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6195754 Method and apparatus for tolerating power outages of variable duration in a multi-processor system  
An apparatus and method for tolerating failure of the AC power source in a power supply switchable between the AC power source and a battery, in a processor system having a set of one or more...
6178516 Electronic apparatus having a low voltage auto-reset circuit  
A method and apparatus for maintaining a determinate operational state for a controller is provided that involves supplying an input voltage to the controller via a main power supply and...
6167524 Apparatus and method for efficient battery utilization in portable personal computers  
An apparatus and method controlling power consumption in portable personal computers by dynamically allocating power to the system logic. Expected total power consumption is calculated and compared...
6163792 Process for the automation of informatic procedures and device therefor  
A device for executing informatic procedures, including activities of end of day and/or data safety procedures, for data processing systems, includes at least one component for requesting the...
6163846 Method and circuit for backing up memory and calender  
Disclosed is a method far backing up memory and calendar, which has the steps of: providing a back-up power source for the calendar separated from the back-up power source for both the memory and...
6148408 Adjusting software characteristics based upon battery level and the amount of time the user wants the battery to last  
A method and device for adjusting the power consumption of a computer system are disclosed. A user application running on the computer system is arranged to operate in any one of a preselected...
6141761 Low power consuming operating device for digital signal processing using a probability distribution of input digital signals and predetermined output signals  
There is provided a low power consuming operating device for digital signal processing, which analyses a digital signal to be operated, determines whether the digital signal is a frequently...
6138195 Method and apparatus for hot-plugging circuit boards having low voltage logic parts into a higher voltage backplane  
A method and apparatus for hot-plugging circuit boards having lower voltage logic devices into a higher voltage backplane in a manner that minimizes overvoltage stress during system power-up, or...
6134668 Method of selective independent powering of portion of computer system through remote interface from remote interface power supply  
A fault tolerant method of independent powering of diagnostic processes through a remote interface by use of a serial (local) or modem (dial-in) gateway. A server connects to a local or remote...
6133871 GPS receiver having power management  
A GPS receiver having a low power mode of operation in one embodiment includes an antenna which receives GPS signals at an RF frequency from in view satellites; a downconverter coupled to the...
6134666 Power supervisor for electronic modular system  
Each modular processor card of a modular electronic system carries a component defining its maximum current or power requirements. The component, which may be a resistor, capacitor, serial access...
6131166 System and method for cross-platform application level power management  
A framework for the development of applications which manage the power resources and power states of power-manageable computer systems and attached devices. In one embodiment, the power management...
6128744 Computer starter and starting method for an ATX computer system  
A computer starter and starting method for an ATX computer system which provides a standby voltage when the computer system is shut down. The computer starter takes the standby signal as its power...
6128747 System for delaying propagation of wake-up signal to processor through the sleep control means until the memory is awakened  
An electronic device such as a computer, is provided with a processor responsive to a sleep signal being asserted to emit a sleep acknowledgement signal and enter a low power mode, and a memory...
6122745 Method and apparatus for managing power consumption in data processing systems  
A method and apparatus for performing power management in a Java operating system environment is disclosed in which a state change request having a value and a type is received, wherein the value...
6115824 Apparatus and a method for avoiding the accidental termination of computer power  
A method and an apparatus for confirming a power off signal generated by the aligning of a power switch into an off position. The operator can select from four options prior to the power to the...
6115766 ISA adaptor card  
Use of ISA Adapter Card (ISAAC) to insure timing of application of power and logic to ISA, SCSA and MVIP Cards when those cards are plugged into standard ISA connectors of the ISAAC and the ISAAC...
6105138 Method and apparatus for controlling electric source in information processing system  
A technique allowing a terminal device located in a remote place to protect data existing on an information processing system and then control an electric source of the information processing...
6101611 Portable terminal having controller for judging remaining capacity of a battery and for controlling the supply of power in response to a drive request and method related to same  
When a judgment request is output, a judging means outputs a remaining battery capacity calculation request F, in response to which a remaining capacity calculating means outputs a request for...
6098118 Method for controlling electronic devices in response to sensed conditions using physical characteristic signal indicating use or anticipated use of the electronic device  
A system is disclosed that senses physical characteristics of an electronic device. The system controls the electronic device in response to the sensed physical characteristics. The system includes...
6088807 Computer system with low power mode invoked by halt instruction  
A technique for invoking a low power operational mode in response to a halt instruction is used in a computer system that includes a processor coupled to external logic. The processor includes at...
6085325 Method and apparatus for supporting power conservation operation modes  
An apparatus for managing power in an electronic device that receives the power from a bus is described. The apparatus comprises a clock enable circuit that disables a clock that generates nominal...
6081902 Control system and methods for power shutdown of a computer system  
A control apparatus for turning off a computer system is provided which protects a display from damage. Also, methods for turning off a computer system are provided which protect a display from...
6079023 Multi-bank memory devices having common standby voltage generator for powering a plurality of memory array banks in response to memory array bank enable signals  
A semiconductor memory device having a plurality of memory array banks, a plurality of active array voltage generators, a standby array voltage generator and a plurality of switching means is...
6065125 SMM power management circuits, systems, and methods  
Circuits, systems, and methods relating to operating a computer system operable in a system manager mode (24). The method includes various steps. The first step (34) occurs during operation of the...
