Patents by Inventor Peter H. Anvin

Peter H. Anvin 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).

  • MAINTAINING PROCESSOR CONTEXT BEFORE ENTERING POWER SAVING MODE
    Publication number: 20130311802
    Abstract: A CPU automatically preserves the CPU context in a computer memory that remains powered-up when the CPU is powered down in sleep mode. By means of the preserved CPU context, the CPU is able to instantly and transparently resume program execution at the instruction of the program that was asserted for execution when the CPU was powered down. The CPU is permitted to power down frequently, even during execution of a program, and results in reduced average overall power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Marc Fleischmann, Peter H. Anvin