Apparatus, system, and method for accurate automated scheduling of computer suspend and resume

A system comprising:

• a computer having an operating system and firmware;
• a control module that sends a request to update a non-volatile memory of the computer;
• a communication module that conveys the request from the operating system to the firmware;
• a suspend module activated by the control module that suspends the operating system;
• a standby module activated by the suspend module and responsive to the request from the control module that
• prepares to enter a standby state of the computer,
• estimates a sufficient amount of time for the computer to transition to the standby state,
• adjusts an alarm of the computer to wake the computer out of the standby state when the sufficient amount of time elapses, and
• enters the standby state;
• and
• an update module that
• exits the standby state in response to the alarm,
• receives the request,
• updates the non-volatile memory, and
• resumes the operating system
• wherein the control module, the suspend module, and the standby module comprise one or more of logic hardware and executable code, the executable code stored on one or more non-transitory computer-readable media devices.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer usable program code executable to perform operations, the operations of the computer program product comprising:

• sending a request to update a non-volatile memory of a computer;
• suspending an operating system of the computer;
• preparing to enter a standby state of the computer;
• estimating a sufficient amount of time for the computer to transition to the standby state;
• adjusting an alarm of the computer to wake the computer out of the standby state when the sufficient amount of time elapses;
• entering the standby state;
• exiting the standby state in response to the alarm;
• receiving the request;
• updating the non-volatile memory;
• and
• resuming the operating system.

A machine-implemented method comprising the steps of:

• preparing to enter a standby state of a computer;
• estimating a sufficient amount of time for the computer to transition to the standby state;
• adjusting an alarm of the computer to wake the computer out of the standby state when the sufficient amount of time elapses;
• and
• entering the standby state.