Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Computer power control – Power conservation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-27
2007-03-27
Perveen, Rehana (Department: 2116)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Computer power control
Power conservation
C713S320000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10122875
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for managing power consumption of a processing unit having an operating system (OS) or software system and access to at least one hardware timer saves power by putting the processing unit into one of at least two low power states when the OS or software system is not expected to do work. A time period for which the software system is not expected to perform work is determined, and a determination is made as to which one of at least two low power states to put the processing unit in, in response to the time period. The hardware timer is configured to facilitate waking up the software system or OS in time for it to perform expected work. The processing unit and software system are transitioned into the chosen low power state. They are transitioned out of the low power state in response to a hardware interrupt.
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August Casey P.
Buchenhorner Michael J.
Patel Anand B.
Perveen Rehana
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