WIRELESS-ENABLED DEVICE WITH CAPABILITY OF RESPONDING TO CHANGES IN OPERATIONAL STATE
First Claim
1. A device suitable for wireless communication with a network entity, comprising:
- a functional unit configured to monitor an operational state of the device and, in response to detecting that the device is in a de-powered operational state, to inform the network entity of an ability of the device to wirelessly communicate with the network entity during a future time interval while the device remains in a de-powered operational state.
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Abstract
A device suitable for wireless communication with a network entity. The device comprises a functional unit configured to monitor an operational state of the device and, in response to detecting that the device is in a de-powered operational state, to inform the network entity of an ability of the device to wirelessly communicate with the network entity during a future time interval while the device remains in a de-powered operational state. A second functional unit capable of wireless communication with the network entity may also be provided and may be selectably powered from either a main power source or an alternate power source such that the second functional unit is powered from the alternate power source during the future time interval and becomes unpowered from the alternate power source after the future time interval. Thus, de-powered devices can be located and communicated with more easily.
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57 Claims
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1. A device suitable for wireless communication with a network entity, comprising:
a functional unit configured to monitor an operational state of the device and, in response to detecting that the device is in a de-powered operational state, to inform the network entity of an ability of the device to wirelessly communicate with the network entity during a future time interval while the device remains in a de-powered operational state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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35. The device defined in claim 35, wherein the beacons of the third type comprise ancillary data indicative of a future attentiveness of the device to messages from the network entity.
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41. A device suitable for wireless communication with a network entity, comprising means configured to monitor an operational state of the device and, in response to detecting that the device is in a de-powered operational state, to inform the network entity of an ability of the device to wirelessly communicate with the network entity during a future time interval while the device remains in a de-powered operational state.
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42. A method for execution at a wirelessly-enabled device, comprising:
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monitoring an operational state of the device; and in response to detecting that the device is in a de-powered operational state, informing the network entity of an ability of the device to wirelessly communicate with the network entity during a future time interval while the device remains in a de-powered operational state.
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43. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-readable program code that is executable by a processing entity of a wirelessly-enabled device, the computer-readable program code comprising:
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computer-readable program code for causing the processing entity to monitor an operational state of the device; and computer-readable program code for causing the processing entity to respond to detecting that the device is in a de-powered operational state by informing the network entity of an ability of the device to wirelessly communicate with the network entity during a future time interval while the device remains in a de-powered operational state.
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44. A device suitable for wireless communication with a network entity, comprising:
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a power source; a first functional unit capable of wirelessly transmitting beacons to the network entity in accordance with a signaling scheme so as to allow the network entity to obtain information regarding the device; a second functional unit configured to monitor a charge level of the power source and to modify a feature of the signaling scheme based on the monitored charge level. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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