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System powered from a local area network cable

US7454641B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2005
Grant dateNov 18, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system has a power consuming component, power source circuitry, and power control circuitry. The power source circuitry is to supply power from a number of different sources, including some extracted from a local area network (LAN) cable that is attached to the system. The power control circuitry is to supply the power to operate the component from all of the different sources.

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