Information Handling System Proximity-Based Wireless Interface Connectivity
First Claim
1. An information handling system comprising:
- a housing;
a processor disposed in the housing and operable to process information;
a memory disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor to store information;
a first wireless transceiver disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor, the first wireless transceiver operable to communicate information over a first band;
a second wireless transceiver disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor, the second wireless transceiver operable to communicate information over a second band; and
a wireless device mapper interfaced with the first and second wireless transceivers and operable to determine a first interface by the first wireless transceiver with a first wireless device through the first band and to apply information associated with the first interface to operate the second wireless transceiver in a predetermined manner.
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Abstract
An information handling system communicates through plural wireless interfaces with plural external wireless devices by automatically selecting associated external wireless devices based upon the proximity of the information handling system to the devices. Positioning of wireless devices is stored in memory to allow a wireless transceiver of the information handling system to power down until within range of a wireless device of interest. For example, an information handling system interfaced with a WLAN through a wireless access point retrieves a wireless device map with wireless devices of one or more work zones located in the WLAN area, each work zone having a set of one or more wireless peripherals in connectivity stations.
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20 Claims
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1. An information handling system comprising:
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a housing; a processor disposed in the housing and operable to process information; a memory disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor to store information; a first wireless transceiver disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor, the first wireless transceiver operable to communicate information over a first band; a second wireless transceiver disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor, the second wireless transceiver operable to communicate information over a second band; and a wireless device mapper interfaced with the first and second wireless transceivers and operable to determine a first interface by the first wireless transceiver with a first wireless device through the first band and to apply information associated with the first interface to operate the second wireless transceiver in a predetermined manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing one or more wireless transceivers disposed in an information handling system, the method comprising:
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placing a wireless transceiver of the information handling system in a power down state; determining that the information handling system is within a predetermined distance of a wireless device; and in response to determining, automatically powering up the wireless transceiver from the power down state to a power up state and establishing a wireless interface between the wireless device and the wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless communication subsystem comprising:
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a first wireless transceiver operable to communicate through a first wireless band with a first wireless device; a second wireless transceiver operable to communicate through a second wireless band with a second wireless device; a wireless device mapper interfaced with the first and second wireless transceivers and operable to selectively power down and power up the second transceiver based at least in part upon a distance between the second transceiver and one or more wireless devices; and a wireless device map having a list of wireless devices with positional information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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