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System and method for monitoring and controlling a power-manageable resource based upon activities of a plurality of devices

  • US 6,760,852 B1
  • Filed: 08/31/2000
  • Issued: 07/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • monitoring one or more power-manageable devices coupled to a power-manageable resource, wherein said monitoring includes determining whether all of said one or more power-manageable devices are inactive; and

    powering down said power-manageable resource if all of said power-manageable devices are inactive;

    wherein said power-manageable resource comprises a timeslot bus, and wherein each frame transmitted over said timeslot bus includes a plurality of status bits, wherein each of said status bits corresponds to one of said one or more devices and indicates whether a corresponding device is inactive.

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