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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2003
Arti Shukla, Eagle, ID (US);
Steven C. Johnson, Eagle, ID (US);
Shane Konsella, Boise, ID (US);
Kwesi E Abraham, Boise, ID (US);
Jessop Dennis, Boise, ID (US);
Michael L. Rishel, Boise, ID (US);
Kurt R Bengtson, Eagle, ID (US);
Arti Shukla, Eagle, ID (US);
Steven C. Johnson, Eagle, ID (US);
Shane Konsella, Boise, ID (US);
Kwesi E Abraham, Boise, ID (US);
Jessop Dennis, Boise, ID (US);
Michael L. Rishel, Boise, ID (US);
Kurt R Bengtson, Eagle, ID (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the invention is directed to a data processing system that includes an electrical detection circuit to determine whether the electrical power is going from 'on' to 'off,' or changing from “off” to “on;” a peripheral device, including a processor to calculate the amount of electrical energy required for the peripheral device to perform a task; a task queue for the peripheral device that can be read to find a task if the electrical power is going from “on” to “off;” and a non-volatile memory, including a task queue to store data describing the task if insufficient electrical energy remains available to the peripheral device to complete the task.