Power management mechanism for a universal plug and play device
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1. A system comprising:
- a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device having a power management service to indicate the power mode in which the device is operating; and
a monitoring system to track the power mode of the device and to power on the device whenever the device is in an Off mode.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a system is disclosed. The system includes a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device having a power management service to indicate the power mode in which the device is operating. In addition, the system includes a monitoring system to track the power mode of the device and to power on the device whenever the device is in an Off mode.
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23 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device having a power management service to indicate the power mode in which the device is operating; and
a monitoring system to track the power mode of the device and to power on the device whenever the device is in an Off mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving a command at a monitoring station from a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) control point indicating a request to access a UPnP device that is offline;
transmitting a Wake-On-LAN packet to the device; and
receiving an event from the device indicating that the device is online. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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- 13. An apparatus comprising a monitoring system to track the power mode of a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device, to simulate the device whenever the device is offline and to bring the device online upon receiving a request to access the device.
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17. A storage medium comprising content which when executed by an accessing machine, causes the accessing machine to:
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receive a command at a monitoring station from a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) control point indicating a request to access a UPnP device that is offline;
transmit a Wake-On-LAN packet to the device; and
receive an event from the device indicating that the device is online. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device having a power management service to indicate the power mode in which the device is operating;
UPnP control point; and
a monitoring system to track the power mode of the device and to power the device online from an offline mode upon receiving a request from the control point to access the device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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