Patent ID: 7386738

Claim:
A method for waking up a sleeping device, said sleeping device being coupled to a waking device over a communications network, said sleeping device being adapted to provide a service in an awake state, to said waking device at request for service of said waking device, said method comprising: sending said request for service by said waking device in direction of said sleeping device, where said communications network comprises a network element which is always on, coupled to said communications network; said network element intercepting said request for service destined to said sleeping device; said network element, at intercepting of said request for service, generating a request to wake up said sleeping device and determining a substitute service to said waking device until said sleeping device is awake; said network element sending said request to wake up to said sleeping device; and said network element provisioning a substitute service to said waking device until said sleeping device is awake, the substitute service conceals from the waking device waking up of the sleeping device.