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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/08 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/266 (2013.01); G06F 1/263 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods for a communication device having at least one power supply unit coupled to a power connector for providing an operating power for operation of network modules of the communication device and a PoE power for the ports connected to Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices. The PoE power includes a consumable power to power up at least one PoE devices and a leftover power. Further, a PoE power harvester adapter is coupled to a power connector to convert the leftover PoE power into additional operating power for operating additional network modules.