Method and apparatus for notifying end user of excess power demand
US7243251B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/3209
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for notifying an end user of a powered device on an Ethernet based network that the powered device will not be reliably powered due to an excess demand condition comprising: detecting an attached powered device; identifying the class of the attached powered device, the class comprising the power requirements of the attached powered device; identifying an excess demand condition; and temporarily supplying power to the attached powered device for a time interval thereby notifying an end user that the powered device is not being reliably powered because of an excess demand condition.
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