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US 7,353,413 B2Granted
Computer system power policy adjustment in response to an affirmative indication from a user
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorRobert A. Dunstan
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a method is provided to receive from a user an affirmative indication via a peripheral device that the user is no longer using a system without powering down a processing unit, and adjust an original power policy of a processing unit in response to the received indication. The system comprises the processing unit and the peripheral device.
Claims13
A method, comprising:
- establishing a first power policy associated with a system that places the system in a low-power state after a first pre-determined period of time;
- receiving from a user an indication that the user is no longer using the system, wherein the indication is sent via a connection with the display unit, and wherein the indication comprises physically turning off the display unit by pressing a button on the display unit;
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- in response to the indication, establishing a second power policy associated with the system that places the system in the low-power state after a second pre-determined period of time, wherein the second pre-determined time is less than the first pre-determined time.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a processing unit;
- an input to receive an indication from a user that the user is no longer using a system, wherein the indication is sent via a connection with the display unit, and wherein the indication comprises physically powering off the display unit by pressing a button on the display unit;
- and
- a power policy adjustment unit to establish a first power policy associated with a system that places the system in a low-power state after a first pre-determined period of time, receive from a user an indication via a display unit that the user is no longer using the system, and in response to the indication, establish a second power policy associated with the system that places the system in the low-power state after a second pre-determined period of time, wherein the second pre-determined time is less than the first pre-determined time.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a machine result in the following:
- establishing a first power policy associated with a system that places the system in a low-power state after a first pre-determined period of time;
- receiving from a user an indication that the user is no longer using the system, wherein the indication is sent via a connection with the display unit, and wherein the indication comprises physically turning off the display unit by pressing a button on the display unit;
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- in response to the indication, establishing a second power policy associated with the system that places the system in the low-power state after a second pre-determined period of time, wherein the second pre-determined time is less than the first pre-determined time.
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A system, comprising:
- a user display unit control input to receive a request to turn off a display unit associated with the system;
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- an apparatus, including:
- a processing unit;
- an input to receive an indication from a user that the user is no longer using a system, wherein the indication is sent via a connection with the display unit, and wherein the indication comprises physically turning off the display unit by pressing a button on the display unit;
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- a power policy adjustment unit to establish a first power policy associated with a system that places the system in a low-power state after a first pre-determined period of time, receive from a user an indication via a display unit that the user is no longer using the system, and in response to the indication, establish a second power policy associated with the system that places the system in the low-power state after a second pre-determined period of time, wherein the second pre-determined time is less than the first pre-determined time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.