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US 8,527,792 B2Granted
Power saving method and apparatus thereof
AssigneeSynology Incorporated
InventorsHsuan-Ting Chen, Yi-Kai Peng, Kuei-Huan Chen
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Abstract
At startup of an apparatus including a memory and an operating device, an operating system is loaded to the memory as an operating system. While an idle time of the operating device exceeds a predetermined time, the loaded operating system cuts power to the operating device so that the operating device can be completely shut down. As a result, power consumption of the operating device is significantly reduced.
Claims19
A power saving method for an operating device of an apparatus, comprising:
- loading an operating system to a memory of the apparatus, the operating system being configured to manipulate operations of the operating device, and the memory being disposed external to the operating device;
- the loaded operating system in the memory calculating an idle time of the operating device;
- the loaded operating system in the memory cutting power to the operating device for completely shutting down the operating device when the idle time exceeds a predetermined idle time;
- the loaded operating system in the memory monitoring the apparatus to determine whether an attempt to access the operating device occurs;
- and
- the loaded operating system in the memory restoring the power to and operations of the operating device when the loaded operating system in the memory determines that the attempt to access the operating device occurs.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an operating device;
- and
- a memory coupled to and external to the operating device, the memory comprising an externally-loaded operating system, the externally-loaded operating system being configured to manipulate operations of the operating device, configured to calculate an idle time of the operating device, configured to cut power to the operating device for completely shutting down the operating device when idle time of the operating device exceeds a predetermined idle time, configured to monitor the apparatus to determine whether an attempt to access the operating device occurs, and configured to restore the power and operations of the operating device when the externally-loaded operating system in the memory determines that the attempt to access the operating device occurs.
A power saving method for an operating device of an apparatus, comprising:
- loading an operating system from the operating device to a memory of the apparatus, the operating system being configured to manipulate operations of the operating device, and the memory being disposed external to the operating device;
- the loaded operating system in the memory calculating an idle time of the operating device;
- and
- the loaded operating system in the memory cutting power to the operating device for completely shutting down the operating device when the idle time exceeds a predetermined idle time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.