Patents by Inventor Shin Kurogi

Shin Kurogi 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).

  • Patent number: 6321341
    Abstract: The present invention comprises the steps of: detecting a change in a power control signal (e.g., a CPU internal clock control signal, a supply clock control signal to a CPU from the outside, an interrupt signal relative to a CPU (e.g., an CPU SMI# signal (CPU system management interrupt signal)), or a low power control signal to each component) and storing the result of the detection in a storage device, wherein the power control signal represents a control instruction associated with the power consumption to a component of a computer; and periodically measuring either a first signal concerning the power consumption by a specific computer component or a second signal concerning power consumed by the entire computer, or both the first and the second signals, and storing the result of the measurement in the storage device. The computer components are internal computer components, including a battery, but are also such externally connected components as a CD-ROM, an FD drive or a docking station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: Noboru Kamijo, Shin Kurogi, Tadanobu Inoue