Patents by Inventor R. Dean Reece

R. Dean Reece 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).

  • Dark wake
    Patent number: 8352765
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of methods, apparatuses, and systems for powering up select components of a computer from a sleep state, maintaining a network state, and powering down the select components of the computer to return the computer to the sleep state are described. For one embodiment, a network interface and a fan controller receive power during the network state maintenance but a display or audio components do not receive power during the network state maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Bold, Stuart Cheshire, J. Rhoads Hollowell, Joe Liu, R. Dean Reece
  • DARK WAKE
    Publication number: 20110289334
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of methods, apparatuses, and systems for powering up select components of a computer from a sleep state, maintaining a network state, and powering down the select components of the computer to return the computer to the sleep state are described. For one embodiment, a network interface and a fan controller receive power during the network state maintenance but a display or audio components do not receive power during the network state maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Ethan Bold, Stuart Cheshire, J. Rhoads Hollowell, Joe Liu, R. Dean Reece
  • Dark wake
    Patent number: 7996694
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of methods, apparatuses, and systems for powering up select components of a computer from a sleep state, maintaining a network state, and powering down the select components of the computer to return the computer to the sleep state are described. For one embodiment, a network interface and a fan controller receive power during the network state maintenance but a display or audio components do not receive power during the network state maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Bold, Stuart Cheshire, J. Rhoads Hollowell, Joe Liu, R. Dean Reece
  • DARK WAKE
    Publication number: 20100223484
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of methods, apparatuses, and systems for powering up select components of a computer from a sleep state, maintaining a network state, and powering down the select components of the computer to return the computer to the sleep state are described. For one embodiment, a network interface and a fan controller receive power during the network state maintenance but a display or audio components do not receive power during the network state maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Ethan Bold, Stuart Cheshire, J. Rhoads Hollowell, Joe Liu, R. Dean Reece