Automatic power down

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2005-11-08

2005-11-08

Browne, Lynne H. (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Computer power control

By external command

C713S300000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06963985

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus, system, method and product for automatically transitioning the physical layer interface of a peripheral device to a low power state when a signal is detected by the communication device on a peripheral bus. The technique may include transitioning to different low power states depending upon whether wake up of the device has been enabled by an operating system.

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