Patents by Inventor Christopher Lee Johnston

Christopher Lee Johnston has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING POWER CONSUMPTION OF A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110239019
    Abstract: A power-state management module in any operating environment manages power consumption of a computing device in a power-on mode. The disclosed system and method based on predetermined criteria, classify computing device activity and switch the computing device from the power-on mode to either a hibernate mode or a shut down mode. The predetermined criteria include inactive computing device time compared to a predetermined time period and operational processes present in an exemption list of processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: UNISYS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Christopher Lee Johnston