Usb device interrupt signal
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsMOULISHANKAR CHANDRASEKARAN, JOHN VALAVI, JAMES TRETHEWEY
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Abstract
A method and system for sending an interrupt signal is described herein. The method may include detecting sensor data in a sensor controller and detecting a powered down port between the sensor controller and an operating system. The method may also include sending the interrupt signal from the sensor controller to the operating system. In addition, the method may include detecting the operating system has provided power to the powered down port. Furthermore, the method may include sending the sensor data from the sensor controller to the operating system.
Claims22
A method for sending an interrupt signal comprising:
- detecting sensor data in a sensor controller;
- detecting a powered down port between the sensor controller and an operating system;
- sending the interrupt signal from the sensor controller to the operating system;
- detecting the operating system has provided power to the powered down port;
- and
- sending the sensor data from the sensor controller to the operating system.
A system for sending an interrupt signal comprising:
- a sensor controller that detects sensor data from a sensor;
- and
- a processor to:
- detect sensor data in the sensor controller;
- detect a powered down port between the sensor controller and an operating system;
- send the interrupt signal from the sensor controller to the operating system;
- detect the powered down port is no longer powered down;
- and
- send the sensor data from the sensor controller to the operating system.
At least one non-transitory machine readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that, in response to being executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to:
- detect sensor data in a sensor controller;
- detect a powered down port between the sensor controller and an operating system;
- send the interrupt signal from the sensor controller to the operating system through a second controller, wherein the second controller forwards the interrupt signal to the operating system;
- detect the operating system has provided power to the powered down port;
- and
- send the sensor data from the sensor controller to the operating system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.