Patent · US Expired

System and method for executing resume tasks during a suspend routine

US6851065B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

23Claims

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Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Yuan-Chang Lo · Austin, US
Darrell Milburn Hunt · Pflugerville, US
Gary D. Huber · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 10, 2001
Grant date	Feb 1, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 8, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F1/3203
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of operating a computer system with a central processing unit, a plurality of peripheral units coupled with the central processing unit, and a power management unit coupled with the central processing unit and the plurality of peripheral units for reducing power consumption during a stand-by mode, whereby a suspend routine is executed to transition from a normal operating mode into a stand-by mode and a resume routine is executed to transition back from a stand-by mode to a normal operating mode, moves specific moveable tasks from the resume routine path to the suspend routine path. Thus, recovery from a stand-by mode is performed much faster.

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