IP Library Granted Patent US 7,685,448
Granted Patent B2
US 7,685,448 · App. 11/608,804 · Granted Mar 23, 2010

Computer system sleep/awake circuit

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Patent No.
US 7,685,448
App. No.
11/608,804
Granted
Mar 23, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A computer system sleep/awake circuit includes an infrared sensor for detecting a presence or absence of a user before a display of the computer system, and outputting a corresponding detecting result; a time circuit connected to the infrared sensor for receiving the detecting result and outputting a corresponding result after a certain delaying time; and a control circuit connected to both the infrared sensor and the time circuit for receiving the detecting result from the infrared sensor and the delayed result from the time circuit, and electrically connected to a control board of the computer system for outputting a corresponding control signal to control sleep/awake states of the computer system.

Claims (19)

1. A computer system sleep/awake circuit comprising:

an infrared sensor for detecting a presence or absence of a user before a display of the computer system, and outputting a corresponding detecting result;

a time circuit connected to the infrared sensor for receiving the detecting result and outputting a corresponding result after a certain delaying time, wherein the time circuit comprises a timer comprising:

an earth pin grounded;

a first trigger pin connected to an output terminal of the infrared sensor;

a second trigger pin coupled to a system power via a resistor and grounded via a capacitor;

a discharge-pin grounded via the capacitor;

a reset pin and a power pin connected to the system power; and

a voltage control pin grounded via a first filter capacitor; and

a control circuit connected to both the infrared sensor and the time circuit for receiving the detecting result from the infrared sensor and the delayed result from the time circuit, and electrically connected to a control board of the computer system for outputting a corresponding control signal to control sleep/awake states of the computer system.

2. The computer system sleep/awake circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the output terminal of the infrared sensor is grounded via a second filter capacitor, and a third filter capacitor.

3. The computer system sleep/awake circuit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the timer is a 555 timer.

4. The computer system sleep/awake circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is an OR gate circuit, two input pins of the OR gate circuit are respectively connected to the output terminal of the infrared sensor and an output terminal of the timer, an output pin of the OR gate circuit is for connection of a basic input/output pin of a control board of the computer system.

5. The computer system sleep/awake circuit as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the infrared sensor is set in the display facing the user.

6. A sleep/awake circuit comprising:

an infrared sensor for detecting a presence or absence of a user before a display of a computer system, and outputting a corresponding detecting result;

a time circuit comprising a 555 timer connected to the infrared sensor for receiving the detecting result and outputting a corresponding result after a certain delaying time; and

a control circuit comprising an OR gate circuit, the OR gate circuit connected to both the infrared sensor and the time circuit for receiving the detecting result from the infrared sensor and the delayed result from the time circuit, and outputting corresponding control signals for controlling sleep/awake states of the computer system.

7. The sleep/awake circuit as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the infrared sensor is set in the display facing the user.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2018
From: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS(TIANJIN)CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 045501/0324 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2009
From: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023722/0138 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2006
From: XU, FENG
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018605/0716 →