MANAGING MOBILE STATION Wi-Fi COMMUNICATIONS
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1. A method of managing a mobile station'"'"'s wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication capability, comprising the steps of:
- turning off the Wi-Fi communication capability when the mobile station is not actively engaged in Wi-Fi communications; and
characterized byautomatically activating a Wi-Fi probing mode responsive to at least one of a plurality of preselected triggering events for determining whether the Wi-Fi communication capability of the mobile station should remain active.
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Abstract
Managing wireless fidelity communications for a mobile station includes automatically activating and deactivating wireless fidelity communication capability on the mobile station. Whenever wireless fidelity communications are not active, the wireless fidelity capability is turned off until at least one of a plurality of preselected triggering events occurs. If at least one of the triggering events occurs, a wireless fidelity probing mode begins and a wireless fidelity communication connection is established if one is available.
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1. A method of managing a mobile station'"'"'s wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication capability, comprising the steps of:
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turning off the Wi-Fi communication capability when the mobile station is not actively engaged in Wi-Fi communications; and characterized by automatically activating a Wi-Fi probing mode responsive to at least one of a plurality of preselected triggering events for determining whether the Wi-Fi communication capability of the mobile station should remain active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile station, comprising:
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a first portion having wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication capability, the first portion being turned off when the mobile station is not actively engaged in Wi-Fi communications; and characterized by a Wi-Fi communications manager that activates the first portion in a probing mode responsive to at least one of a plurality of preselected triggering events for determining whether the Wi-Fi communication capability of the mobile station should remain active. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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