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Wireless controlled wake up

  • US 20070260905A1
  • Filed: 05/01/2006
  • Published: 11/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of operating a radio communications device connected to a computer to wirelessly communicate between the computer and at least one external device, wherein the computer has a suspend mode and an active mode and the radio communications device has a suspend mode and an active mode, the method comprising:

  • entering the suspend mode in the radio communications device from an active mode with the computer in the suspend mode;

    periodically entering a polling mode in the radio communications device including transmitting a wireless signal to poll one or more external devices, waiting a predetermined period for a response signal, returning to the suspend mode if no wake-up response signal is received during the predetermined period, and if a wake-up response signal is received during the predetermined period returning the radio communications device to the active mode and communicating with the computer to cause the computer to return to the active mode.

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