Patent ID: 8130698

Claim:
An apparatus for utilizing a removal event in managing a wireless local area network device, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of devices, including a wireless local area network device, the wireless local area network device being associated with a device manager; and a system including the device manager, the system being configured to: receive a user input to power off the apparatus, generate a notification of a removal event of the wireless local area network device in response to the received user input to power off the apparatus, wherein the notification of the removal event indicates a request to remove the wireless local area network device from the apparatus, send the notification of the removal event of the wireless local area network device to the device manager, in response to the device manager receiving the notification of the removal event of the wireless local area network device: store access point connection information of the wireless local area network device, unload a driver of the wireless local area network device, and power down the wireless local area network device, and power down the plurality of devices of the apparatus other than the wireless local area network device and power down the apparatus in response to the received user input to power off the apparatus.