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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2007
Michael N. Robillard, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Jason Pritchard, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Himanshu Agrawal, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jason B. Stock, Hopedale, MA (US);
Michael N. Robillard, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Jason Pritchard, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Himanshu Agrawal, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jason B. Stock, Hopedale, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A system for powering on downstream devices includes a master device; a first slave device; and a first communication link connecting the master device to the slave device for enabling the master device to transmit data signals to the slave device. The master device includes a power-on signal generator for injecting a power-on signal onto the communication link and the first slave device includes a power-on signal receiver for detecting the power-on signal injected on the communication link by the power-on signal generator and powering on the first slave device.