Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080218413 | MILLIMETER-WAVE COMMUNICATION STATIONS WITH DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS AND METHODS FOR FAST LINK RECOVERY - Embodiments of millimeter-wave communication stations with directional antennas and methods for fast link recovery are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, a transmitting station retransmits a packet in an adjacent direction when an acknowledgement is not received from a receiving station after a number of retransmission attempts. In other embodiments, a receiving station changes its reception to an adjacent direction when a packet is not received from a transmitting station after a number of missed reservations. | 09-11-2008 |
20110119483 | Computing System With Off-Load Processing For Networking Related Tasks - A method is described that comprises executing a service selection method on an off load processor of a computing system to select an available network service for handling traffic sent to/from a handheld device. The execution of the service selection method is performed while a main CPU of said computing system is in a low power state. | 05-19-2011 |
20120117401 | MAINTAINING CONNECTIVITY DURING LOW POWER OPERATION - Generally this disclosure describes methods and systems for conserving energy in a client platform by maintaining connectivity between the client platform and a remote resource when the client is in a low-power state. An example method may include receiving notification that the client platform is transitioning to the low-power state, receiving at least one payload from the client platform, the at least one payload being configured to maintain connectivity with a remote resource while the client platform is in the low-power state, transmitting a packet including the at least one payload and receiving a packet including an acknowledgement. | 05-10-2012 |
20120250539 | TECHNIQUES TO DETERMINE USER PRESENCE - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of detecting user presence, comprising registering a client associated with the user on a host associated with the user and setting up a wireless communication pairing, wherein while setting up the pairing, the client measures the host wireless communication power and uses it as calibration threshold for distance detection, and wherein the client measures a beacon power of the host radio and when the beacon power is above a threshold, the client is determined to be proximate to the host. | 10-04-2012 |
20140071866 | OPTIMIZING SEMI-ACTIVE WORKLOADS - Devices and methods for optimizing semi-active workloads are described herein. A network interface device may be configured to offload data packet acknowledgment responsibilities of a host platform by transmitting, to the sender of the packets, acknowledgements of packets received throughout a time duration. Upon completion of the time duration, the network interface device may trigger the host platform to perform batch processing of the data packets received during the time duration. | 03-13-2014 |
20140073302 | Sensor and Context Based Adjustment of the Operation of a Network Controller - A method to adjust operation of a network controller of a device is disclosed. The method may include receiving contextual data from a sensor communicatively coupled to the device. The method may also include analyzing the contextual data to determine the context of the device. The method may also include modifying the network controller operation based on the analyzed contextual data. | 03-13-2014 |
20140089702 | ENERGY-EFFICIENT CONTENT UPDATE - Embodiments of methods, systems, and storage medium associated with are disclosed herein. In one instance, the method may include: first determining whether the computing device is connected to a network, based on a result of the first determining, monitoring data traffic between the computing device and the network, wherein the data traffic is associated with at least one application residing on the computing device, based on the monitoring, second determining whether the at least one application has been updated, and initiating a transition of the computing device to a sleep mode upon a result of the second determining that indicates that the at least one application has been updated. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 03-27-2014 |
20140095578 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPABILITY SHARING OVER A COMMUNICATIVE LINK - Systems and methods that provide that provide the sharing of capabilities over a communicative link, such as a network, is disclosed. The capabilities may be shared seamlessly between electronic devices by using preexisting device drivers. | 04-03-2014 |
20140189404 | ADAPTIVE THERMAL CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An apparatus includes logic to control heat generation in a device. The device to operate ate leas in one of a first state and a second state, wherein the device to consume more power in the first state than in the second state. The device to connect to a network at least for a portion of time while in the second state. The logic to select a plurality of thermal control solutions to decrease the generation of heat in the device in the second state, the selected thermal control solution to be performed while the device is in the second state to reduce the generated heat to below a predetermined level. | 07-03-2014 |
20150029915 | NETWORK INTERFACE FOR REDUCED HOST SLEEP INTERRUPTION - Systems and techniques for reduced host sleep interruption are described herein. A first packet received via a receive chain may be placed into a buffer. The first packet may be of a first preliminary type. The first packet may be processed from the buffer without communication with the host machine. The first packet may also be of a first secondary type. Processing the first packet may include an operation chosen from the group of dropping the packet and responding to the packet. A second packet received via the receive chain may be placed into the buffer. The second packet may be of a first preliminary type and a second secondary type. The second packet may be communicated from the buffer to the machine. A third packet received via the receive chain may be communicated to the machine. The third packet may be of a second preliminary type. | 01-29-2015 |