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Amazon patents server screens that keep showing errors after power cuts

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

Amazon describes a system where a screen attached to a server rack displays diagnostic data, such as error codes or status updates. The screen uses a special type of display that keeps showing the last message even if the power goes out, ensuring critical information remains visible during outages.

Why it mattersThis helps data center engineers quickly identify which server failed during a power loss without needing to reboot the system to check logs.

In the filing’s own words

Server diagnostic data associated with a server may be received. Rendering information may be generated that causes server diagnostic information to be displayed on a display. The server diagnostic information may be representative of the server diagnostic data. The server diagnostic information may be displayed by the display based on the rendering information. The display may be a persistent display that may be configured to initiate the displaying of the server diagnostic information while the display is powered and to persistently display the server diagnostic information while unpowered after experiencing a power loss during the displaying of the first server diagnostic information. Additionally, the display may be powered independently from the server via a connection to a server rack.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A system comprising: a persistent display; one or more processors; and one or more memories having stored therein processor-executable instructions that, upon execution by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising: receiving first server diagnostic data associated with a server, wherein the first server diagnostic data has a first priority of a plurality of priorities of a diagnostic data prioritization hierarchy; determining, based at least in part on the first priority of the first server diagnostic data, to perform a diagnostic information update on the persistent display; and generating, based at least in part on the first server diagnostic data, first rendering information that causes first server diagnostic information to be displayed on the persistent display, wherein the first server diagnostic information is representative of the first server diagnostic data, and wherein displaying the first server diagnostic information comprises overwriting currently displayed server diagnostic information when the first server diagnostic data has a higher priority than server diagnostic data represented by the currently displayed server diagnostic information, wherein the persistent display is configured to initiate displaying of the first server diagnostic information while the persistent display is powered, and to persistently display the first server diagnostic information while unpowered.

Facts

Company
Amazon (Amazon Technologies, Inc.)
Official title
Server diagnostic information persistent display
Patent number
US12748650B1
Application number
18977714
Filed
Dec 11, 2024
Granted
Sep 29, 2026
Inventors
3
Claims
14

Classified under

G06F 11/0781 Physics & computingG06F 11/0709 Physics & computingG06F 11/321 Physics & computingG06F 11/327 Physics & computingG06F 11/0769 Physics & computing
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