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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 25, 2012
Applicant:

Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);

Inventor:

Stephen Ray Palm, Irvine, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/60 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04L 12/12 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/63 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/12 (2013.01); H04L 12/2809 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/4436 (2013.01); H04N 21/44213 (2013.01); H04N 21/63 (2013.01); Y02B 60/32 (2013.01); Y02B 60/34 (2013.01); Y02B 60/41 (2013.01);
Abstract

Power management techniques for a network device providing services to other network devices. In one embodiment, a first device communicates requests for access to and release of a resource (such as a media serving service) hosted by a second device. Power management functionality in the second device selectively controls power to the resource based, at least in part, on such requests. For example, a resource may be placed in an inactive state following receipt of a request for release of the resource. Access to the resource may be provided through a network interface that is separately activated or deactivated by the power management functionality. In further embodiments, information relating to the state of the resource and/or network interface is provided by a proxy device.


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