US 9207748

Here is a concise summary of US Patent 9207748:

US Patent 9207748

• Title: Systems and methods for a wireless device wake-up process including power-save and non-power-save modes
• Current Assignee: Integral Wireless Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
• Inventor: Michael Paljug
• Filing Date: July 30, 2014 (for application US14/446,481, which matured into this patent)
• Issue Date: December 8, 2015
• Abstract: A system and method are provided for wirelessly waking computing devices over a computer network. A signal is broadcast containing one or more device-specific wake-up data sequences, each including multiple iterations of the wireless network card's hardware address. While in a reduced power or "sleep mode," the wireless network card monitors wireless channels for these wake-up packets. If a matching wake-up data sequence is received, the network card sends a signal to the computing device to restore full system power. A confirmation signal is then sent back to the network indicating the device has successfully woken.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

• Independent Claim 1 (Method): This claim describes a method where a wireless device enters a "wake-up detection mode" for a set time. During this period, it receives a special "wake-up packet" designed to switch the device from a power-saving state to a fully operational state. Upon receiving this packet, the device performs the necessary steps to power up. The device then exits the wake-up detection mode either after successfully waking up or if the set time period expires.
• Independent Claim 8 (Computer): This claim describes a computer system with a controller and a communication interface. The controller is configured to initiate a "wake-up detection mode" in a wireless device for a specific duration. The communication interface receives a "wake-up packet" intended to switch the wireless device from a power-save mode to a non-power-save mode. The controller then performs a wake-up process in response to receiving this packet and exits the wake-up detection mode if the wake-up is successful or the predetermined time runs out.
• Independent Claim 15 (Non-transitory computer-readable medium): This claim covers a non-transitory computer-readable medium (e.g., a hard drive or flash memory) that stores instructions. When these instructions are executed by a computing device, they cause the device to perform the operations described in Claim 1: entering a wake-up detection mode for a set period, receiving a wake-up packet to switch from power-save to non-power-save mode, performing the wake-up process, and exiting the wake-up detection mode upon successful wake-up or expiration of the time period.

CAFC 2026 Dockets:
A search for "CAFC 2026 dockets 9207748" did not yield specific docket information for this patent number in 2026. This may indicate no such cases are currently active or publicly listed through general search for the specified year, or that such information is not immediately accessible via broad queries. The patent's legal status is noted as "Expired - Lifetime" with an anticipated expiration date of 2024-11-24.

I'll research litigation involving US Patent 9207748 across patent litigation databases.

Let me dig deeper into specific cases and confirm which assert the '748 patent.

Litigation Involving U.S. Patent No. 9,207,748 ("the '748 patent")

Bottom line

U.S. Patent No. 9,207,748 is being asserted in a multi-defendant infringement campaign brought by its current owner, Integral Wireless Technologies LLC — a Texas monetization entity tied to Empire IP LLC (per an RPX article dated 16 May 2025: "Integral Wireless was created in Texas on September 30, 2024. Daniel Mitry and Timothy Salmon, New York lawyers and Empire IP's founders, are its managing members."). I found no appellate (CAFC) or PTAB proceedings involving this patent.

Note on dating: the task header states the current date is April 26, 2026, but search results contain docket entries dated into August 2026 (e.g., the S.D. Fla. case feed shows entries through 2026‑08‑07), and the working session date is 2026‑09‑25. I've reported the docket facts as they appear in the sources and flagged where the timeline exceeds the stated "current date."

Cases confirmed to assert the '748 patent

1. Integral Wireless Technologies LLC v. MW International Ventures LLC d/b/a Social Mobile

• Plaintiff: Integral Wireless Technologies LLC
• Defendant: MW International Ventures LLC d/b/a Social Mobile
• Jurisdiction: Originally E.D. Tex. as 2:25-cv-00644; transferred to S.D. Fla. as 0:25-cv-62546 (Judge William P. Dimitrouleas) — transfer order granted 11/10/2025, case transferred in 12/10/2025
• Case numbers: 2:25-cv-00644 (E.D. Tex.) → 0:25-cv-62546 (S.D. Fla.)
• Filing date: June 18, 2025 (complaint; filing fee receipt ATXEDC-10909240)
• '748 asserted: Yes — asserted claim 8 (Compl. ¶189), with Exhibits H1/H2 ("Evidence of Use Regarding Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,207,748"), directed at "Rhino Bluetooth compatible devices." This is part of a nine-patent assertion (7,269,127; 7,676,007; 7,738,595; 7,822,141; 7,949,068; 8,139,544; 8,812,888; 8,976,714; 9,207,748).
• Status: Pending. Procedural history includes a Rule 12(b)(3) improper-venue motion to dismiss (10/17/2025), an order requiring a joint scheduling report (12/15/2025), an Order to Show Cause for lack of prosecution (12/29/2025), mediation referral (1/21/2026), and continued activity into mid‑2026 (docket entries through 2026‑08‑07 in the feed). No final judgment found.
• Source examples: CourtListener docket 72013559; dockets.justia.com docket flsdce/0:2025cv62546/702907; complaint PDF at storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.702907/gov.uscourts.flsd.702907.1.0.pdf

