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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Yasser Asmi, Redmond, WA (US);
David Walter Proctor, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Yasser Asmi, Redmond, WA (US);
David Walter Proctor, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A media player may be adapted to organize and display nearby media device information between communicating media devices before a complete connection is established. In one embodiment, a sleep message is received telling the receiving device to turn off the receiving function for a period of time or until a point in the future to conserve energy.