System and method for power management
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1. A method for managing power of a plurality of devices on a network, comprising:
- transmitting a first weighted value and a first anchor status of a first device on the network to a second device on the network, wherein the second device is a neighboring device to the first device;
receiving a second weighted value and a second anchor status from the second device; and
assigning an anchor status to one of the devices based on one or more of the weighted values and the anchor statuses, wherein the anchor device is configured to either wake up at predetermined times or to remain active.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for managing power of devices on a network. The method comprises: transmitting a first weighted value and a first anchor status of a first device on the network to a second device on the network, wherein the second device is a neighboring device to the first device; receiving a second weighted value and a second anchor status from the second device; and setting one of the devices as an anchor device based on one or more of weighted values and the anchor statuses, wherein the anchor device is configured to either wake up at predetermined times or to remain active.
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1. A method for managing power of a plurality of devices on a network, comprising:
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transmitting a first weighted value and a first anchor status of a first device on the network to a second device on the network, wherein the second device is a neighboring device to the first device; receiving a second weighted value and a second anchor status from the second device; and assigning an anchor status to one of the devices based on one or more of the weighted values and the anchor statuses, wherein the anchor device is configured to either wake up at predetermined times or to remain active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system having a plurality of devices connected to a network, the system comprising:
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a first device on the network configured to transmit a first weighted value and a first anchor status to a neighboring device; and a second device on the network configured to transmit a second weighted value and a second anchor status to the first device, wherein the second device is the neighboring device to the first device; wherein the first and second device are configured to select one of the devices as an anchor device based on one or more of weighted values and the anchor statuses, wherein the anchor device is configured to either wake up at predetermined times or to remain active. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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