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US 2014/0207934 A1Published application
Computing system with off-load processing for networking related tasks
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsKristoffer Fleming, Robert J. Hunter
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Abstract
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.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- 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, said executing being performed while a main CPU of said computing system is in a low power state.
A method, comprising:
- with a computing system that comprises a PAN interface and a non PAN interface, supporting traffic flows between a handheld device and a provider of a network service by:
- for a first portion of said traffic destined for said handheld device:
- (i) receiving said first portion from said provider at non PAN interface of said computing system;
- (ii) sending said first portion from said PAN interface to said handheld device;
- and,
- for a second portion of said traffic destined for said provider:
- (i) receiving said second portion from said handheld device at said PAN interface;
- (ii) sending said second portion from said non PAN interface to said provider.
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A computing system, comprising:
- a main CPU and an off load processor, said main CPU coupled to an EDO RAM system memory through a memory control hub, said off load processor communicatively coupled to one or more I/O interfaces and a memory, said I/O interfaces comprising a PAN interface and at least one non-PAN interface, said PAN interface able to communicate with a handheld device, said off load processor coupled to a memory, said memory to store instructions that can be executed by said off load processor, said instructions to cause said off load processor to perform a method when executed, said method selected from the group consisting of:
- 1) a firewall protection method that can prevent an unwelcome intrusion received at a said non PAN interface from obtaining information from said handheld device;
- 2) an encryption method that encrypts a first message received from said handheld device via said PAN interface, said first message to be sent from said non PAN interface;
- and,
- 3) a service selection method that identifies an available network service for handling traffic sent to/from said handheld device, said traffic to flow:
- a) between a provider of said available network service and non PAN interface;
- and,
- b) between said PAN interface and said handheld device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.