Patent ID: 7849334

Claim:
A method comprising: initiating a power management policy based on a processing element for a computing platform entering a low component power state, the power management policy to include: determining whether an input/output (I/O) controller and a memory controller for the computing platform are substantially quiescent and whether a time elapsed since the processing element has entered the low component power state meets a certain time threshold; and transitioning the computing platform to a low power standby system state from a run power system state based on a determination that both the I/O controller and the memory controller are substantially quiescent, that the time elapsed since the processing element entered the low component power state meets the threshold, and that there is an indication that the computing platform is capable of entering the standby system state; wherein the standby system state includes providing one or more devices responsive to the computing platform with a low power level, the low power level being a power level that is adequate to retain a configuration state in order to enable the one or more devices to transition from the standby system state back to the run power system state in a manner that is substantially transparent to an operating system for the computing platform.