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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Howard J. Locker, Cary, NC (US);
Richard W. Cheston, Morrisville, NC (US);
Daryl C. Cromer, Cary, NC (US);
Deepak Advani, Cary, NC (US);
Inventors:
Howard J. Locker, Cary, NC (US);
Richard W. Cheston, Morrisville, NC (US);
Daryl C. Cromer, Cary, NC (US);
Deepak Advani, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 12/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/12 (2013.01); Y02B 60/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus, methods and program products by which the user of a computer system is notified of the desirability or urgency of initiating an interval during which the user leaves the system idle to permit some communication or update from a network with which the system is in communication.