Automatic restoration of user options after power loss
US5603038A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2015
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system having a CPU, a non-volatile storage device, a power management processor having a volatile power management configuration, and a power supply in circuit communication. Responsive to the AC power to the power supply being interrupted, the CPU restores the volatile power management configuration to said power management processor. The power management configuration comprises a value corresponding to a wake alarm and whether the power management processor responds to external events.
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