Patent ID: 8046607
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computing device connected to a computer network comprising: a central processing unit; a memory operatively associated with the central processing unit; a network interface operatively associated with the central processing unit; a network card, said network card comprising a network card central processing unit and a card memory operatively associated with the network card central processing and said network card configured to receive and store information about characteristics of said computing device and further configured to transmit stored information across the computer network when said computing device transmitting said stored information is in a hibernate or power off state; and a power management controller, operatively associated with said network card, said power management controller configured to control the power state of said computing device, said power management controller is further configured to monitor the power state of the computing device and automatically signals the network card to activate the network card when said computing device goes into a hibernate or power off status and to deactivate when the computing device powers on.