Apparatus, method, and system for detecting a state of an apparatus
US8175467B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/75
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, method, system, computer program, and product, each capable of detecting a state of an apparatus. The apparatus includes a plurality of devices. When at least one of the plurality of devices is determined to be in a first state, a second state of at least one of the plurality of devices is determined. When a state of the apparatus is determined to be in the first state, the second state of another apparatus is determined.
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