Patent
1997-05-05
1999-06-08
Lee, Thomas C.
39518317, 3951832, G06F 100
Patent
active
059110813
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a process and apparatus for controlling a power shutdown of an electrical device. The operations for controlling a power shutdown include determining a value MAX indicating a maximum number of safe power-on transitions that could have been experienced by the electrical device prior to a specified date. In addition, a threshold value P indicating a number of permissible power-on transitions prior to the specified date is determined from the value MAX. A value N indicating a number of power-on transitions that have occurred prior to the specified date is then determined. The power shutdown is inhibited if the value N is greater than the threshold value P, and otherwise allowed.
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Gianni Robert R.
Linden Peter van der
Melanson Ron
Nowshadi Saeed
Whatley Terry
Kim Harold J.
Lee Thomas C.
Sun Microsystems Inc.
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