Cases listed as "filed in Texas Eastern District Court" on the '748 Google Patents page

The patent's Google Patents page lists five litigation links tied to the family. Three of the E.D. Tex. links correspond to Integral Wireless campaign cases (see below). These are the entries Google associates with this patent:

Caveat / contradiction flag: The Google Patents "litigation" links are attached at the patent‑family level, not necessarily proven claim‑by‑claim to the '748 patent. I directly verified the '748 patent (claim 8) only in the Social Mobile complaint. For Lucid Group (2:26-cv-00198) and Luminator (2:26-cv-00426), the assignment of '748 to these cases is supported by the Google Patents listing (and the Ex Parte case page for 2:26-cv-00426 shows it is a Patent Infringement/NOS 830 case in E.D. Tex.), but I could not fetch the complaints to confirm which claims/patents are asserted. Treat these two as "associated with the family; '748 assertion probable but not independently verified."

Other Integral Wireless campaign cases (NOT confirmed to assert '748)

These share the same plaintiff and are part of the same portfolio campaign, but the '748 patent does not appear in the sources I retrieved for them:

Source: dockets.justia.com party search for "Integral Wireless Technologies LLC"; RPX article "Integral Wireless Opens Up Third Empire IP Campaign Over Portfolio Received From IV" (16 May 2025); Unified Patents litigation portal page for Texas Western District case 7:26-cv-00121.

Appeals (CAFC)

None found. I identified no Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit appeal involving U.S. Patent 9,207,748. No district‑court judgment on the '748 patent was located, so there is no appealable final judgment to date. (This is consistent with the earlier section's note that a search for "CAFC 2026 dockets 9207748" yielded nothing.)

PTAB

None. As established in the previously generated PTAB section, there are no IPR/PGR/CBM proceedings against the '748 patent. All claims 1–20 remain untested at the Board. I did not find any PTAB proceeding in this research either. Note that the related campaign patent 7,269,127 did go through IPR2014-01185, which resulted in an IPR certificate (2018-06-28) cancelling claims 1–10 and 17 — that is a different patent, not the '748.

Case table (summary)

Important qualifications

1. Only one case is directly verified to assert the '748 patent — the Social Mobile action (claim 8). The others I list are drawn from the Google Patents "litigation" links for this patent's family and from campaign reporting; I could not retrieve every complaint to confirm the '748 patent (and which claims) is asserted in each.
2. Date inconsistency: The header says current date April 26, 2026, yet sources show filings (2026-05-22) and docket activity (through 2026-08-07) after that date. I have not auto‑corrected these; I report them as found, and flag the inconsistency rather than resolve it.
3. Expired patent: Per the patent record, the '748 patent is "Expired – Lifetime" with an anticipated expiration of 2024-11-24, so any recovery would be limited to past damages for the six‑year look‑back window preceding each suit.
4. Sources consulted: CourtListener/RECAP, Justia Dockets, RPX Insight/Empower and the RPX Mondaq article, the Unified Patents litigation portal, and the patent's own Google Patents "litigation" links. I could not independently confirm every docket entry via PACER.

If you need claim‑by‑claim confirmation for the Lucid and Luminator cases, the next step would be to pull those two complaints (and the Teltonika amended complaint) directly and check the exhibits for U.S. Patent No. 9,207,748.

Proceedings overview

A search for AIA trial proceedings related to US Patent 9207748, including through web searches for IPR, PGR, and CBM cases, did not yield any records of such proceedings. The USPTO Open Data Portal (ODP) also indicates no AIA trial proceedings on file for this patent.

Since there are no PTAB proceedings on file, the defensive posture for a defendant facing assertion of this patent is that all claims (1-20) remain untested by PTAB challenges.

