Unified device power management engine

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2004-09-29

2009-08-18

Lee, Thomas (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Computer power control

C713S320000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07577856

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a unified layer for Plug and Play (PnP) components and power management components while relieving device drivers from system-level complexities associated with implementing PnP and/or power management functionality. The layer operates at a level between low-level device drivers and more complex operating system tasks. The subject invention simplifies designing device drivers having proper power management support by creating an infrastructure that allows a device driver to operate within a driver framework or model and without having to process Plug-and-Play or Power Management I/O Request Packets (IRPs) directly.

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