| 摘要 |
In the invention, it is contemplated a method and apparatus for initiating a coupling of a network data device to a data network. In particular, a network data device (35) receives data from an interconnected network (15). The network data device has a data network connection circuitry that allows it to send and/or receive data from the interconnected network. The network data device also has a wireless messaging circuitry (40), responsive to signals from a wireless message network (20). The data network connection circuitry is responsive to receive data from the interconnected network when the wireless messaging circuitry indicates that the device is to do so. In an embodiment, the network data device operates in a number of states, one being a lower power state and another being a higher power state. While in the lower power state, the wireless messaging circuitry can receive messages from the wireless messaging network. In the higher power state the data network connection circuitry can receive and/or send messages from/to the interconnected data network. When a message from the wireless messaging network, through the wireless messaging circuitry, indicates that an event is pending on the interconnected network for the network data device, the device initiates a change in the power state from the lower power state to the higher power state.
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