Device, system and method of reduced power consumption multi-receiver

• US 20060276130A1
• Filed: 06/01/2005
• Published: 12/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Waxman, Shai
• Application Number:
  US11/141,333
• Publication Number:
  US 20060276130A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0274 by switching on or off the equipment or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Briefly, some embodiments of the invention provide devices, systems and methods to conserve power consumed by multi-receivers. For example, a method in accordance with an embodiment of the invention may include setting an operational parameter of one or more receivers of a multi-receiver configuration based on a physical transfer rate requirement.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

setting an operational parameter of one or more receivers of a multi-receiver configuration based on a physical transfer rate requirement.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein setting said operational parameter comprises:

selectively activating at least one receiver of said multi-receiver configuration.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein setting said operational parameter comprises:

selectively deactivating at least one receiver of said multi-receiver configuration

4. The method of claim 1, wherein setting said operational parameter comprises:

setting said operational parameter based on a physical transfer rate required by an access point in communication with said multi-receiver configuration.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein setting said operational parameter comprises:

setting said operational parameter based on a physical transfer rate required by an application executed by a device associated with said multi-receiver configuration.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein setting said operational parameter comprises:

setting said operational parameter to the greater of a physical transfer rate required by an application executed by a device associated with said multi-receiver configuration and a physical transfer rate required by an access point in communication with said multi-receiver configuration

7. The method of claim 1, wherein setting said operational parameter comprises:

if a value of said minimum physical transfer rate parameter does not meet a requirement set by an access point in communication with said multi-receiver configuration, activating an additional receiver of said multi-receiver configuration.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein setting comprises:

if a value of said,.minimum physical transfer rate parameter does not meet a requirement set by an application executed by a device associated with said multi-receiver configuration, activating an additional receiver of said multi-receiver configuration.

9. An apparatus comprising:

an activation controller to set an operational parameter of one or more receivers of a multi-receiver configuration based on a physical transfer rate requirement.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said activation controller is to selectively activate at least one receiver of said multi-receiver configuration based on said physical transfer rate requirement.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said activation controller is to selectively deactivate at least one receiver of said multi-receiver configuration based on said physical transfer rate requirement.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said activation controller is to set said operational parameter based on a physical transfer rate required by an access point in communication with said multi-receiver configuration.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said activation controller is to set said operational parameter based on a physical transfer rate required by an application executed by a device associated with said multi-receiver configuration.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said activation controller is to set said operational parameter to tile greater of a physical transfer rate required by an application executed by a device associated with said multi-receiver configuration and a physical transfer rate required by an access point in communication with said multi-receiver configuration.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said activation controller is to activate an additional receiver of said multi-receiver configuration if a value of said minimum physical transfer rate parameter does not meet a requirement set by an access point in communication with said multi-receiver configuration.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said activation controller is to activate an additional receiver of said multi-receiver configuration if a value of said minimum physical transfer rate parameter does not meet a requirement set by an application executed by a device associated with said multi-receiver configuration.

18. A wireless communication device comprising:

a dipole antenna to receive wireless communication signals; and

an apparatus according to claim 9.

19. A wireless communication device comprising:

a dipole antenna to receive wireless communication signals; and

an apparatus according to claim 10.

20. A wireless communication device comprising:

a dipole antenna to receive wireless communication signals; and

an apparatus according to claim 11.

17. The apparatus of claim 97 comprising said multi-receiver configuration to receive wireless communication signals.

21. A wireless communication system comprising:

a wireless communication station having an activation controller to set an operational parameter of one or more receivers of a multi-receiver configuration based on a physical transfer rate requirement.

22. The wireless communication system of claim 21, wherein said activation controller is to selectively activate at least one receiver of said multi-receiver configuration.

23. The wireless communication system of claim 21, wherein said activation controller is to selectively deactivate at least one receiver of said multi-receiver configuration.

24. The wireless communication system of claim 21, wherein said wireless communication station is to execute an application, and wherein said physical transfer rate requirement is provided by said application.

25. The wireless communication system of claim 21, further comprising:

an access point in communication with said wireless communication station to provide said physical transfer rate requirement.

26. The wireless communication system of claim 25, wherein said activation controller is to set said operational parameter to the greater of a physical transfer rate required by an application to be executed by said wireless communication station and a physical transfer rate requirement provided by said access point.

27. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions that, if executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method comprising:

setting an operational parameter of one or more receivers of a multi-receiver configuration based on a physical transfer rate requirement.

28. The machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the instructions result in:

selectively activating at least one receiver of said multi-receiver configuration.

29. The machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the instructions result in:

selectively activating at least one receiver of said multi-receiver configuration.