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Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2006
Applicants:

Stewart Lane Adams, Durham, NC (US);

Matthew Brent Griffith, Raleigh, NC (US);

Michael Scott Mettler, Durham, NC (US);

Scott David Ruppert, Durham, NC (US);

Inventors:

Stewart Lane Adams, Durham, NC (US);

Matthew Brent Griffith, Raleigh, NC (US);

Michael Scott Mettler, Durham, NC (US);

Scott David Ruppert, Durham, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for preventing operational shock to a hard disk drive of a mobile computer. An exemplary method includes, responsive to activation by a user of an activation device associated with the mobile computer, changing a state of the activation device. The exemplary method also includes, responsive to the change of state of the activation device, issuing a priority standby command to the hard disk drive.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Adams, Stewart. (2009). Halt state for protection of hard disk drives in a mobile computing environment (U.S. Patent No. 7620830). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7620830

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