Computer system having power management processor for switching power supply from one state to another responsive to a closure of a switch, a detected ring or an expiration of a timer
US5530879A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/3203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system having a CPU, a power management processor, a switch, a modem, a timer, an override circuit, a glitch circuit, and a power supply in circuit communication. The power supply has several power supply states, which are controlled by the power management processor responsive to the CPU, the switch, the modem, the timer, the glitch circuit, the override circuit, and the power management processor itself.
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