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Computer power mangement architecture and method thereof

  • US 20050246561A1
  • Filed: 02/11/2005
  • Published: 11/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer power management architecture of a computer system comprising:

  • a first operating system with at least an application program installed in a computer system;

    a second operating system with lower system resource consumption installed in the computer system;

    a multimedia presentation unit for running audio/video programs;

    a power management data unit for storing data regarding hardware devices necessary for each of the programs run by the multimedia presentation unit;

    the hardware devices necessary for programs are switched on while others are shut off; and

    a power control unit for retrieving the data from the power management data unit according to the programs run by the multimedia presentation unit and turning on hardware devices of the computer system necessary for the program run by the multimedia presentation unit and switching off other idle hardware devices according to the retrieved data corresponding to the program.

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