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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
May. 11, 1998
Hae-Jin Hwang, Suwon, KR;
SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd., Kyungki-do, KR;
Abstract
A computer system for controlling a screen display state of a monitor according to input of a password for protecting confidential information from unauthorized users when a computer system is between a standby mode and a suspend mode. The computer system comprises a power controller for converting an operation mode of a computer system into a power management mode which represents one of a power-on mode, a standby mode, a graphic off mode, and a suspend mode according to an access state of the computer system; and a screen controller for converting a screen display state of the display according to a designated one of the power management mode, and controlling the screen display state of the monitor according to input of a password if the computer system is accessed in the graphic off mode.