Patent ID: 8390434

Claim:
A power control system for a computer, the power control system comprising: an infrared emitting circuit to emit an infrared signal; an infrared receiving circuit to receive the infrared signal and output a control signal corresponding to the infrared signal; a switching circuit connected to the infrared receiving circuit to receive the control signal, and output a pulse signal to power on or power off the computer according to the control signal, wherein the infrared receiving circuit comprises: an infrared receiver comprising a first terminal to receive the infrared signal, a grounded second terminal, and a third terminal connected to a first standby power supply via a first resistor, wherein the second and third terminals are connected when the first terminal receives the infrared signal; a first electrical switch comprising a first terminal connected to the third terminal of the infrared receiver, a grounded second terminal, and a third terminal connected to the first standby power supply via a second resistor; wherein the second and third terminals of the first electrical switch are connected when the first terminal of the electrical switch is at high voltage level; and a decoder comprising an input terminal and an output terminal, wherein the input terminal is connected to the third terminal of the first electrical switch, and the output terminal is connected to the switching circuit to output the control signal; wherein the switching circuit comprises a second electrical switch, the second electrical switch comprises first to third terminals, wherein the first terminal is connected to the output terminal of the decoder via a third resistor and a second capacitor in series to receive the control signal, the second terminal is grounded, and the third terminal is connected to the first standby power supply via a fourth resistor to output the pulse signal.