Patent ID: 8612787
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer power saving system, comprising: a computer comprising a universal serial bus (USB) port and a power management module, the computer being capable of working in a normal mode or in a suspend to ram (STR) mode; an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to the computer and configured for supplying power to the computer upon a condition that a commercial power supply stops supplying power to the computer; a power detecting device for connecting to the commercial power supply, the power detecting device being configured for detecting the state of the commercial power supply and sending out an abnormal power signal upon a condition that the commercial power supply stops supplying power to the computer; an USB device external to the computer and connected between the power detecting device and the USB port, and configured for sending the abnormal power signal to the USB port, the power management module being configured for detecting the USB port when the computer works in the normal mode, the power management module being configured for controlling the computer to shift to the STR mode upon a condition that the USB port receives the abnormal power signal.