POWER-SAVING CONTROL METHOD FOR WIRELESS LAN

• US 20100103849A1
• Filed: 10/17/2009
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Chen, Chih-Yi, Yang, Sheng-Feng, Wang, Hsien-Kang
• Application Number:
  US12/581,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20100103849A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/311
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A power-saving control method for wireless LAN is applied to a portable electronic device, such as laptop computer. When the portable electronic device is booted and drives the wireless LAN device, the scan function of the wireless LAN device is disabled. Therefore, automatically scanning the wireless access point is avoided to save power. Moreover, after the wireless LAN link is established by the user, the scan function of the wireless LAN device is also disabled. Thus, the periodical automatic scanning the wireless access point is avoided to save power.

Claims

1. A power-saving control method for a wireless LAN, adapted for a portable electronic device with a wireless network device, the power-saving control method comprising:

receiving a booting signal;

loading a basic input/output system of the portable electronic device;

initializing a control chipset and a memory of the portable electronic device;

starting an operating system of the portable electronic device;

loading a driver of the wireless network device of the portable electronic device by the operating system;

transmitting a disabled signal to the wireless network device; and

closing a scanning module of the wireless network device.

2. The power-saving control method according to claim 1, wherein the disabled signal is combined with the driver, and the disabled signal is transmitted to the wireless network device automatically when the operating system loads the driver.

3. The power-saving control method according to claim 1, wherein before the step of transmitting the disabled signal to the wireless network device, the method further comprises a step of scanning automatically by the scanning module of the wireless network device to obtain a wireless access point list.

4. The power-saving control method according to claim 3, wherein the wireless access point list provides a choice for user to establish a wireless network link.

5. The power-saving control method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a signal for establishing a wireless network link;

enabling the scanning module of the wireless network device;

scanning automatically by the scanning module of the wireless network device to obtain a wireless access point list;

selecting one wireless access point from the wireless access point list;

establishing a link with the selected wireless access point;

transmitting a disabled signal to the wireless network device; and

closing the scanning module of the wireless network device.

6. A power-saving control method for a wireless LAN, adapted for a portable electronic device with a wireless network device, the power-saving control method comprising:

receiving a signal for establishing a wireless network link;

selecting a wireless access point from a wireless access point list to link;

establishing a link with the selected wireless access point;

transmitting a disabled signal to the wireless network device; and

closing a scanning module of the wireless network device.

7. The power-saving control method according to claim 6, wherein the disabled signal is combined with a wireless network link establishing program, and the disabled signal is sent to the wireless network device automatically when the link is established with the selected wireless access point.

8. The power-saving control method according to claim 6, wherein the wireless access point list is obtained by automatically scanning by the scanning module of the wireless network device after the signal for establishing a wireless network link is received.

9. The power-saving control method according to claim 6, wherein the wireless access point list is established by automatically scanning by the scanning module of the wireless network device beforehand.

10. The power-saving control method according to claim 9, wherein the wireless access point list is established automatically after the portable electronic device is booted.