Intel Granted New Network-Power-On Technology Patent

[btarunr]

Intel has just been granted a patent by the USPTO, which it has had in filing since 2007. The patent is related to a technology that is an evolution of today's WoL (wake on LAN). In a network of at least three devices, where a device is requesting data from a second device that is turned off, there is a third device that will be capable of determining that state and switch on a computing device on demand. The technology can possibly wake computers up from "deep sleep" (powered down S5 state), which consumes much less power than a computer that's sleeping in S3 or S2 states.

Intel states that this feature the "powering on devices via intermediate computing device" feature, as described in the patent, not only applies to enterprise scenarios with large local networks, but also home and small-business scenarios where "devices coupled to a network may act as distributed media storage and playback with reduced power consumption when such devices are not in use." Details of how the proposed technology will be implemented still remain sketchy.



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[Sasqui]

Let's hope APPL invested heavily in this idea ;P

On Topic... makes me wonder how "Wake on LAN" differs.

 

[digibucc]

WoL can only wake from sleep, not deep sleep or "hibernation". this technology will allow waking from deep sleep which uses much less power than regular sleep, and so will be more efficient than WoL. it does sound like you will need a router or special UPS or something that will actually allow it to power on, as it said it needs three devices (WoL needs just the two in question)

 

[Sasqui]

WoL can only wake from sleep, not deep sleep or "hibernation". this technology will allow waking from deep sleep which uses much less power than regular sleep, and so will be more efficient than WoL. it does sound like you will need a router or special UPS or something that will actually allow it to power on, as it said it needs three devices (WoL needs just the two in question)

From the Adirondacks! Used to live further north...

Yea, that's the difference I think too. My PC uses about 5w when in sleep state, but that's all a function of BIOS and Windows. With other devices, a complete zero power state power on is certainly in the realm of possibility.

 

[fox102383]

lol

I bet apple is pissed they didn't get this patent! lol Since apple is patent happy and all! lol

 

[ensabrenoir]

The ability to turn on machines that are off......hmmmmmm

Intel: this is skynet....the time has come my machine brothers.....AaaaarrrrraaaiiiissssSEeeee!!!!!!

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

The ability to turn on machines that are off......hmmmmmm

Intel: this is skynet....the time has come my machine brothers.....AaaaarrrrraaaiiiissssSEeeee!!!!!!

piece of piss and certainly not warranting an individual patent imho

i can very easily and inexpensively put something together to swith a pc on by text or a one bell or thrugh a network /router to a network router sold by siemens that also has relay outs to switch stuff on and off by net command and i did all this 4 years ago catch up for gods sake

oh oh i didnt patent it thoguh, then again that is adapting devices for purpose and not deving silicon but the ideas and principals are the same so how can they patent a widely known methodology (i understand they could patent the chip design but anyone should be able to make a competeing chip based on prior use by others pre patent surely)


mostly did above to remotely control traffic control and data logging equipment in the uk and it was all just me for my company not a team or assisted and it took a week to sort wtf

 

[treehouse]

i dont understand, i can wake my pc when its fully switched off, whats new here?

 

[ensabrenoir]

i dont understand, i can wake my pc when its fully switched off, whats new here?

Now we can pay intel to do it for us