Control of a Short-Range Wireless Terminal
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a short-range wireless terminal capable of operating in a first beacon-based network and in a second beacon-based network, the method comprising the steps of:
- controlling the short-range wireless terminal to enter a power save state with respect to a first beacon-based network; and
starting operation in a second beacon-based network in response to the controlling step,wherein the controlling step is performed if the short-range wireless terminal is in an active operation state with respect to the first beacon-based network when the operation in the second beacon-based network is to be started.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for controlling the operation of a short-range wireless terminal capable of operating in a first beacon-based network and in a second beacon-based network, and having an active state and a power save state in the first beacon-based network. For seamless operation in the two networks, the terminal moves to a power save state with respect to the first beacon-based network if operation in the second beacon-based network is required. However, the first beacon-based network is only informed that the terminal moves to a power save state and instead of powering down, the terminal becomes active in the second beacon-based network.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a short-range wireless terminal capable of operating in a first beacon-based network and in a second beacon-based network, the method comprising the steps of:
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controlling the short-range wireless terminal to enter a power save state with respect to a first beacon-based network; and starting operation in a second beacon-based network in response to the controlling step, wherein the controlling step is performed if the short-range wireless terminal is in an active operation state with respect to the first beacon-based network when the operation in the second beacon-based network is to be started. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless terminal for short-range wireless networks, the wireless terminal comprising:
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a first operation mode for operating in a first beacon-based network; a second operation mode for operating in a second beacon-based network; and first control means for controlling the wireless terminal to a power save state with respect to the first beacon-based network; wherein the first control means are configured to operate in response to a command to assume the second operation mode, the command being received when the terminal is in the active operation state with respect to the first beacon-based network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer useable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein to control a short-range wireless terminal, the computer readable program code comprising:
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a first computer readable program code portion for receiving a command to start operation in a second beacon-based network; and a second computer readable program code portion for controlling the short-range wireless terminal to enter a power save state with respect to a first beacon-based network, the second computer readable program code being configured to control the short-range wireless terminal in response to the command if the short-range wireless terminal is in an active operation state with respect to the first beacon-based network when the command is received.
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