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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Firdosh K. Bhesania, Kirkland, WA (US);
Randall Aull, Kenmore, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G05F 1/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/42 (2013.01); G05F 1/70 (2013.01); H02J 7/0006 (2013.01); H02J 7/0004 (2013.01); H02J 7/0052 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automated power reporting system is provided in one aspect. The system includes one or more devices that can report or transmit power status information over a bus or network. A protocol component utilizes a generalized protocol to process or convert the power status information over the network in order to facilitate power management operations for a plurality of devices. In this manner, devices that send power information can interact and exploit personal computing resources in order to better help users manage limited power resources for their respective devices.