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Apparatus, method, and system for detecting a state of an apparatus

US8175467B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 2006
Grant dateMay 8, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2028

Classification

  • 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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