Battery-Efficient Generic Advertising Service for Wireless Mobile Devices
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1. A data storage medium encoded with computer executable instructions for acquiring information from a wireless network, the computer executable instructions when executed operable to cause a processor to:
- prior to associating with a wireless network, transmit a query to the wireless network for network services information;
receive a response containing advertising service scheduling information;
configure a power conservation mode responsive to the advertising service scheduling information;
exit, responsive to the advertising scheduling information, the power conservation mode to receive one or more messages including network services information; and
use the network services information to establish a wireless connection to the wireless network.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for acquiring service provider information includes querying a wireless network for service provider information, receiving an advertisement response containing advertising service scheduling information, and configuring a power conservation mode responsive to the advertising service scheduling information.
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26 Claims
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1. A data storage medium encoded with computer executable instructions for acquiring information from a wireless network, the computer executable instructions when executed operable to cause a processor to:
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prior to associating with a wireless network, transmit a query to the wireless network for network services information; receive a response containing advertising service scheduling information; configure a power conservation mode responsive to the advertising service scheduling information; exit, responsive to the advertising scheduling information, the power conservation mode to receive one or more messages including network services information; and use the network services information to establish a wireless connection to the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for acquiring information from a wireless network, the method comprising:
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prior to associating with a wireless network, transmitting a query to the wireless network for network services information; receiving a response containing advertising service scheduling information; configuring a power conservation mode responsive to the advertising service scheduling information; exiting, responsive to the advertising scheduling information, the power conservation mode to receive one or more messages including network services information; and using the network services information to establish a wireless connection to the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A data storage medium encoded with computer executable instructions for providing service provider information, the computer executable instructions when executed operable to cause a processor to:
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access a service provider query transmitted by a wireless client, prior to establishing a wireless connection with the wireless client; transmit an advertisement response containing advertising service scheduling information to the wireless client; obtain service provider information responsive to the query; and transmit, after obtaining the service provider information, one or more advertising frames containing the service provider information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method for providing service provider information to one or more wireless clients, the method comprising:
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accessing, at an access point, a service provider query transmitted by a wireless client, prior to establishing a wireless connection between the wireless client and the access point; transmitting an advertisement response containing advertising service scheduling information to the wireless client; obtaining service provider information responsive to the query; and transmitting, after obtaining the service provider information, one or more advertising frames containing the service provider information. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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