摘要 |
<p>Relinquishing a network master device status in accordance with a device power reserve level includes a system (430) having a network master device (432) for monitoring its own power reserve level and relinquishing its network master status for that of network slave status whensuch level is below a threshold value, and one or more network slave devices (434, 436, 438) where each such device is in signal communication with the network master device (432) for monitoring its own power reserve level and relinquishing its network slave status for that of network master status when such level is above at least one of the threshold value and the power reserve level of the master.</p> |