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Apparatus for communicating with a network

US8005971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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34Claims

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Assignee

HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

Jeffrey Joel Walls · Fort Collins, US
Michael Hamilton · West Des Moines, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 8, 2003
Grant date	Aug 23, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 3, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L49/901
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for communicating with a network comprises a queue and logic. The queue has at least one entry stored therein. The at least one entry respectively points to at least one data packet. The logic is configured to read the at least one entry from the queue and to retrieve the at least one data packet based on the at least one entry. The logic is configured to transition to a sleep state based on a determination that a new entry for reading, by the logic, from the queue is unavailable for a specified amount of time.

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