Strategic summary

As of today, May 25, 2026, all twenty claims of US Patent 9207748 remain untested by inter partes review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR), or covered business method (CBM) patent proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). There are no records of any challenges to the patentability of these claims through the AIA trial processes. This means there is no estoppel landscape established by PTAB decisions. Any prior art grounds potentially relevant to this patent (e.g., under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 or 103) are still available for a defendant to raise in a new PTAB petition or district court litigation.

The absence of PTAB activity is notable, especially given the patent's original assignee, Intellectual Ventures I LLC, and its current assignee, Integral Wireless Technologies LLC, both of which have been involved in patent monetization activities. Patents that are actively asserted often become targets for IPRs, making the lack of such proceedings for US9207748 an unusual signal.

Recommended next steps

Since no PTAB activity exists for US Patent 9207748, a potential defendant facing assertion of this patent would have the full range of prior art arguments available to them.

• Consider filing a new PTAB petition: If facing an assertion, a defendant could consider filing an IPR petition against claims 1-20, or a subset thereof, based on relevant prior art. This would be a first opportunity to challenge the patent's validity before the PTAB.
• Prior art search: Conduct a thorough prior art search to identify strong invalidity grounds under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103, particularly focusing on the "wireless device wake-up process" and "power-save and non-power-save modes" aspects of the claims.
• Monitor for future filings: Continuously monitor the PTAB E2E system for any newly filed petitions against US9207748, as the absence of past challenges does not preclude future ones.

The current lack of PTAB activity suggests that the patent's claims have not yet been rigorously vetted through the AIA trial process, which could represent an opportunity for a defendant.

Inventors

• Michael Paljug (Conexant Systems, Inc. at the time of the earliest priority date, November 24, 2004, though the filing for US9207748B2 was July 30, 2014)

Original assignee

The original assignee listed on US9207748B2 is Intellectual Ventures I LLC. Intellectual Ventures I LLC is known primarily as a patent monetization firm and is not an operating company that ships products embodying the claims. Its primary line of business involves acquiring and licensing patents. Intellectual Ventures I LLC is still an active entity.

Assignment timeline

• 2024-10-08 (executed) / recorded 2024-10-08 — Reel 059952/0046
  • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
  • Assignor: CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.
  • Assignee: XOCYST TRANSFER AG L.L.C.
  • Correspondent: MICHAEL T. MCCOLLUM, THE MCCOLLUM GROUP, PLLC, 2220 CR 224, NEWCASTLE, TX, 76372. This correspondent has appeared on other tracked patents.
  • Context: Transfer from an operating company to a new entity, likely for patent monetization purposes.
• 2024-10-08 (executed) / recorded 2024-10-08 — Reel 059952/0049
  • Conveyance: MERGER
  • Assignor: XOCYST TRANSFER AG L.L.C.
  • Assignee: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC
  • Correspondent: MICHAEL T. MCCOLLUM, THE MCCOLLUM GROUP, PLLC, 2220 CR 224, NEWCASTLE, TX, 76372. This correspondent has appeared on other tracked patents.
  • Context: Acquisition of Xocyst Transfer AG L.L.C. by Intellectual Ventures I LLC, consolidating ownership.
• 2024-10-10 (executed) / recorded 2024-10-10 — Reel 059956/0890
  • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
  • Assignor: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC
  • Assignee: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 199 LLC
  • Correspondent: MICHAEL T. MCCOLLUM, THE MCCOLLUM GROUP, PLLC, 2220 CR 224, NEWCASTLE, TX, 76372. This correspondent has appeared on other tracked patents.
  • Context: Internal reorganization / transfer within the Intellectual Ventures portfolio.
• 2024-10-16 (executed) / recorded 2024-10-16 — Reel 059966/0014
  • Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
  • Assignor: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 199 LLC
  • Assignee: INTEGRAL WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
  • Correspondent: MICHAEL T. MCCOLLUM, THE MCCOLLUM GROUP, PLLC, 2220 CR 224, NEWCASTLE, TX, 76372. This correspondent has appeared on other tracked patents.
  • Context: Transfer to a new entity, Integral Wireless Technologies LLC, which is the current assignee.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 9207748
    2014 : Filed by Intellectual Ventures I LLC
    2015 : Issued to Intellectual Ventures I LLC
    2024-10-08 : Assigned from Conexant to Xocyst
               : Xocyst merged into Intellectual Ventures I
    2024-10-10 : Assigned to Intellectual Ventures Assets 199 LLC
    2024-10-16 : Assigned to Integral Wireless Technologies LLC

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — present.

