Connected mode for low-end radio
First Claim
1. A method for optimizing power consumption for devices implementing wireless short range radio communication, comprising:
- transmitting a broadcast polling message from an advertising device advertising availability for connection for subsequent data transfer;
receiving from a user device a response message, containing a response polling role switching indicator;
enabling the advertising and user devices to establish a wireless short range connection, wherein polling roles of the advertising and user devices are determined in accordance with the response polling role switching indicator.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for a implementing an optimized low-end radio communication protocol, wherein the communication link is flexible and the power consumption characteristics are optimized. One facet of the system'"'"'s flexibility relates to the system'"'"'s ability to negotiate device control roles associated with a polling communication link. Also, once the device control roles are in place and the communication link is established, the system selectively implements a number of polling protocols for a multitude of applications that need a low power consumption. In some embodiments the system maintains a communication link with a reduced frequency polling protocol. This type of communication link maintains efficient power consumption characteristics, as well as, connection times that are faster than establishing a communication link between disconnected devices.
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71 Claims
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1. A method for optimizing power consumption for devices implementing wireless short range radio communication, comprising:
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transmitting a broadcast polling message from an advertising device advertising availability for connection for subsequent data transfer;
receiving from a user device a response message, containing a response polling role switching indicator;
enabling the advertising and user devices to establish a wireless short range connection, wherein polling roles of the advertising and user devices are determined in accordance with the response polling role switching indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for optimizing power consumption for a short range wireless communication device implementing a polling protocol, comprising:
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transmitting polling messages to at least one polled device according to a general polling mode and a request to the at least one polled device to enter a low activity polling mode;
receiving a response message from the at least one polled device, containing a response to the low activity mode request;
entering a low activity polling mode, wherein the low activity polling mode starts periodic transmissions of the polling message using a time-interval in accordance with parameters in the low activity polling mode request. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for optimizing power consumption for user devices implementing wireless short-range communication comprising:
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receiving a broadcast polling message from an advertising device advertising available data;
detecting the state of the polling role switching indicator in the polling message by at least one user device;
transmitting a response message from the user device to the advertising device containing a response polling role switching indicator;
connecting in a communication link for subsequent transfer of data, wherein device polling roles are determined in accordance with the response polling role switching indicator. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system optimized for power consumption in short range wireless radio communication, comprising:
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an advertising device, wherein said advertising device is operative to transmit a broadcast polling message advertising availability for connection;
a user device operative to transmit a response message in response to receiving said polling message, said response message containing a response polling role switching indicator; and
said advertising and user devices being operative to connect in a communication link for the subsequent transmission of data, wherein their respective polling roles are determined in accordance with the response polling role switching indicator. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system optimized for power consumption in short range wireless communication, comprising:
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a user device operative to receive data from an advertising device;
an advertising device operative to transmit data to the user device;
wherein one of the user and advertising devices assumes a polling device role and the other of said devices assumes a polled device role;
said polling device is operative to transmit polling messages to the polled device according to a general polling mode and to transmit a request to the polled device to enter a low activity polling mode; and
said polled device is operative to transmit a response message in response to the receipt of said request from the polling device indicating an acceptance or rejection of the polling device request to enter a low activity polling mode, the polling and polled devices thereupon connecting in a communication link;
said polling and polled devices being operative to enter a low activity polling mode, upon acceptance thereof by the polled device the low activity polling mode involving the periodic transmission of polling messages by the polling device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system optimized for power consumption in short-range wireless communication, comprising:
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an advertising device operative to advertise availability of data for subsequent data transfer;
a user device operative to receive advertisements and request subsequent data transfers, wherein one of the advertising device and the user device assumes a polling device role and the other of the advertising device and the user device assumes a polled device role;
the user device receiving a broadcast polling message from the advertising device, wherein said broadcast polling message includes a polling role switching indicator;
the user device detecting the state of the polling role switching indicator in the polling message and transmitting a response message containing a response polling role switching indicator;
said devices connecting in a communication link for subsequent data transfer, wherein device polling roles are determined in accordance with the response polling role switching indicator. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A communication device optimized for power consumption for implementing in short range wireless radio communication, said communication device having a transmitter and receiver for transmitting and receiving messages by short range radio communication and a processor programmed to cause said communication device to:
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transmit a broadcast polling message advertising availability for connection to a user device;
receive from any responding user device a response message;
detect any polling role switching indicator contained in such response message;
establish a wireless short range communication link for the subsequent transfer of data, wherein the polling roles in the communication link are determined in accordance with the detected response polling role switching indicator. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A communication device optimized for power consumption in short range wireless communication, said communication device having a transmitter and receiver for transmitting and receiving messages by short range radio communication and a processor programmed to cause said communication device to:
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transmit polling messages to at least one user device according to a general polling mode;
transmit a low activity polling mode request to the at least one user device;
enter the low activity polling mode upon the receipt of a response message from the at least one user device accepting a low activity mode request, the low activity polling mode involving the periodic transmission of polling messages by the polling device. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A communication device optimized for power consumption for short range wireless communication, said communication device having a transmitter and receiving for transmitting and receiving messages by short range radio communication and a processor programmed to cause said communication device to:
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receive a polling message from an advertising device;
detect in the received message any polling role switching indicator;
transmit a response message to the advertising device containing a response polling role switching indicator;
connect in a communication link for subsequent data transfer with the advertising device, wherein the polling role of the communication device in the communication link is determined in accordance with the response polling role switching indicator. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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