Battery powered computer capable of switching to a suspend mode based on the connection status of an external device
US5832285A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/3215
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a battery powered computer, for which operating power is provided by a battery. A battery powered computer according to the present invention comprises a detector for detecting a connection state for the battery powered computer and an external device, and a determiner for, when a request is made to shift to a suspend mode in which consumption of power supplied by the battery is lower than in a normal state, at least determining, in consonance with the connection state detected by the detector, whether or not an operation mode is to be shifted to a suspend mode.
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