Patents by Inventor Drew Lawton

Drew Lawton 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 APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING POWER MANAGEMENT ENHANCEMENTS
    Publication number: 20120072752
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing power management enhancements. In an embodiment, the method comprises receiving an indication that the computing device is in a non-user-interactable state and powering down non-essential device components such that the computing device is configured to enter a low power state. In another embodiment, the method comprises selecting a duration for a battery life of the computing device and selecting a power profile for the computing device to ensure that the computing device operates for at least as long as the selected duration. In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a computing device comprising means for providing battery power and means for altering a power profile of the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sean Kennedy, Edward Winter, Gary Lyons, Paul Hwang, Rommel Garay, Christopher Ohren, Fredrik Carpio, Michael Chang, Drew Lawton