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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory N Stewart, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell USA, L.P., Austin, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395750 ; 364707 ; 3642731 ; 364D / ; 3649488 ; 364D / ;
Abstract
A personal computer which a microcontroller, separate from the main processor, is used for power-management functions. Under certain conditions, this power-management microcontroller can take control of the system bus. This provide BIOS-independent power management, and permits sophisticated power management to be performed without placing any burden or constraints on the user's choice of operating system or application software.