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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Russ Wunderlich, Olympia, WA (US);
Yan Li, Olympia, WA (US);
Mani Ayyar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gary N. Hammond, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 ; G06F 1/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 ; G06F 1/32 ;
Abstract
A computer system enters or exits a sleeping state, such as the ACPI “S ” state, in response to a sleep or wake event. Upon detecting the sleep or wake event, a system component generates a sleep or wake signal that instructs the computer to enter or exit the sleeping state. This sleep or wake signal is of a type to which the computer's processor does not respond. Therefore, a PMI signal is asserted in response to the sleep or wake signal. The PMI signal, when asserted, causes the processor to halt program execution.