Method and/or system of scheduling transmission of a power signal
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- one or more data ports capable of transmitting data and a power signal to one or more devices through a cable; and
logic to control transmission of said power signal to at least one of said devices according to a predetermined schedule.
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Abstract
Described are a system and method for scheduling transmission of a power signal. A predetermined schedule may determine when selected data ports transmit a power signal to devices connected to the data ports.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more data ports capable of transmitting data and a power signal to one or more devices through a cable; and
logic to control transmission of said power signal to at least one of said devices according to a predetermined schedule. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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2. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said data ports comprise substantially Ethernet compatible data ports.
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15. An article comprising:
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a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon to;
control transmission of a power signal through one or more data ports connected to devices according to a predetermined schedule, said data ports being capable of transmitting data and said power signal to said devices. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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connecting one or more devices to one or more data ports; and
controlling transmission of a power signal through at least one of said one or more data ports to at least one of said one or more devices according to a predetermined schedule, said one or more data ports being capable of transmitting data and said power signal to said one or more devices. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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