail Guz, Daly City, CA (US); and Dennis R. Roark, Agoura, CA (US)
Assigned to BEL POWER SOLUTIONS INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,170, Mar. 2, 2023.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 7,456,617, issued Nov. 25, 2008, Appl. No. 11/165,798, Jun. 24, 2005.
Application 90/019,170 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/326,222, filed on Dec. 21, 2002, granted, now 7,000,125.
Application 90/019,170 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/293,001, filed on Nov. 13, 2002, granted, now 7,049,798.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Oct. 24, 2024.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H02J 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/26 (2013.01) [H02J 1/08 (2013.01); H02J 1/082 (2020.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 1, 2, 10, 16 and 24 are cancelled.
Claims 3-9, 11-15, 17-23 and 25-68 were not reexamined.
45. A power control system for a host, comprising:
at least one point-of-load (POL) regulator providing regulated power to at least one corresponding load, said at least one POL regulator comprising a POL controller and a POL memory device for storing initial configuration data;
at least one serial data bus operatively connected to said at least one POL regulator; and
a system controller comprising a memory device for storing said initial configuration data and a host interface adapted for communications with said host, said system controller being connected to said at least one serial data bus and adapted to send said initial configuration data to said at least one POL regulator at a start-up of said system controller;
wherein, said POL controller is adapted to use at least a portion of said initial configuration data to determine at least one parameter of said regulated power, and digital data concerning said at least one POL regulator is selectively communicated between said system controller and said host via said host interface.