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AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorLouis Robert Litwin
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A system and method for relinquishing a network master device status in accordance with a device power reserve level includes a system having a network master device for monitoring its own power reserve level and relinquishing its network master status for that of network slave status when such level is below a threshold value, and one or more network slave devices where each such device is in signal communication with the network master device for monitoring its own power reserve level and relinquishing its network slave status for that of network master status when such level is above at least one of the threshold value and the power reserve level of the master; and further includes a corresponding method for a wireless master device to relinquish its network master status based on its power reserve level, where the method includes monitoring the power reserve level of the wireless master device, determining whether the monitored power reserve level falls below a threshold, and relinquishing the network master status of the wireless device for that of network slave status if the power reserve level falls below the threshold.
A method for a wireless master device to relinquish its network master status based on its power reserve level, the method comprising:
A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for a wireless master device to relinquish its network master status based on its power reserve level, the method steps comprising:
An apparatus for relinquishing a network master status in accordance with a power reserve level, the apparatus comprising:
A system (100, 400) for relinquishing a network master device status in accordance with a device power reserve level, the system comprising:
A system as defined in claim 18 wherein said network master device comprises:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.