Method and apparatus for a power-efficient framework to maintain data synchronization of a mobile personal computer to simulate a connected scenario
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- detecting, during a sleep state, a data synchronization wakeup event;
disabling at least one system resource to provide a minimum number of system resources required to re-establish a wireless network connection;
synchronizing system data with a network server without user intervention in a low power state; and
resuming the sleep state.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for a power-efficient framework to maintain data synchronization of a mobile personal computer (MPC) are described. In one embodiment, the method includes the detection of a data synchronization wakeup event while the MPC is operating according to a sleep state. Subsequent to wakeup event, at least one system resource is disabled to provide a minimum number of system resources required to re-establish a network connection. In one embodiment, user data from a network server is synchronized on the MPC without user intervention; the mobile platform system resumes operation according to the sleep state. In one embodiment, a wakeup alarm is programmed according to a user history profile regarding received e-mails. In a further embodiment, data synchronizing involves disabling a display, and throttling the system processor to operate at a reduced frequency. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, during a sleep state, a data synchronization wakeup event;
disabling at least one system resource to provide a minimum number of system resources required to re-establish a wireless network connection;
synchronizing system data with a network server without user intervention in a low power state; and
resuming the sleep state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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detecting a wakeup notification according to a timer, wherein the timer is set to periodically wakeup a system according to a user history profile;
re-establishing a wireless network connection without user intervention;
synchronizing user data from a network server according to a user profile; and
returning to a previous sleep state. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article of manufacture having a machine accessible medium including associated data, wherein the data, when accessed by a machine, results in the machine performing operations comprising:
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detecting a wakeup notification according to a timer, wherein the timer is set to periodically wakeup a system according to a user history profile;
disabling at least one system resource to provide a minimum number of system resources required to re-establish a network connection;
synchronizing system data with a network server without user intervention in a low power state; and
resuming operation according to a sleep state. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a clock to trigger a wakeup alarm;
a battery power source;
a processor coupled to the battery, the processor having at least one power state condition to cause the processor to perform a selectable operating mode;
a chipset coupled to the processor, the chipset including logic to disabling at least one system resource to provide a minimum number of system resources to re-establish a wireless network connection when a data synchronization wakeup event is detected in response to a wakeup a communications interface to re-establish the wireless network logic to synchronize system data with a network server without user intervention and to resume the sleep state. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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