METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING A SLEEP INTERVAL TO IMPROVE BATTERY LIFE
First Claim
1. A method for selecting a sleep interval in a mobile communications device, comprising:
- negotiating a first sleep interval period with an access point; and
negotiating a second sleep interval period with one or more entities other than the access point, wherein the second sleep interval period is longer than the first sleep interval period.
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a mobile communication device that is capable of accessing different types of networks such as a circuit-switched network and a packet-switched network. While communicating over the packet-switched network, the device negotiates a sleep interval that is longer than the ordinary interval available using the packet-switched network. In this manner, the device wakes less frequently and thereby conservers power. A buffering system is included so that data directed towards the device while it is asleep may be buffered for later delivery when the device awakens.
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52 Claims
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1. A method for selecting a sleep interval in a mobile communications device, comprising:
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negotiating a first sleep interval period with an access point; and negotiating a second sleep interval period with one or more entities other than the access point, wherein the second sleep interval period is longer than the first sleep interval period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile communications device, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to listen for beacon signals from an access point; and a processor controlling the transceiver and configured to; negotiate a first sleep interval period with the access point, and change the first sleep interval period to a second sleep interval period based on a negotiation with one or more entities other than the access point, wherein the second sleep interval period is longer than the first sleep interval period. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer-readable medium including instructions stored thereon, comprising:
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a first instruction set for negotiating a first sleep interval period with an access point; and a second instruction set for changing the first sleep interval period to a second sleep interval period based on a negotiation with one or more entities other than the access point, wherein the second sleep interval period is longer than the first sleep interval period.
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27. A mobile communications device capable of communicating over multiple access networks, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to listen for beacon signals from an access point; means for negotiating a first sleep interval period with the access point; and means for changing the first sleep interval period to a second sleep interval period based on a negotiation with one or more entities other than the access point, wherein the second sleep interval period is longer than the first sleep interval period.
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28. A method for buffering data to be delivered to a mobile communications device, comprising:
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negotiating a sleep interval with the mobile communications device that is downstream from an access point; buffering data destined for the mobile communications device at a server; and transmitting at least a portion of the buffered data to the mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A server, comprising:
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a memory; a processor, coupled with the memory, configured to; negotiate a sleep interval with a mobile communications device that is downstream from an access point, both of which are downstream from the server; estimate a network path delay between the server and the mobile communications device; buffer data destined for the mobile communications device; and transmit at least a portion of the buffered data to the mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A computer-readable medium including instructions stored thereon, comprising:
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a first instruction set for negotiating a sleep interval with a mobile communications device that is downstream from an access point, both of which are downstream from a server; a second instruction set for buffering data destined for the mobile communications device at the server; and a third instruction set for transmitting at least a portion of the buffered data to the mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An apparatus operable in a wireless communications system, comprising:
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means for negotiating a sleep interval with a mobile communications device that is downstream from an access point, both of which are downstream from the apparatus; means for buffering data destined for the mobile communications device at the apparatus; and means for transmitting at least a portion of the buffered data to the mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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