Patent ID: 7409567
Filing Date: 2008-08-05
Classification: G06F,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising a first device and a second device, the first device and the second device are connected to one another via a first interface in said first device and second interface in said second device for the purpose of data interchange, wherein the first device has a first activation unit downstream of said first interface unit, wherein the first activation unit upon receipt of a first control signal at a first control input through said first interface, prompts the first device to change over from a standby mode to an active mode, the second device has a second activation unit outside said second interface, which, upon receipt of a second control signal at a second control input, prompts the second device to change over from a standby mode to an active mode, the first control signal is provided by the second device, the second control signal is provided by the first device, the first control input is a connection on the first interface, the second control input is a connection outside the second interface, the first device has a first unit, which signals to the second device that the first device is changing over to the standby mode, and the second device has a second unit, which signals to the first device that the second device is changing over to the standby mode.