Appeal No. 1999-1193
Application No. 08/429,504
storing the operating state of the data processing system is
feasible. If the storing of the operating state is feasible,
scheduling of tasks to be performed by the data processing
system is halted. Data not required for operation of the data
processing system is then removed from the volatile memory.
The operating state of the data processing system is stored
within the nonvolatile mass storage device, thereby enabling
the operating state of the data processing system to be
efficiently restored. Thereafter, power is removed from the
data processing system. In response to restoring power to the
data processing system, a determination is made whether the
operating state of the data processing system is stored within
the nonvolatile mass storage device. In response to a
determination that the operating state of the data processing
system is stored within the nonvolatile mass storage device,
the operating state of the data processing system is loaded
from the nonvolatile mass storage device, thereby restoring
the operating state of the data processing system.
Further illustration of the invention can be obtained by the
following claim.
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