Method and Apparatus For A Power-Efficient Framework to Maintain Data Synchronization of a Mobile Personal Computer to Simulate A Connected Scenario

Abstract

An apparatus and method for a power-efficient framework to maintain data synchronization of a mobile personal computer (MPC) are described. In one embodiment, the method includes the detection of a data synchronization wakeup event while the MPC is operating according to a sleep state. Subsequent to wakeup event, at least one system resource is disabled to provide a minimum number of system resources required to re-establish a network connection. In one embodiment, user data from a network server is synchronized on the MPC without user intervention; the mobile platform system resumes operation according to the sleep state. In one embodiment, a wakeup alarm is programmed according to a user history profile regarding received e-mails. In a further embodiment, data synchronizing involves disabling a display, and throttling the system processor to operate at a reduced frequency. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

1 - 7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . A method comprising:
 detecting a wakeup notification according to a timer, wherein the timer is set to periodically wakeup a system according to a user history profile;   re-establishing a wireless network connection without user intervention;   synchronizing user data from a network server according to a user profile; and   returning to a previous sleep state.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein prior to detecting wakeup notification, the method further comprises:
 creating a user history profile regarding e-mails received by the user; and   generating a computer wakeup schedule to synchronize system wakeup according to receive e-mail messages.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 programming a real time clock to periodically wakeup a mobile platform system according to a user history profile.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 programming a next wakeup alarm according to at least the user history profile.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein detecting wakeup notification further comprises:
 disabling at least one system resource to provide a minimum number of system resources required to re-establish a network connection without user intervention in a low power state.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein disabling the at least one system resource further comprises:
 disabling a display for operation in the low power state; and   throttling a system processor to operate at a reduced frequency according to a selected operating mode corresponding to the low power state.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein detecting wake-up notification further comprises:
 checking a current battery life;   canceling future wake-up notification if the battery life is below a predetermined threshold; and   resuming sleep state.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein re-establishing the wireless network connection further comprises:
 tracking a temperature of the MPC system;   setting a future wake-up notification if the temperature of the MPC system is above a predetermined threshold; and   returning the MPC system to the sleep state.   
     
     
         16 - 18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . A system comprising:
 a clock to trigger a wakeup alarm;   a battery power source;   a processor coupled to the battery, the processor having at least one power state condition to cause the processor to perform a selectable operating mode;   a chipset coupled to the processor, the chipset including logic to disabling at least one system resource to provide a minimum number of system resources to re-establish a wireless network connection when a data synchronization wakeup event is detected in response to a wakeup a communications interface to re-establish the wireless network logic to synchronize system data with a network server without user intervention and to resume the sleep state.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 a display, the display to be disabled in response to detection of the data synchronization wakeup event.   
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the logic is further to throttle the processor to operate at a reduced frequency according to a selected operating mode corresponding to a low power state. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 wakeup logic, the wakeup logic to detect a wakeup notification according to a timer, when the timer is set to periodically wakeup the system according to a user history profile, the wakeup logic further to create a user history profile regarding e-mails received by the user and to generate a computer wakeup schedule to synchronize system wakeup according to received e-mail messages.   
     
     
         23 . An article of manufacture having a machine accessible medium including associated data, wherein the data, when accessed by a machine, results in the machine performing operations comprising:
 detecting a wakeup notification according to a timer, wherein the timer is set to periodically wakeup a system according to a user history profile;   re-establishing a wireless network connection without user intervention;   synchronizing user data from a network server according to a user profile; and   returning to a previous sleep state.   
     
     
         24 . The article of manufacture of  claim 23 , wherein prior to detecting wakeup notification, the machine is further caused to perform operations comprising:
 creating a user history profile regarding e-mails received by the user; and   generating a computer wakeup schedule to synchronize system wakeup according to receive e-mail messages.   
     
     
         25 . The article of manufacture of  claim 23 , wherein the machine is further caused to perform operations comprising:
 programming a real time clock to periodically wakeup a mobile platform system according to a user history profile.   
     
     
         26 . The article of manufacture of  claim 23 , wherein the machine is further caused to perform operations comprising:
 programming a next wakeup alarm according to at least the user history profile.   
     
     
         27 . The article of manufacture of  claim 23 , wherein detecting wakeup notification further causes the machine to perform operations comprising:
 disabling at least one system resource to provide a minimum number of system resources required to re-establish a network connection without user intervention in a low power state.   
     
     
         28 . The article of manufacture of  claim 27 , wherein disabling the at least one system resource further causes the machine to perform operations comprising:
 disabling a display for operation in the low power state; and   throttling a system processor to operate at a reduced frequency.   
     
     
         29 . The article of manufacture of  claim 23 , wherein detecting wake-up notification further causes the machine to perform operations comprising:
 checking a current battery life;   canceling future wake-up notification if the battery life is below a predetermined threshold; and   resuming sleep state.   
     
     
         30 . The article of manufacture of  claim 23 , wherein re-establishing the wireless network connection further causes the machine to perform operations comprising:
 tracking a temperature of the MPC system;   setting a future wake-up notification if the temperature of the MPC system is above a predetermined threshold; and   returning the MPC system to the sleep state.