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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Christopher Ryan Fulkerson, Longmont, CO (US);
Abhay Tejmal Kataria, Longmont, CO (US);
Jason Dale Gregg, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Ryan Fulkerson, Longmont, CO (US);
Abhay Tejmal Kataria, Longmont, CO (US);
Jason Dale Gregg, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and associated method to begin performing a power reduction enablement sequence based on a first predetermined value of elapsed time after an execution of a data access command is completed. The power reduction enablement sequence is performed at an adaptively selected rate that is related to a second predetermined value of elapsed time after the execution that calls for a switch to a reduced power mode for the apparatus.