Patents by Inventor Darrell Milburn Hunt

Darrell Milburn Hunt 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).

  • System and method for executing resume tasks during a suspend routine
    Patent number: 6851065
    Abstract: A method of operating a computer system with a central processing unit, a plurality of peripheral units coupled with the central processing unit, and a power management unit coupled with the central processing unit and the plurality of peripheral units for reducing power consumption during a stand-by mode, whereby a suspend routine is executed to transition from a normal operating mode into a stand-by mode and a resume routine is executed to transition back from a stand-by mode to a normal operating mode, moves specific moveable tasks from the resume routine path to the suspend routine path. Thus, recovery from a stand-by mode is performed much faster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Lo, Darrell Milburn Hunt, Gary Douglas Huber
  • Execute as many resume time tasks on the suspend path as possible to reduce the resume time
    Publication number: 20030051183
    Abstract: A method of operating a computer system with a central processing unit, a plurality of peripheral units coupled with the central processing unit, and a power management unit coupled with the central processing unit and the plurality of peripheral units for reducing power consumption during a stand-by mode, whereby a suspend routine is executed to transition from a normal operating mode into a stand-by mode and a resume routine is executed to transition back from a stand-by mode to a normal operating mode, moves specific moveable tasks from the resume routine path to the suspend routine path. Thus, recovery from a stand-by mode is performed much faster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Lo, Darrell Milburn Hunt, Dary Douglas Huber