System for notifying operating system of additional event for restoring suspend mode after a hardware device event switches computer to normal mode
US6826703B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4418
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The method for controlling a computer that notifies an operating system of a request event corresponding to a device event from hardware. A device event may be generated, for example by a user operating a keyboard or mouse connected to the computer. That is, the device event occurs when a certain event is provided to the hardware of the computer. A request event causes a process corresponding to the device event to be performed under the control of an operating system. Then a response event from the operating system caused by the notification of the request event is accepted and a process event corresponding to the accepted response event is output to the hardware.
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