   • Reel 059952/0046, executed and recorded 2024-10-08: Conexant Systems, Inc. assigned to XOCYST TRANSFER AG L.L.C. The name "XOCYST TRANSFER AG L.L.C." suggests a shell entity for asset transfer.
   • Reel 059966/0014, executed and recorded 2024-10-16: Intellectual Ventures Assets 199 LLC assigned to INTEGRAL WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES LLC. The current assignee, Integral Wireless Technologies LLC, does not appear to be an operating company with products, and its name strongly suggests a licensing-focused entity.

2. Known asserter in the chain — present.

   • Reel 059952/0049, executed and recorded 2024-10-08: Xocyst Transfer AG L.L.C. merged into INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC. Intellectual Ventures is a well-known patent monetization firm (NPE).
   • The current assignee, INTEGRAL WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES LLC, is listed as having litigation associated with this patent family on Google Patents.

3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — present.

   • MICHAEL T. MCCOLLUM, THE MCCOLLUM GROUP, PLLC, 2220 CR 224, NEWCASTLE, TX, 76372 appears as the correspondent for all recorded assignments: Reel 059952/0046, Reel 059952/0049, Reel 059956/0890, and Reel 059966/0014. This consistent correspondent for multiple transfers within a short timeframe, including to and from known NPE entities, is a strong indicator of an NPE pattern.

4. Cascading transfers — present.

   • The transfers occurred in rapid succession in October 2024:
     • 2024-10-08: Conexant to Xocyst (Reel 059952/0046)
     • 2024-10-08: Xocyst merged into Intellectual Ventures I (Reel 059952/0049)
     • 2024-10-10: Intellectual Ventures I to Intellectual Ventures Assets 199 LLC (Reel 059956/0890)
     • 2024-10-16: Intellectual Ventures Assets 199 LLC to Integral Wireless Technologies LLC (Reel 059966/0014)
   • This sequence of four transfers within 8 days, all handled by the same correspondent, is a clear signal of cascading transfers, often indicative of an NPE strategy.

5. Pre-litigation transfer — unclear.

   • The patent was granted on December 8, 2015, and the assignment chain occurred in October 2024. While there is litigation associated with this patent family, the specific timing of the first infringement suit relative to these 2024 assignments is not immediately apparent from the provided information.

6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present.

   • There is no indication that Conexant Systems, Inc., Intellectual Ventures, or any other assignor in the chain filed for bankruptcy.

7. Privateering — unclear.

   • While Intellectual Ventures and Integral Wireless Technologies are known patent monetizers, explicit evidence of privateering (an operating company using an NPE to assert patents on its behalf against competitors) is not directly available from the assignment records alone.

8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present.

   • The chain does not terminate at any known defensive aggregators like RPX, AST, LOT Network, Unified Patents, or Open Invention Network.

Verdict

NPE — high confidence

The strong signals for a shell-entity transfer, the presence of a known asserter (Intellectual Ventures I LLC) in the chain, the recurrence of the same correspondent across all transfers, and the cascading nature of the assignments within a very short timeframe collectively indicate a high likelihood of NPE activity. The current assignee, Integral Wireless Technologies LLC, also appears to be a licensing entity, consistent with an NPE model.

USPTO Assignment Center search for US9207748: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/#!/assignment/showSearch?adv=9207748

The most relevant prior art for US Patent 9207748 can be identified by examining the "Cited By" and "Citations" sections of the patent itself. The patent document lists prior art patents and non-patent literature that were considered during its examination. Under 35 U.S.C. § 102, a claim is anticipated if every element of the claim is found in a single prior art reference.

Here's an analysis of some of the cited prior art from US9207748:

Patent Citations (Selected Examples from US9207748):

• US6049885A

  • Full Citation: US 6,049,885 A, "Method and apparatus for allowing a remote node to awaken a sleeping node of a network"
  • Publication Date: April 11, 2000 (Filed: October 20, 1994)
  • Brief Description: This patent describes the "MAGIC PACKET technology" for waking up a PC over a Local Area Network (LAN). Before entering a sleep mode, the LAN controller goes into a "MAGIC PACKET mode" where it monitors incoming frames for a specific data sequence (the MAGIC PACKET, consisting of 16 duplications of the IP address). If matched, full power is restored.
  • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent is highly relevant as it describes the fundamental concept of a "wake-up packet" (MAGIC PACKET) and a "power-save mode" where a network controller monitors for this packet to initiate a return to a "non-power-save mode". It directly addresses the core concepts of claims 1, 8, and 15, which involve entering a wake-up detection mode, receiving a wake-up packet, and performing a wake-up process. Specifically, the "MAGIC PACKET" comprising multiple consecutive iterations of the hardware address (IP address in 6,049,885) could anticipate elements of claim 6 and 13.

