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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2010
Applicant:
Paul J. Costa, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Paul J. Costa, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/02 (2006.01); H02J 9/00 (2006.01); H01H 47/22 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2013.01); G06F 1/3203 (2013.01); H02J 9/005 (2013.01); H01H 47/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure describes a processing system with a soft power switch assembly configured to include a zero-power off mode that would allow an off state with no power drain by the device while maintaining all other soft power off mode capabilities, including low power modes, (e.g., sleep, hibernation modes). The processing system can be restored from the zero-power off mode using the same actuation mechanism used when switching from a power on mode to a soft power off mode.