Patents by Inventor Kim Phuong T. TRUONG

Kim Phuong T. TRUONG 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).

  • Reduced energy consumption in a computer system through software and hardware coordinated control of multiple power supplies
    Patent number: 10191535
    Abstract: The embodiments discussed herein relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling power consumption of a computing device in a standby or sleep mode. During the standby or sleep mode an external device can be plugged into the computing device. The external device can be provided power from a standby power supply until a determination is made as to whether a main power supply is operating. The determination can be based on comparing the output of the main power supply to an output of the standby power supply. If the main power supply is operating, a switch in the computing device can close to allow the main power supply to provide power to the external device. Moreover, in some embodiments, the switch can close based exclusively on a current demand of the external device from the standby power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian E. Sun, Bharat K. Patel, Erik A. Gutfeldt, Mark K. Sin, Kim Phuong T. Truong, Steve Xing-Fu Zhou, Asif Iqbal, Paul S. Michelsen, Lee M. Schaff, Steven Ichung Kuo, Chad O. Simpson, Derrick C. Lau
  • REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM THROUGH SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE COORDINATED CONTROL OF MULTIPLE POWER SUPPLIES
    Publication number: 20150106638
    Abstract: The embodiments discussed herein relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling power consumption of a computing device in a standby or sleep mode. During the standby or sleep mode an external device can be plugged into the computing device. The external device can be provided power from a standby power supply until a determination is made as to whether a main power supply is operating. The determination can be based on comparing the output of the main power supply to an output of the standby power supply. If the main power supply is operating, a switch in the computing device can close to allow the main power supply to provide power to the external device. Moreover, in some embodiments, the switch can close based exclusively on a current demand of the external device from the standby power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Adrian E. SUN, Bharat K. PATEL, Erik A. GUTFELDT, Mark K. SIN, Kim Phuong T. TRUONG, Steve Xing-Fu ZHOU, Asif IQBAL, Paul S. MICHELSEN, Lee M. SCHAFF, Steven Ichung KUO, Chad O. SIMPSON, Derrick C. LAU