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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Corey Metsker, Clinton, OH (US);
James Amos, North Canton, OH (US);
Edward Wright, Midlefield, OH (US);
Chad Jones, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Corey Metsker, Clinton, OH (US);
James Amos, North Canton, OH (US);
Edward Wright, Midlefield, OH (US);
Chad Jones, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a powered device is configured to determine module population and the appropriate power requirements for installed modules. The power requirements can be communicated to the power sourcing equipment for the powered device. Optionally, the powered device can receive data representative of available power from the power sourcing equipment and the powered device is responsive to operate accordingly.