Controlling power for a sleeping state of a computer to prevent overloading of the stand-by power rails by selectively asserting a control signal
US6523128B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/3203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer receives a sleep signal that instructs the computer to enter a sleeping state in which stand-by power from a power source is needed. The computer generates a control signal that initiates delivery of stand-by power from the power source in connection with the computer's entering the sleeping state. The control signal is asserted in at least one situation in which the sleep signal is asserted, and the control signal is not asserted in at least one other situation.
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