Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Energy Efficient Task Execution Offloading
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a control circuit having access to a wireless two-way transceiver;
determining a need to offload execution of a task to a server;
determining present unavailability of the server;
transmitting a first message to the server via the wireless two-way transceiver to prompt the server to awaken;
transmitting a second message to the server to establish a wireless connection with the server;
upon establishing the wireless connection with the server, using the wireless connection to offload execution of the task to the server.
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Abstract
A control circuit (such as a smartphone processor) having access to a wireless two-way transceiver (such as a short-range transceiver) determines a need to offload execution of a task to a server and then determines present unavailability of that server. This control circuit then transmits a first message to the server to prompt the server to awaken. The control circuit then transmits a second message to the server to establish a wireless connection that the control circuit employs to offload execution of the task to the server. By one approach, the aforementioned first message can include a unique identifier for the server. If desired, this unique identifier can have been provided earlier by the server via a general broadcast.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
at a control circuit having access to a wireless two-way transceiver; determining a need to offload execution of a task to a server; determining present unavailability of the server; transmitting a first message to the server via the wireless two-way transceiver to prompt the server to awaken; transmitting a second message to the server to establish a wireless connection with the server; upon establishing the wireless connection with the server, using the wireless connection to offload execution of the task to the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a wireless two-way transceiver; a control circuit operably coupled to the wireless two-way transceiver and being configured to; determine a need to offload execution of a task to a server; determine present unavailability of the server; transmit a first message to the server via the wireless two-way transceiver to prompt the server to awaken; transmit a second message to the server to establish a wireless connection with the server; upon establishing the wireless connection with the server, use the wireless connection to offload execution of the task to the server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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