• US6304899B1

  • Full Citation: US 6,304,899 B1, "Data processing system and method for powering-on a remote client computer system utilizing a wireless signal"
  • Publication Date: October 16, 2001 (Filed: October 8, 1998)
  • Brief Description: This patent addresses powering on a remote client computer system using a wireless signal. It focuses on using a wireless signal to initiate the wake-up process.
  • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent specifically introduces the use of a wireless signal for remote wake-up, which is a key distinguishing feature of US9207748 over traditional wired Wake-on-LAN (WoL) like that in US6049885A. It could potentially anticipate the "wireless device" and "wirelessly returned to a full power mode" aspects of claims 1, 8, and 15, particularly concerning the wireless nature of the wake-up signal and device.

• US20030097398A1

  • Full Citation: US 2003/0097398 A1, "Wireless Connection For Portable Systems And Network adapters Using Wake-Up Requests"
  • Publication Date: May 22, 2003 (Filed: January 23, 1999)
  • Brief Description: This publication discusses wireless connections for portable systems and network adapters utilizing wake-up requests.
  • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Similar to US6304899B1, this reference highlights wireless wake-up for portable devices, strengthening the prior art landscape for the wireless aspects of US9207748. It could anticipate the concepts of a wireless device being woken from a power-save mode via a wake-up request over a wireless connection.

• US7398408B2

  • Full Citation: US 7,398,408 B2, "Systems and methods for waking up wireless LAN devices"
  • Publication Date: July 8, 2008 (Filed: November 24, 2004)
  • Brief Description: This patent, notably sharing the same priority date and original assignee (Intellectual Ventures I LLC) as US9207748, covers systems and methods for waking up wireless LAN devices. It describes a method for putting a wireless device into a reduced power mode and returning it to a full power mode using signals transmitted over a wireless LAN, including scanning multiple wireless data channels for a "MAGIC PACKET".
  • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent is a direct antecedent (a parent application) to US9207748 (via a chain of continuations and divisions). As such, it is highly likely to anticipate the fundamental aspects of claims 1, 8, and 15, particularly the method steps of scanning a plurality of wireless channels (claim 4, 11, 17) and the overall system and computer aspects for waking a wireless device from a power-save mode using a wake-up packet over a wireless LAN. It would also likely anticipate elements related to the "MAGIC PACKET" and its structure (claims 6, 13, 19). Any differences would likely lie in specific implementations or further refinements claimed in US9207748.

The provided patent text for US9207748 explicitly mentions the "MAGIC PACKET technology" and refers to U.S. Pat. No. 6,049,885 for a full description. This indicates that 6,049,885 is foundational prior art for the concept of using a specific data sequence to wake a sleeping node. US9207748 then extends this concept to wireless environments. The family relationship with US7398408B2 also makes it a primary piece of prior art.

To perform a complete anticipation analysis under 35 U.S.C. § 102, a detailed comparison of each element of claims 1-20 of US9207748 against the disclosures of these and other cited prior art references would be necessary. This analysis would examine whether each and every limitation of a claim is explicitly or inherently present in a single prior art reference.

The independent claims of US Patent 9207748 describe a method, computer, and computer-readable medium for a wireless device to transition from a power-save mode to a non-power-save mode upon receiving a wake-up packet while in a wake-up detection mode. An analysis under 35 U.S.C. § 103 indicates that these claims would likely have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art (PHOSITA) at the time of the invention (priority date 2004-11-24), given the existing prior art.

Independent Claims (1, 8, and 15) Overview:
The core elements of the independent claims revolve around:

• A wireless device.
• Entering a wake-up detection mode for a predetermined time period.
• Receiving a wake-up packet designed to initiate a switch from a power-save mode to a non-power-save mode.
• Performing a wake-up process in response to the packet.
• Exiting the detection mode if the wake-up occurs or the time period expires.

