Patent ID: 8725994
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for launching a selected application in a computer system that is in one of a first sleep state and a first power-off state, the computer system includes an operating system (OS) installed therein to execute applications in a normal mode of the OS, the method comprising: receiving a command to launch the selected application in the computer system; responsive to receiving the command to launch the selected application, determining a power state of the computer system; responsive to the determining that the power state of the computer system is a power-on state, launching the selected application within the OS in the normal mode of the OS; and responsive to the determining that the power state of the computer system is one of a sleep state and a power-off state: receiving a command to terminate the running of the selected application in the computer system; and placing the computer system in one of a second sleep state and a second power-off state.