CA2070955A1 - Apparatus and method for suspending and resuming software applications on a computer - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for suspending and resuming software applications on a computer

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CA2070955A1
CA2070955A1 CA2070955A CA2070955A CA2070955A1 CA 2070955 A1 CA2070955 A1 CA 2070955A1 CA 2070955 A CA2070955 A CA 2070955A CA 2070955 A CA2070955 A CA 2070955A CA 2070955 A1 CA2070955 A1 CA 2070955A1
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storing device
volatile storing
computer system
power
control unit
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Nobuyuki Enoki
Masaya Miyazaki
Mitsuaki Morita
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/4401—Bootstrapping
    • G06F9/4418—Suspend and resume; Hibernate and awake
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02D—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE
    • Y02D10/00—Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

There is disclosed a control unit of a computer system comprising a volatile storing device for holding written data while the power is on, a non-volatile storing device for holding the written data even when the power is off, and a power-off preserving device for powering off after transferring the data held in the volatile storing device to the non-volatile storing device. The control unit of the computer system further comprising a power-on resuming device for returning the data held in the non-volatile storing device to the volatile storing device.
There is also disclosed a control unit of a computer system comprising a non-resumable condition judging device for judging whether the status of the computer system meets the process non resumable condition or not when the powering off operation is directed, and a non-resumable condition informing device for informing the user that the status has been judged to meet the condition.
CA002070955A 1991-06-10 1992-06-10 Apparatus and method for suspending and resuming software applications on a computer Expired - Lifetime CA2070955C (en)

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JP3-137486 1991-06-10
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EP (1) EP0518622B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH07101376B2 (en)
KR (1) KR950010829B1 (en)
CA (1) CA2070955C (en)
DE (1) DE69227147T2 (en)
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EP0518622A1 (en) 1992-12-16
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EP0518622B1 (en) 1998-09-30
KR930001054A (en) 1993-01-16
KR950010829B1 (en) 1995-09-23
TW327467U (en) 1998-02-21
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US5586334A (en) 1996-12-17
JPH07101376B2 (en) 1995-11-01

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