Partial wake states

1. An electronic device comprising:

a communication device to receive a command from another electronic device while the electronic device is in a power saving state, wherein the command is different from a wake command;

a basic input/output system (BIOS); and

a processor to transition the electronic device from the power saving state to:

a partial wake state when the command indicates a first operation; and

a full wake state when the command indicates a second operation,

wherein the processor is to transition the BIOS from inactive to active in the partial wake state and wherein the first operation is a BIOS update operation.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the communication device is to receive the command via a low energy radio signal.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is to keep the electronic device in the power saving state when the command indicates a third operation.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising an input/output (I/O) device, wherein the processor is to transition the BIOS and the I/O device from inactive to active in the partial wake state.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , further comprising an operating system (OS), wherein the processor is to transition the operating system, the BIOS, and the I/O device from inactive to active in the full wake state.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the second operation is an OS erase operation.

7. An electronic device comprising:

a plurality of processing resources;

a communication device to receive a command from another electronic device while the plurality of processing resources is inactive, wherein the command is different from a wake command; and

a processor to:

transition a first set of the plurality of processing resources from inactive to active and the electronic device from a power saving state to a partial wake state when the command indicates a first operation, wherein the first set of the plurality of processing resources comprises a basic input/output system (BIOS) and an input/output (I/O) device; and

transition a second set of the plurality of processing resources from inactive to active and the electronic device from the power saving state to a full wake state when the command indicates a second operation, wherein the second set of the plurality of processing resources comprises the BIOS, the I/O device, and an operating system (OS).

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of processing resources includes the BIOS, the OS, and a central processing unit (CPU).

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is to:

transition the first set from active to inactive when the first operation is completed; and

transition the second set from active to inactive when the second operation is completed.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed cause a processor of an electronic device to:

receive a command from another electronic device, wherein the command is different from a wake command; and

transition a set of processing resources of the electronic device from inactive to active and the electronic device from a power saving state to a partial wake state when the command indicates a first operation, or

transition the electronic device from the power saving state to a full wake state when the command indicates a second operation,

wherein the set of processing resources comprises a basic input/output system (BIOS) and wherein the first operation is a BIOS operation.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the set of processing resources includes a first subset of processing resources to carry out the command and a second subset of processing resources to authenticate the command, and wherein the second subset of processing resources includes a biometric sensor, an imaging device, an input/output device, or a combination thereof.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the set of processing resources includes a first subset of processing resources to carry out the command and a second subset of processing resources to authenticate the command, and wherein the first subset of processing resources includes the BIOS, an operating system (OS), or a combination thereof.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the processor to receive the command via a low energy communication protocol.