Invention Application
- Patent Title: Method for Power Management
- Patent Title (中): 电源管理方法
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Application No.: US11533488Application Date: 2006-09-20
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Publication No.: US20080072084A1Publication Date: 2008-03-20
- Inventor: Chao-Kuang Yang , Yung-Hui Hou , Tzu-Lung Chuang
- Applicant: Chao-Kuang Yang , Yung-Hui Hou , Tzu-Lung Chuang
- Main IPC: G06F1/32
- IPC: G06F1/32

Abstract:
A power management method is applied to a computer at a standby mode. When the computer in the standby mode idles more than a predetermined time, a firmware control program is activated. System state data contained in a first storage device of the computer is stored in a second storage device through the firmware control program. The first storage device and the second storage device are powered off The firmware control program is then turned off When the computer receives a trigger signal, the firmware control program is activated. The first storage device and the second storage device are powered on. The system state data stored in the second storage device is stored in the first storage device through the firmware control program. Lastly, the operating system of the computer is activated to allow the computer to return to a normal operating state.
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