6064252 Clock supply apparatus reducing consumption of power  
A clock supply apparatus includes a low-rate source clock generating unit for generating a low-rate source clock signal, a frequency multiplication/division unit for performing frequency...
6055614 Apparatus for performing a user requested reset during algorithm execution  
A method and apparatus for reseting, for example, a Flash electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) having a microcontroller, the method and apparatus receiving a reset signal...
6041414 Uninterruptible power supply apparatus which supplies guaranteed power to electronic apparatuses in a system  
A plurality of output terminals from which the power from an uninterruptible power supply apparatus is supplied. A timing holding unit holds timing information of power supply start and/or stop of...
6041416 Circuit for reducing audio amplifier noise during powering on and off  
An audio power management system for a computer to eliminate noise signals associated with the power-down and power-up operations of the computer during power management operations is disclosed....
6038669 PLC having power failure compensation function and power failure compensation method  
A PLC having a power failure compensation function and a power failure compensation method which are capable of implementing the continuity of a program operation when a power failure occurs. The...
6029199 Computing system having a system supervisor and a collection of computing subunits each of which has a subunit supervisor  
The present invention is directed to a computing system which contains a plurality of subunits. Each subunit contains a computing subcomponent and a subunit supervisor subcomponent. The subunit...
6016549 Peripheral unit having at least two sequencer circuits configured to control data transfers for power saving  
It is the object of the present invention to provide an improved peripheral unit, incorporating an MPU, that can reduce power consumption appropriately in accordance with mode transition when a...
6012124 Disk system with activation control of disk drive motors  
With respect to the disk drives provided power from a single power source in a disk drive system, start up power is first supplied to a first start-up group of the disks, preferably comprising all...
6006335 Power management system and method of displaying power management information in a computer  
A computer system capable of providing a visual display of a display power management signaling (DPMS) mode for user selection of different power save modes of operation. The DPMS mode is used to...
6005769 Computer and computer system having a function of auto power off before connecting with an expansion system and having push button control thereof  
A portable computer system having automatic power cutoff function is disclosed. The main power supply of the portable computer is interrupted before connecting with an expansion system. The...
6000036 Logical steering to avoid hot spots on integrated circuits  
A method and apparatus is provided for logical steering of instructions or operations to avoid power related hot spots on a microprocessor. The instructions are distributed to one of multiple units...
5996078 Method and apparatus for preventing inadvertent power management time-outs  
An inadvertent invocation of power management is avoided by having an application program set a storage location to a predetermined value. The application program then calls a BIOS software...
5991827 Apparatus for controlling electrical devices in response to sensed conditions  
A system is disclosed that senses physical characteristics of an electronic device. The system controls the electronic device in response to the sensed physical characteristics. The system includes...
5983353 System and method for activating a deactivated device by standardized messaging in a network  
A device connected to a network operates in a plurality of states including an execution state and a low-power state. During operation in the low-power state, the device is activated to an...
5978923 Method and apparatus for a computer power management function including selective sleep states  
The invention provides a power saving feature in a computer system such as a desktop computer using the Windows™ operating system. The computer system includes one or more "sleep" buttons which...
5974559 Information processing apparatus, method for managing status thereof and memory medium  
There are provided an information processing apparatus, a status managing method therefor and a memory medium therefor, in which the power saving status or the active status of a host equipment is...
5974554 Computer system with automatic configuration capability for industry standard architecture(ISA) cards  
A computer system with an advanced power management which includes a PnP compatible operating system, an ISA bus, and a system BIOS for searching a read data port for all PnP ISA devices, which is...
5974473 System for controlling insertion, locking, and removal of modules by removing plurality of device drivers for module to be removed from BIOS and informing BIOS of module removal  
This is a method and system to lock and release modules on computing devices. The system may include: An automatic lock system for modules on a computing device, the system comprising: a processor...
5964879 Method and system for dynamically power budgeting with device specific characterization of power consumption using device driver programs  
A computer system that provides device specific power characterizations for power control and budgeting functions is disclosed. The device driver programs of the computer system or a power...
5961648 Heater preheating device for cathode ray tube  
A computer having a monitor driving device for controlling video display turn-on time includes a power supply, a computer circuit, a monitor which may be integrated with the computer in one body,...
5960208 Data communication adapter for selectively supplying power to a communication control circuit or a portable terminal unit  
In an information processing system having a portable terminal unit, such as a hand-held computer, driven by a rechargeable battery and a data communication adaptor for enabling communication...
5948105 Method for conserving power by adjusting clock frequency based on a repetitive timing cycle  
Power saving methods for a battery powered electronic measurement system includes controlling the clock speed for different subsystems of the electronic measurement system and controlling the...
5944829 Adjusting software characteristics by user interface based upon battery level and the amount of time the user wants the battery to last  
A method and device for adjusting the power consumption of a computer system are disclosed. A user application running on the computer system is arranged to operate in any one of a preselected...
5935252 Apparatus and method for determining and setting system device configuration relating to power and cooling using VPD circuits associated with system devices  
A plurality of information circuits are provided for a computer system. Each information circuit is associated with an element of the computer system and each stores data about the associated...
5925132 Method and apparatus for implementing power saving mode  
A device control apparatus and a corresponding method allow the smooth recovery from a power saving mode to a stand-by state without malfunction. When the power saving mode is on and a signal which...
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