Communications terminals for reducing power consumption and methods thereof
US8630606B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communications terminal registered as a controlled terminal in a controlling terminal which controls the controlled terminal via a communications network, the communications terminal includes a receiving unit (15020) which receives a sleep message including information indicating whether or not the controlling terminal is sleeping and information indicating a timing when the controlling terminal leaves sleep mode and wakes up; a detecting unit (15030) which detects a transmission of a registration request for requesting that a new terminal be registered in the controlling terminal as a new controlled terminal, the new terminal being another communications terminal not yet registered in the controlling terminal; and a notifying unit (15040) which determines whether or not the controlling terminal is sleeping based on the sleep message, and notifies the new terminal of the timing by sending the sleep message when the controlling terminal is sleeping and when the transmission of the registration request is detected.
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