System and Method for Maintaining Connectivity to Remote Application Servers
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- establishing a communication link between a host system executing an Always-On-Always-Connected (AOAC) application and a remote application server associated with said AOAC application;
receiving an indication to transition a host system from a first power state to a low-power state;
initiating the generation of a plurality of keep-alive messages associated with said AOAC application;
transitioning said host system from said first power state to said low-power state; and
periodically transmitting said keep-alive messages from circuitry to said remote application server while said host system is in said low-power state, said keep-alive messages configured to maintain connectivity and presence of said AOAC application with said remote application server while said host system is in said low-power state.
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Abstract
A system and method for maintaining connectivity between a host system running an Always-On-Always-Connected (AOAC) application and an associated remote application server. The system further includes circuitry configured to establish a communication link between the host system and the remote application server. The circuitry is configured periodically transmit keep-alive messages to the remote application server after the host system transitions to and remains in a low-power state. The keep-alive messages are configured to maintain connectivity and presence of the AOAC application with the remote application server while the host system is in the low-power state.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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establishing a communication link between a host system executing an Always-On-Always-Connected (AOAC) application and a remote application server associated with said AOAC application; receiving an indication to transition a host system from a first power state to a low-power state; initiating the generation of a plurality of keep-alive messages associated with said AOAC application; transitioning said host system from said first power state to said low-power state; and periodically transmitting said keep-alive messages from circuitry to said remote application server while said host system is in said low-power state, said keep-alive messages configured to maintain connectivity and presence of said AOAC application with said remote application server while said host system is in said low-power state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. (canceled)
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6. (canceled)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a host system configured to operate in a first power state and a low-power state, said host system further configured to execute at least one Always-On-Always-Connected (AOAC) application while in said first power state, said host system further configured to initiate the generation of a set of one or more keep-alive messages associated with said AOAC application prior to transitioning to said low-power state; circuitry configured to establish a communication link between said host system and a remote application server associated with said AOAC application, said circuitry further configured to periodically transmit said one or more keep-alive messages to said remote application server upon said host system transitioning from said first power state to said low-power state, said keep-alive messages configured to maintain connectivity and presence of said AOAC application with said remote application server while said host system is in said low-power state; and memory configured to store said one or more keep-alive messages, said memory configured to be accessible to said circuitry while said host system remains in said low-power state. - View Dependent Claims (8, 11, 12, 13)
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9. (canceled)
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10. (canceled)
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14. (canceled)
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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circuitry configured to establish a communication link between a host system executing an Always-On-Always-Connected (AOAC) application in a first power state and a remote application server associated with said AOAC application, said circuitry further configured to periodically transmit one or more keep-alive messages associated with said AOAC application to said remote application server upon said host system transitioning from said first power state to a low-power state, said keep-alive messages configured to maintain connectivity and presence of said AOAC application with said remote application server while said host system is in said low-power state; wherein said keep-alive messages are stored in memory accessible to said circuitry while said host system remains in said low-power state.
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- 16. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said host system host system initiates generation of a partial keep-alive message associated with said AOAC application prior to transitioning to said low-power state.
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17. (canceled)
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18. (canceled)
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21. At least one computer accessible medium storing instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations, said operations comprising:
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establishing a communication link between a host system executing an Always-On-Always-Connected (AOAC) application and a remote application server associated with said AOAC application; receiving an indication to transition a host system from a first power state to a low-power state; initiating the generation of a plurality of keep-alive messages associated with said AOAC application; transitioning said host system from said first power state to said low-power state; and periodically transmitting said keep-alive messages from circuitry to said remote application server while said host system is in said low-power state, said keep-alive messages configured to maintain connectivity and presence of said AOAC application with said remote application server while said host system is in said low-power state. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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