Computer system and method
First Claim
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1. A computer system comprising communication means to exchange data with a communication network and a power management system for controlling the power consumption of the computer system;
- the power management system comprising means to maintain a current power consumption of the communication means if a data exchange, via the communication means, with the communication network is pending and means to at least reduce power consumption of the communication means if such a data exchange is not pending.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a computer system and method having a power management state in which communication network transactions take priority over any power management events in an effort to ensure that communication network transactions are not adversely affected by a power management system.
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1. A computer system comprising communication means to exchange data with a communication network and a power management system for controlling the power consumption of the computer system;
- the power management system comprising means to maintain a current power consumption of the communication means if a data exchange, via the communication means, with the communication network is pending and means to at least reduce power consumption of the communication means if such a data exchange is not pending.
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- 2. A computer system comprising a communication means for exchanging data with a communication network and a power management system to maintain the communication means in an operable state to allow a data exchange with the communication network if such a data exchange is pending and to at least reduce the power consumption of the communication means if a data exchange is not pending.
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7. A computer system comprising communication means to exchange data with a communication network and a power management system comprising means, responsive to a command to change a current power consumption state of the computer system to a different power consumption state, to maintain the communication means in an operable state to support a data exchange with the communication network if such a data exchange is pending and means to at least reduce the power consumption to the communication means if such a data exchange is not pending.
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8. A method of operating a computer system;
- the method comprising the steps of controlling the power consumption of the computer system by maintaining a current power consumption of a communication means for exchanging data with a communication network if a data exchange, via the communication means, with the communication network is pending and reducing the power consumption of the communication means if such a data exchange is not pending.
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- 9. A method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising the steps of exchanging data with a communication network and maintaining the communication means in an operable state to allow a data exchange with the communication network if such a data exchange is pending and reducing the power consumption of the communication means if a data exchange is not pending.
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