Method and apparatus for adjusting resource availability based on power availability

• US 20040128382A1
• Filed: 12/31/2002
• Published: 07/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Hurwitz, Roger, Shultz, Travis, Shimoda, Marion, Cronin, Thomas, Banginwar, Rajesh
• Application Number:
  US10/334,111
• Publication Number:
  US 20040128382A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/00 Power management, e.g. TPC [Transmission Power Control], power saving or power classes gain control in transmitters or power amplifiers H03G3/3042
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0277 according to available power supply, e.g. switching off when a low battery condition is detected
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

An apparatus and method to determine whether to permit use of a local resource by a remote device via a wireless personal area network based on rules associated with power availability of the local device is described. The apparatus and the method may determine whether to use a remote resource of the remote device via the wireless personal area network based on rules associated with power availability of the local device is described.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining whether to permit use of a local resource by a remote device via a wireless personal area network based on policy rules associated with power availability of a local device comprising said local resource.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving via said wireless personal area network a request from said remote device for the use of said local resource.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether to advertise over said wireless personal area network that said local resource is available for resource sharing based on said policy rules.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether to permit said use is based on a present state of power availability parameters.

5. A method comprising:

determining whether to use a remote resource of a remote device via a wireless personal area network based on policy rules associated with power availability of a local device.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

prior to determining whether to use said remote source, detecting via said wireless personal area network an event associated with said remote device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein detecting said event comprises:

receiving a notification from said remote device, the notification including device information regarding power availability of the remote device.

8. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

requesting information regarding power availability of said remote device.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a resource executable on the apparatus; and

a policy manager to determine whether to permit use of the resource by a remote device via a wireless personal area network based on policy rules associated with power availability of the apparatus.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said policy manager is further able to determine whether to use a remote resource of the remote device via the wireless personal area network based on said policy rules.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising:

a power availability indicator to provide power availability data to said policy manager.

12. An apparatus comprising:

a radio frequency antenna to receive signals over a wireless personal area network;

a resource executable on the apparatus; and

a policy manager to determine whether to permit use of the resource by a remote device via said wireless personal area network based on policy rules associated with power availability of the apparatus.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said policy manager is further able to determine whether to use a remote resource of the remote device via the wireless personal area network based on said policy rules.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 further comprising:

a power availability indicator to provide power availability data to said policy manager.

15. An article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processing platform, result in:

determining whether to permit use of a local resource by a remote device via a wireless personal area network based on policy rules associated with power availability of a local device comprising said local resource.

16. The article of claim 15, wherein the instructions when executed further result in:

determining whether to use a remote resource of said remote device or another remote device via said wireless personal area network based on policy rules associated with power availability of said local device.

17. The article of claim 15, wherein the instructions when executed further result in:

determining whether to advertise over said wireless personal area network that said local resource is available for resource sharing based on said policy rules.

18. A system comprising:

a remote device coupled to a wireless personal area network;

a local device coupled to said wireless personal area network and having a policy manager to determine whether to permit use of a local resource by said remote device based on policy rules associated with power availability of said local device.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said policy manager is further able to determine whether to use a remote resource of the remote device via the wireless personal area network based on said policy rules.

20. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

a power availability indicator to provide power availability data to said policy manager.