ENERGY-EFFICIENT MEDIA EQUIPMENT DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of operating a media equipment device having at least a full-power mode and an off-power mode of operation, the method comprising:
- receiving by a power supply interface in the media equipment device a voltage supply from a computer-controlled voltage source electrically coupled to the power supply interface of the media equipment device;
detecting that a first threshold condition for automatically transitioning the media equipment device into the off-power mode is met, wherein the first threshold condition is determined based on a plurality of power management criteria;
storing a scheduled power-up time for automatically restoring power to the media equipment device in the future;
sending a power-off notification to disconnect the voltage supply to the power supply interface of the media equipment device; and
automatically disconnecting the voltage supply to the power supply interface of the media equipment device by the computer-controlled power source, thereby transitioning the media equipment device into the off-power mode such that the media equipment device receives substantially no external voltage.
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Abstract
Method and systems for operating a media equipment device having at least a full-power mode and an off-power mode are provided. A voltage supply to the media equipment device may be controlled by the media equipment device itself or by an external power management unit to automatically power-off the media equipment device, and power the device back on a future time. Prior to powering off the media equipment device, a portion of program schedule information stored in the volatile memory of the media equipment device may be mirrored to nonvolatile memory and may be restored on a priority basis after the media equipment device is powered back up. An external power management unit for controlling the media equipment device may also automatically detect and identify devices in the home based on a power signature of the device and manage the operation of the device based on the identification.
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78 Claims
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1. A method of operating a media equipment device having at least a full-power mode and an off-power mode of operation, the method comprising:
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receiving by a power supply interface in the media equipment device a voltage supply from a computer-controlled voltage source electrically coupled to the power supply interface of the media equipment device; detecting that a first threshold condition for automatically transitioning the media equipment device into the off-power mode is met, wherein the first threshold condition is determined based on a plurality of power management criteria; storing a scheduled power-up time for automatically restoring power to the media equipment device in the future; sending a power-off notification to disconnect the voltage supply to the power supply interface of the media equipment device; and automatically disconnecting the voltage supply to the power supply interface of the media equipment device by the computer-controlled power source, thereby transitioning the media equipment device into the off-power mode such that the media equipment device receives substantially no external voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of operating a media equipment device having at least a full-power mode and an off-power mode of operation, the method comprising:
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while the media equipment device is in the off-power mode and having a scheduled power-up time to transition from the off-power mode, monitoring the scheduled power-up time by a timer to detect when the media equipment device is to transition from the off-power mode; at the scheduled power-up time, sending a power-up notification to a computer-controlled power source configured to electrically couple to the media equipment device to reconnect a voltage supply to a power supply interface of the media equipment device; automatically connecting the voltage supply to the media equipment device by the computer-controllable power source to transition the media equipment device out of the off-power mode; and retrieving from a nonvolatile mirror storage associated with the media equipment program schedule information based on a priority level assigned to each subset of the program schedule information in the nonvolatile mirror storage. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for determining a power management scheme for a device the method comprising:
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providing a classification voltage to a power supply interface of a device electrically coupled to one of a plurality of power outlets of a computer-controlled power source; receiving a current or voltage signature from the device in response to providing the classification voltage; comparing the received voltage or current signature with a plurality of device identification codes to identify the media equipment device; determining a power usage profile for media equipment device based at least in part on the comparison and a plurality of user profile information associated with the device; and determining a power management scheme for the device based on the power usage profile. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. A system of operating a media equipment device having at least a full-power mode and an off-power mode of operation, the system comprising a computer processor configured to:
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receive by a power supply interface in the media equipment device a voltage supply from a computer-controlled voltage source electrically coupled to the power supply interface of the media equipment device; detect that a first threshold condition for automatically transitioning the media equipment device into the off-power mode is met, wherein the first threshold condition is determined based on a plurality of power management criteria; store a scheduled power-up time for automatically restoring power to the media equipment device in the future; send a power-off notification to disconnect the voltage supply to the power supply interface of the media equipment device; and automatically disconnect the voltage supply to the power supply interface of the media equipment device by the computer-controlled power source, thereby transitioning the media equipment device into the off-power mode such that the media equipment device receives substantially no external voltage. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A system of operating a media equipment device having at least a full-power mode and an off-power mode of operation, the system comprising a computer processor configured to:
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monitor the scheduled power-up time by a timer to detect when a media equipment device in the off-power mode is to transition from the off-power mode; at the scheduled power-up time, send a power-up notification to a computer-controlled power source configured to electrically couple to the media equipment device to reconnect a voltage supply to a power supply interface of the media equipment device; automatically connect the voltage supply to the media equipment device by the computer-controllable power source to transition the media equipment device out of the off-power mode; and retrieve from a nonvolatile mirror storage associated with the media equipment program schedule information based on a priority level assigned to each subset of the program schedule information in the nonvolatile mirror storage. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A system for determining a power management scheme for a device the system comprising a processor configured to:
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provide a classification voltage to a power supply interface of a device electrically coupled to one of a plurality of power outlets of a computer-controlled power source; receive a current or voltage signature from the device in response to providing the classification voltage; compare the received voltage or current signature with a plurality of device identification codes to identify the media equipment device; determine a power usage profile for media equipment device based at least in part on the comparison and a plurality of user profile information associated with the device; and determine a power management scheme for the device based on the power usage profile. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77)
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78-114. -114. (canceled)
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