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Patent No.:

US 6438684 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002

Filed:

Nov. 03, 1997

Push button shutdown and reset of embedded systems

Applicant:
Inventors:

Craig G. Mitchell, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);

Michael P. Dempsey, Chicago, IL (US);

Christian A. D'Souza, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);

Chandra S. Pandoy, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);

Scot W. Salzman, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);

Assignee:

3Com Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:

McDonnell Boehnen Hullbert & Berghoff

Primary Examiner:

Thomas Lee

Assistant Examiner:

Thuan Du

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/5177 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/5177 ;
Abstract

A system for shutting down and resetting an embedded system having a general purpose computing platform. A push button is provided for generating a push button reset signal to the shutdown and reset manager. The shutdown and reset manager receives the management reset signal and initiates a shutdown of the operating system. When the operating system has shutdown, the user presses the push button again. The second receipt of the push button reset signal initiates a hardware reset.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Mitchell, Craig. (2002). Push button shutdown and reset of embedded systems (U.S. Patent No. 6438684). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6438684

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