Systems and methods for automatically activating wireless networks
First Claim
1. A system for managing power for wireless communication, the system comprising:
- a network device, the network device including;
a low-power wireless interface, a high-power wireless interface, and a first control engine; and
a recording device, the recording device including;
a low-power wireless interface, a high-power wireless interface, a second control engine, and a data store;
wherein;
the recording device captures information at a place, the recording device carried by a user while the recording device captures the information;
the recording device stores the information in the data store as a data record;
in response to capturing the information, the recording device transmits a data notification via its low-power wireless interface using a connectionless protocol, the data notification indicates that the data record is present and ready to be transmitted;
in response to the network device receiving the data notification via its low-power wireless interface, the first control engine activates the high-power wireless interface of the network device;
the second control engine activates the high-power wireless interface of the recording device; and
the recording device transmits the data record via the high-power wireless interface of the recording device.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, automatic selective enablement of a wireless interface is provided. In some embodiments, a first device such as a recording device broadcasts a notification via a first wireless interface. The notification may be received by a second device such as a network device, which activates a second wireless interface in response. In some embodiments, the second device may transmit a notification via the first wireless interface to indicate that the second wireless interface has been activated. In response to receiving such a notification, the first device may activate its own second wireless interface in order to complete the connection and transmit a data record to the second device. In some embodiments, the first wireless interface is a low-power wireless interface, and the second wireless interface is a high-power wireless interface.
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31 Claims
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1. A system for managing power for wireless communication, the system comprising:
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a network device, the network device including;
a low-power wireless interface, a high-power wireless interface, and a first control engine; anda recording device, the recording device including;
a low-power wireless interface, a high-power wireless interface, a second control engine, and a data store;
wherein;the recording device captures information at a place, the recording device carried by a user while the recording device captures the information; the recording device stores the information in the data store as a data record; in response to capturing the information, the recording device transmits a data notification via its low-power wireless interface using a connectionless protocol, the data notification indicates that the data record is present and ready to be transmitted; in response to the network device receiving the data notification via its low-power wireless interface, the first control engine activates the high-power wireless interface of the network device; the second control engine activates the high-power wireless interface of the recording device; and the recording device transmits the data record via the high-power wireless interface of the recording device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of receiving a data record from a recording device, the method performed by a network device, the method comprising:
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receiving a data notification via a low-power wireless interface of the network device using a connectionless protocol, the data notification transmitted by the recording device via a low-power interface of the recording device, the data notification transmitted in response to the recording device capturing information at a place, the recording device stores the information in a data store as the data record, the data notification indicates that the data record is present in the recording device and ready to be transmitted, the recording device carried by a user while the recording device captures the information; in response to receiving the data notification, activating a high-power wireless interface of the network device; and receiving, via the high-power wireless interface, the data record from the recording device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of transmitting a data record via a wireless network, the method performed by a recording device, the method comprising:
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capturing information at a place, the recording device carried by a user while capturing the information; storing the information as the data record in a data store; in response to storing, broadcasting via a low-power wireless interface, a first connectionless notification indicating presence of the data record and that the record data is ready for transfer; in response to the first connectionless notification, receiving a second connectionless notification via the low-power wireless interface, the second connectionless notification indicating that communication via a high-power wireless interface is available; activating the high-power wireless interface; and transmitting the data record via the high-power wireless interface. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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