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Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 19, 2013
Applicant:

Thomson Licensing, Issy de Moulineaux, FR;

Inventor:

Dirk Van De Poel, AArtselaar, BE;

Assignee:

THOMSON Licensing, Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 4/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 4/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/3215 (2013.01); H04N 21/4436 (2013.01); H04N 21/485 (2013.01); Y10T 307/406 (2015.04);
Abstract

A method and a controller for power state control of a device that is connected to two or more other devices are described. Also described are a method and a controller for configuring the power state control. Power states of related devices among the two or more other devices are monitored. In case all related devices among the two or more other devices are in a low power mode, the device is switched to a low power mode. Alternatively, in case all related devices among the two or more other devices are in a low power mode, the device is switched to a normal power mode. Which of the other devices are related devices is determined in a configuration procedure.


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