Data Processing Management via Reconfigurable User Input Channels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing data processing systems face challenges in managing user input when processing complexes enter states that disable communication with interface systems, making it difficult to provide user input for managing operations, especially in secure environments where physical access to input elements is limited.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a management controller that reroutes user input through reconfigurable channels to manage the operation of data processing systems, allowing user input to be processed and interpreted even when processing complexes ignore communications from interface systems, by reallocating shared channels and using multiplexers to maintain communication with the management controller.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If processing complexes enter secure states that disable communication with interface systems, then system security is improved, but user input processing capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the communication path into two independent segments: one from the interface system to the management controller, and another from the management controller to the processing complex. This segmentation allows user input to reach the management controller even when the processing complex is in a secure state that blocks direct interface communication.
Solution Approach 2:
The management controller serves as an intermediary device that receives user input from the interface system and forwards appropriate commands to the processing complex. This intermediary role enables continuous user input processing while maintaining the security isolation between the interface system and processing complex.
2Productivity
If shared communication channels are exclusively allocated to processing complexes, then processing performance is improved, but management control capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic channel allocation where the shared communication channel can be flexibly assigned to either the processing complex or the management controller based on current system needs. This dynamic switching allows the channel to serve processing functions during high-performance modes and management functions during control operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The shared communication channel is designed to serve multiple functions: it can transmit data between the interface system and processing complex, carry management commands from the interface system to the management controller, and facilitate system state monitoring. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction between dedicated processing performance and flexible management capability.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for managing operation of data processing systems are disclosed. To manage the operation of the data processing systems, user input may be obtained and used to select how to change the operation of the data processing systems. The user input may be obtained via an interface system. The interface system may be operably connected to a processing complex and a management controller of the data processing system via reconfigurable channels. The channels may be reconfigured to selectively provide the user input to the processing complex or the management controlled based on the state of the data processing system.