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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Thien T. Nguyen, Fremont, CA (US);
Giridhara Gopalan, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thien T. Nguyen, Fremont, CA (US);
Giridhara Gopalan, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aruba Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus comprises an input port, a measuring circuit and a processor. The measuring circuit is adapted to measure a power parameter associated with power supplied over a communication media to the input port. The processor includes a plurality of logic units. Each logic unit is configured to be activated in series to control power usage of the apparatus.