US 2013/0212413 A1 · Cloud Remote Wakeup

Abstract

A technique for leveraging cloud resources includes maintaining a resource index for a user for resources that are available from a connected standby device. The resource index can store an identification of resources for an entity (e.g., a user or enterprise) that is stored on a connected standby device. The resource index can include resources of other devices, as well. A connected standby device will generally have at least three power states, online, offline, and connected standby. When a device is online, a processor of the device is powered up and capable of handling, e.g., remote requests for resources. When a device is offline, the device may or may not be off, but is in any case not responsive to remote access. When a device is on connected standby, a processor of the device is powered down, but the device is responsive to a wakeup packet, enabling the device to respond to a resource request, typically after a short delay while the processor powers up.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

indexing resources available from one or more resource servers, wherein a resource server of the one or more resource servers has at least two power states:
online and connected standby;
storing a resource index including resource items associated with the available resources, wherein a resource item of the resource items includes a resource server identifier of the resource server;
receiving a request for a resource of the resource server;
determining whether the resource server is in the connected standby power state;
when the resource server is determined to be in the connected standby power state, providing a wakeup stimulus sufficient to cause the resource server to enter the online power state;
providing access to the requested resource from the resource server.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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