Method and/or apparatus for lowering power consumption in a peripheral device
US6467042B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/50
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for lowering power consumption of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device, comprising the steps of (A) detecting a frame comprising one or more indicators from an input data stream and (B) waking the USB device or continually operating in a suspend/sleep mode, in response to the one or more indicators.
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