METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWER SAVING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
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1. A power saving method for communication in a wireless network, comprising:
- establishing a wireless bus between two electronic wireless stations;
at a receiving wireless station;
receiving an incoming wireless signal from a wireless transmitting station via a wireless communication medium;
initiating processing the signal for detecting if the signal comprises a wireless bus tracking signal; and
if the signal comprises a wireless bus tracking signal, then ceasing further processing of the signal to conserve power.
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Abstract
A method and system for power saving communication in a wireless network is provided. One implementation involves establishing a wireless bus between two electronic wireless stations, and at a receiving wireless station receiving an incoming wireless signal from a wireless transmitting station via a wireless communication medium, initiating processing the signal for detecting if the signal comprises a wireless bus tracking signal, and if the signal comprises a wireless bus tracking signal, then ceasing further processing of the signal to conserve power.
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21 Claims
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1. A power saving method for communication in a wireless network, comprising:
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establishing a wireless bus between two electronic wireless stations; at a receiving wireless station; receiving an incoming wireless signal from a wireless transmitting station via a wireless communication medium; initiating processing the signal for detecting if the signal comprises a wireless bus tracking signal; and if the signal comprises a wireless bus tracking signal, then ceasing further processing of the signal to conserve power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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a transmitting wireless station configured for generating a wireless bus tracking signal to maintain a wireless bus connected, the wireless bus tracking signal having a specified pattern, and transmitting each wireless bus tracking signal over a wireless communication medium; a receiving wireless station configured for; receiving an incoming wireless signal from a wireless transmitting station via a wireless communication medium; initiating processing the signal for detecting if the signal comprises a wireless bus tracking signal; and if the signal comprises a wireless bus tracking signal, then ceasing further processing of the signal to conserve power. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless station, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; a processor; a computer usable medium having a processor readable program code embodied therewith, wherein the processor readable program code when executed on the processor causes the processor to; periodically generate a wireless bus tracking signal to maintain the wireless bus connected, the wireless bus tracking signal having a specified pattern, the wireless bus tracking signal comprising an information frame without a data payload, the information frame including said specified signal pattern having a format distinguishable from data payload format; and transmit each wireless bus tracking signal over a wireless communication medium via the transceiver by skipping channel coding and other functions normally performed for payload of a non-bus tracking information frame.
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21. A wireless station, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; a processor; a computer usable medium having a processor readable program code embodied therewith, wherein the processor readable program code when executed on the processor causes the processor to; receive an incoming wireless signal from a wireless transmitting station over a wireless communication medium via the transceiver; initiate processing the signal for detecting if the signal comprises a wireless bus tracking signal; and if the signal comprises a wireless bus tracking signal, then cease receiving and further processing of the signal, and entering a power saving state.
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