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Method and apparatus for implementing a sleep proxy for services on a network

  • US 7,330,986 B2
  • Filed: 10/16/2006
  • Issued: 02/12/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for a sleep proxy, comprising:

  • receiving a registration request from a device, wherein the registration request contains a lease expiration time, wherein upon reaching the lease expiration time, the sleep proxy cancels the device registration;

    receiving a request for information pertaining to a service provided by the device;

    determining if the device is a device for which the sleep proxy answers;

    if so, determining if the request is a request for which the sleep proxy can answer; and

    if so, sending a response to the request on behalf of the device.

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