Apparatus and method for controlling data communication in wireless local area network
First Claim
1. A method for controlling data communication in a wireless local area network (LAN), comprising:
- checking a battery capacity using a first station; and
determining a transmission characteristic for a wireless LAN communication corresponding to the checked battery capacity.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling data communication in a wireless local area network (LAN) can check a remaining power level of a host computer battery and determine a data transmission characteristic such as a data transfer speed and/or power save mode period based on the checked battery power, and then adjust the current data transfer speed or power save mode period according to the determined value. For example, a controller of a wireless LAN can transmit information corresponding to the determined transmission characteristic to an access point or another station. Therefore, a station of the wireless LAN card can reduce or prevent power of the battery from being abruptly diminished because of use of the wireless LAN.
36 Citations
41 Claims
-
1. A method for controlling data communication in a wireless local area network (LAN), comprising:
-
checking a battery capacity using a first station; and
determining a transmission characteristic for a wireless LAN communication corresponding to the checked battery capacity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A method, comprising:
-
receiving data communications from a plurality of stations on a wireless LAN network at an access point; and
determining priorities for data transmission and reception with reference to power save period information transmitted from the plurality of stations. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
-
-
21. An apparatus for controlling data communication in a wireless LAN, comprising:
-
means installed at a station of a wireless LAN card for checking the remaining power of a battery of a host computer connected through an interface;
means installed at said station for determining a transmission characteristic corresponding to the checked battery power and recording information corresponding to the determined transmission characteristic in a message to be transmitted to a receiving terminal; and
means installed at said station for adjusting a data transmission characteristic with the receiving terminal to the determined transmission characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
-
-
26. An apparatus, comprising:
a transmitting wireless LAN terminal coupled to a host computer and configured to determine remaining battery capacity of a host computer, wherein the transmitting station is configured to determine a transmission characteristic for a wireless LAN communication responsive to the remaining battery capacity. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Specification