Relevant Prior Art References and Their Teachings:

1. US 6,049,885 to Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD): This patent, explicitly cited in US9207748 as prior art for wired Wake-on-LAN (WoL), teaches "MAGIC PACKET technology." It describes a LAN controller entering a "MAGIC PACKET mode" (analogous to a wake-up detection mode) when a PC is in a sleep state (power-save mode). The controller monitors incoming network frames for a specific "MAGIC PACKET" (a wake-up packet) which consists of 16 duplications of the node's IP address. Upon detection, the MAGIC PACKET mode is disabled, and full power is restored to the system (transition to non-power-save mode).

2. US 2003/0097398 A1 to Hewlett-Packard Company and Intel Corporation: This patent application describes a "Wireless Connection For Portable Systems And Network adapters Using Wake-Up Requests." It discloses a wireless network device operating in a power-saving mode, which includes a wake-up mechanism that, when activated, enables the device to monitor for a wake-up request from the wireless network and switch to a full power mode upon receiving such a request. This reference clearly addresses the application of wake-up functionality to wireless devices.

3. US 2004/0264396 A1 to Boris Ginzburg: This patent application, titled "Method for power saving in a wireless LAN," describes a method where a wireless network interface device is enabled to perform a network scanning process for detecting a beacon from a wireless access point for a first amount of time. If no beacon is detected, the device is disabled for a second amount of time. This demonstrates the concept of timed, periodic scanning and deactivation in a power-saving wireless context.

4. US 2003/0210658 A1 to Microsoft Corporation: This patent application, titled "Method and system for managing power consumption of a network interface module in a wireless computing device," teaches that a network interface module with a power management unit can operate in a low power state in a wireless computing device. The power management unit maintains the module in a low power state and periodically monitors for activity on the wireless network connection to determine whether to restore the module to a full power state. This further reinforces the idea of periodic monitoring in power-save mode for wireless devices.

Obviousness Analysis and Motivation to Combine:

The fundamental concept of remotely waking a computer from a power-save mode via a network packet was well-established by AMD's wired "MAGIC PACKET technology" as described in US 6,049,885. The background section of US9207748 itself highlights the growing prevalence of wireless devices and wireless LANs (IEEE 802.11x) and identifies the "problem of needing to wake-up computers over the LAN", thereby presenting a clear motivation for extending this capability to wireless environments.

A PHOSITA, seeking to bring the benefits of wired Wake-on-LAN to wireless devices, would have been highly motivated to combine the principles of the '885 patent with known wireless communication and power management techniques.

1. Applying WoL to Wireless Devices: The Hewlett-Packard and Intel '398 patent explicitly teaches the concept of a wireless network device in a power-saving mode monitoring for a wake-up request to switch to a full power mode. This directly bridges the gap between wired WoL and the desired wireless functionality, providing a clear suggestion to adapt existing WoL mechanisms for WLANs.

2. Implementing a Timed Detection Mode in Wireless: Given the power constraints of wireless devices, particularly those running on batteries, a PHOSITA would naturally consider power-efficient monitoring strategies. Ginzburg's '396 patent provides a specific teaching for "a network scanning process for detecting a beacon... for a first amount of time" and then "disabling the wireless network interface device for a second amount of time" if no beacon is detected. Similarly, Microsoft's '658 patent describes a wireless device's power management unit "periodically monitors for activity on the wireless network connection" while in a low power state. These references would have motivated a PHOSITA to incorporate a predetermined time period for scanning (entering a wake-up detection mode for a predetermined time) and subsequent deactivation/re-initiation to conserve power, consistent with the claims.

3. Wake-up Packet Structure: The "wake-up packet" in the claims, particularly its potential to contain "multiple consecutive iterations of the hardware address of the wireless device" (as in dependent claim 6), directly parallels the "MAGIC PACKET" of the '885 patent, which consists of "16 duplications of the IP address of the specific node." Adapting this known and effective packet structure for a wireless context, using a hardware address, would be a straightforward design choice for a PHOSITA.

Therefore, combining the well-known wired Wake-on-LAN mechanism (AMD '885) with the recognized need and general solutions for wireless wake-up (Hewlett-Packard and Intel '398), and incorporating standard power-saving techniques for wireless scanning (Ginzburg '396, Microsoft '658), would have rendered the claimed systems and methods obvious. The resulting invention is an expected combination of known elements to achieve a predictable result—enabling remote wake-up for wireless devices—that was clearly desirable at the time.

Consequently, independent claims 1, 8, and 15 of US9207748 would be rendered obvious by the combination of these prior art references.