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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2023
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
James Michael Dupuy, Cary, NC (US);
Omar Ali, Cary, NC (US);
P. Daniel Kangas, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jean J. Xu, Cary, NC (US);
Lenovo (United States) Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for outputting status information of an internal storage drive. One apparatus includes a mounting tray configured to hold a storage drive, a light pipe coupled to a light-emitting diode (LED) of the storage drive, and a light sensing module coupled to the light pipe. The light sensing module is configured to receive a light signal from the LED, generate a serialized electrical signal based on the light signal, and output the serialized electrical signal to a bus controller, where the serialized electrical signal indicates status information of the storage drive.