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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2004
Applicant:
Neil Morrow, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Neil Morrow, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
O2Micro International Limited, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method according to one embodiment includes receiving at least one ExpressCard module power management signal and controlling the passing of at least one ExpressCard power management signal to a host computer system, based on, at least in part, at least one signal indicative of a power state of the host computer system. Of course, many alternatives, variations, and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.