Computer hibernation implemented by a computer operating system
US6209088A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4418
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer in accordance with the invention includes volatile executable memory and non-volatile secondary storage. An operating system is stored on the secondary storage, and is loaded into executable memory during a computer boot process. The operating system includes a hibernate/awaken function that executes from the executable memory of the computer. The hibernate/awaken function saves the processor state and the executable memory state to the secondary storage prior to a computer power-down and subsequently restores the processor state and the executable memory state from the secondary storage after the computer power-down without rebooting the operating system.
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