# US 9,438,465 B2 · Determining the context of a computing device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,438,465 B2 - Document ID: US9438465B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/771,816 - Filed: 2013-02-20 - Published: 2013-12-26 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2007-09-27 - Assignees: Intel Corporation - Applicants: Intel Corporation - Inventors: James Lester Memmott - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9438465B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/3209: Monitoring remote activity, e.g. over telephone lines or network connections - G06F 1/266: {Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips} - H04L 12/12: Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof - H04L 43/12: Network monitoring probes - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract In some embodiments a remote request is received relating to a context of a computer after the computer has been powered off. A sensor of the computer is turned on to obtain context information of the computer from the sensor. The obtained context information is provided from the computer to a remote device while the computer is still powered off. Other embodiments are described and claimed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a computer processor, the method comprising: powering off a computer; receiving a remote request relating to a context of the computer after the computer has been powered off; turning on a sensor of the computer to obtain context information of the computer from the sensor; and providing the obtained context information from the computer to a remote device while the computer is still powered off. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising turning off the sensor after the context information has been obtained from the sensor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the context information includes one or more of location, latitude, longitude, altitude, temperature, direction, acceleration, speed, pressure, presence of a user, presence of others than a user, presence of one or more persons, body temperature, and humidity. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the context information comprises any type of information sensed at or near the computer. ### Claim 5 An apparatus comprising: a processor comprising a context aware circuit to power off a computer, to receive a remote request relating to a context of the computer after the computer has been powered off, to turn on a sensor of the computer to obtain context information of the computer from the sensor, and to provide the context information to a remote device while the computer is still powered off. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, the context aware circuit further to turn off the sensor after the context information has been obtained from the sensor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the context information includes one or more of location, latitude, longitude, altitude, temperature, direction, acceleration, speed, pressure, presence of a user, presence of others than a user, presence of one or more persons, body temperature, and humidity. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the context information includes any type of information sensed at or near the computer. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the context aware circuit is included in an input/output controller. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising an active management technology device to interact between the remote device and the context aware circuit. ### Claim 11 A system comprising: a sensor; and an input/output controller to power off the system, to receive a remote request relating to a context of the system after the system has been powered off, to turn on the sensor to obtain context information of the system from the sensor, and to provide the context information to a remote device while the system is still powered off. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, the input/output controller further to turn off the sensor after the context information has been obtained from the sensor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the sensor is a sensor of one or more of location, latitude, longitude, altitude, temperature, direction, acceleration, speed, pressure, presence of a user, presence of others than a user, presence of one or more persons, body temperature, and humidity. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the sensor is a sensor that is able to sense any type of information at or near the computer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the input/output controller further includes an active management technology device to interact between the remote device and the sensor.