32 results about "Advanced Power Management" patented technology

Disclosed is a system providing tracking and wireless communications for remote diagnostics of a vehicle which transmits data communicated over a vehicle system's CAN bus to a remote location, which is adapted to use data received from a vehicle in order to compare the performance of the vehicle and / or of the operator of the vehicle with the performance of other vehicles and / or operators of other vehicles, which incorporates advanced power management functionality for conserving power, particularly when the system is disconnected from a main power supply, and which facilitates the identification of vehicles that have not reported back to the system or that have not moved within a specified time period.

A power management PC expansion card controller that includes power on reset circuitry to reset power management enable registers during a reset period, thereby ensuring that the PME registers correctly identify the power management capabilities of the controller. Once the PME registers are reset, an instruction may be provided to change the state of the registers from a default reset state to a state that supports advanced power management capabilities, for example wake-up functions. Additionally, the controller includes blocking circuitry to block conventional reset signals from resetting the power management and proprietary registers if the PME register is instructed to change states, thereby preserving the data contained in the power management and proprietary registers against future reset events. The controller of the present invention supports advanced power management specifications without requiring additional pinout arrangement or reassignment of pin functionality, so that the controller of the present invention can be implemented in current computer system without a the need for retooling or re-layout of system board circuitry and wiring diagrams.

A wheel alignment head and system that utilizes advanced power management to reduce non-essential power consumption for extended operating time between charges. The wheel alignment head is operable in a first operating state and a second operating state that consumes less power than the first operating state. In response to the occurrence of at least one predetermined event, the wheel alignment head switches its operation from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation.