Computer system having a screen saver with a power shutdown function and a control method thereof
April 20, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesScreen blanker for a monitor of a computer system Computer system with power-down mode for monitor Computer with power saving function Portable electronic device with selectable resume and suspend operations utilizing battery power control scheme with user affirmation prompt Energy saving image-forming apparatus and control method therefor Power control module for computer monitors Computer monitor power-saving device Optimized power supply system for computer equipment Apparatus and method for suspending and resuming software application on a computer Method and apparatus for screen power saving InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 062721 filed on 04/20/1998US Classes:713/320Power conservationExaminersPrimary: Auve, Glenn A.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 001/32Foreign Application Priority Data1997-04-18 KRAbstractThis invention relates to a computer system having a screen saver with a power shutdown function and the control method thereof, comprising a timer for measuring time, an input device for inputting, and a controller for automatically terminating an operating system program when there has been no input signal from an input device for a predetermined time while a screen saver is operating. The computer system having a screen saver with a power shutdown function terminates all programs and the operating system program, such as Microsoft Windows, and then shuts down the power to a computer if there has been no input for a predetermined time while the screen saver is operating under the operating system program. | |
