Patent ID: 6021179
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A computer system comprising:a main unit having a bus, a storage means connected to the bus for storing programs and data, and a central processing unit connected to the bus for controlling the operation of the entire system and for executing arithmetical and logical functions contained in the stored programs;a modem connected between the bus and a telephone network, for processing telephone calls from the telephone network when the main unit is in a hibernation state wherein contents of all devices in the main unit have been stored in the storage means and the main unit has substantially been turned off, and for generating a wake-up signal in response to an incoming telephone call which is received via the telephone network during the hibernation state; andan automatic answering means for providing audio response signals of analog signals to the modem in response to the wake-up signal so that the modem transmits the audio response signals to the telephone network, whereby a caller gets an audio response message indicating that the system is waking up from the hibernation state.