Method and system for managing ecosystem sleep

Details Method and system for managing ecosystem sleep Method and system for managing ecosystem sleep

2007-07-11

2010-10-05

Patel, Nitin C (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Computer power control

Power conservation

C713S300000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07809968

ABSTRACT:
A method for managing sleep modes in an ecosystem of components, the method includes: receiving an inactivity signal from at least one component in the ecosystem of components, the inactivity signal indicating that a predefined period of inactivity has been exceeded for that component; sending a sleep command to one or more components in the ecosystem in response to the inactivity signal, thereby establishing a sleep mode in the one or more components; subsequent to establishing the sleep mode, detecting activity in one or more of the one or more components through an awake signal received therefrom; sending an awake message to the one or more components in response to the awake signal, thereby terminating the sleep mode in the one or more components; wherein the sleep mode shuts off defined non-essential features within the one or more components, while maintaining defined essential processing tasks associated with of the one or more components placed into the sleep mode.

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