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Switching a first OS in a foreground to a standby state in response to a system event and resuming a second OS from a background

US9286097B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Michael A. Rothman · Puyallup, US
Vincent J. Zimmer · Federal Way, US
Ping Wu · Longbeilingcun, CN
Zijan You · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 7, 2013
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 20, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/485
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatuses, methods and storage media associated with switching operating systems are disclosed herewith. In embodiments, an apparatus for computing may include one or more processors; and a virtual machine manager to be operated by the one or more processors to instantiate a first virtual machine with a first operating system in a background, and a second virtual machine with a second operating system in a foreground; wherein the virtual machine manager is further to place the first virtual machine, on instantiation, in background into a standby state. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.

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