Patent ID: 8868940

Claim:
A system for blocking a power transition within a computer, comprising: a power button; a power control circuit; a controller; and a power control module to: compare a present state of the computer to a predetermined set of blocked power-transition states; and selectively set the power control circuit to a first mode in response to the comparing indicating that the present state is one of the blocked power-transition states, and selectively set the power control circuit to a second mode in response to the comparing indicating that the present state is not one of the blocked power-transition states, wherein the power control circuit is to: if the power control circuit is in the first mode, disable a power transition indication from being provided to the controller in response to user actuation of the power button, and if the power control circuit is in the second mode, provide the power transition indication to the controller in response to user actuation of the power button, wherein the controller is responsive to receipt of the power transition indication to transition the computer from the present state to a lower power state.