Generating notifications by powered-down devices
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1. A device, comprising:
- a parallel advanced technology attachment interface including a plurality of predefined lines;
drive circuitry capable of being maintained in an unpowered state; and
wake circuitry to provide a notification signal on an interrupt request line of the plurality of predefined lines in response to an action of a user when the drive circuitry is in the unpowered state.
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Abstract
An optical drive may include drive electronics and wake circuitry. The drive electronics may be arranged to operate the optical drive when in a powered mode. The wake circuitry may be arranged to generate a wake signal when the drive electronics are in an unpowered mode and when a button is pushed on the optical drive or optical media is inserted into the drive. An interface to the optical drive may include a line to carry the wake signal from the wake circuitry. A host may house the optical drive and communicate with optical drive via the interface.
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19 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a parallel advanced technology attachment interface including a plurality of predefined lines; drive circuitry capable of being maintained in an unpowered state; and wake circuitry to provide a notification signal on an interrupt request line of the plurality of predefined lines in response to an action of a user when the drive circuitry is in the unpowered state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of waking an optical drive, comprising:
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generating a notification in response to a wake event; providing power to the optical drive; responding to the wake event by the optical drive; querying the optical drive for a context of the wake event; and receiving the context of the wake event from the optical drive. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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an optical drive, including; drive electronics to operate the optical drive when not in an unpowered mode, and wake circuitry to generate a wake signal when the drive electronics are in the unpowered mode and when a button is pushed on the optical drive or optical media is inserted into the drive; an interface including a line to carry the wake signal from the wake circuitry; a host to house the optical drive and communicate with optical drive via the interface; and an antenna proximate the host, wherein the interface includes a parallel advanced technology attachment interface, and the line includes an interrupt request line. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computing platform, result in waking an optical drive by; providing power to the optical drive in response to a received wake notification; querying the optical drive for a context of the received wake notification; and exploiting the context of the received wake notifications, wherein the exploiting includes; relaying the context of the received wake notification to an operating system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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