Beacon Frame
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Abstract
A beacon frame (5) for transmission during a beacon period for a wireless device to maintain synchronization with other wireless devices of a community in a wireless communications network, the frame (5) comprising: a header (8) containing routing information for the frame (5); beacon parameters (9) to indicate signaling methods in use by the wireless devices; at least one information element (7) comprising at least one identifier to identify the wireless device; wherein the at least one identifier comprises a signature identifier (104) for the frame (5), an interface version, and a name and unique identifier for the device.
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13 Claims
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1-11. -11. (canceled)
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12. A method for saving power in a mobile device of a wireless network, the method comprising:
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checking whether a community of mobile devices is being created, and if not, deactivating a radio frequency transceiver of the mobile devices, otherwise, activating the radio frequency transceiver of the mobile devices and joining the community; wherein joining the community comprises; transmitting information related to the mobile device and receiving information related to other mobile devices in the community; synchronizing all mobile devices in the community to a community clock; and for each new mobile device in the community, requesting a list of available content that the new mobile device will share with the mobile devices in the community.
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13. (canceled)
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