METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING TURN-ON AND TURN-OFF OF WIRELESS NETWORK

• US 20150163737A1
• Filed: 09/09/2014
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: GAO, Yuan, ZHANG, Bin, LI, Jinchao
• Application Number:
  US14/480,787
• Publication Number:
  US 20150163737A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0212 managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is master and terminal is slave
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0219 where the power saving management affects multiple terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0251 using monitoring of local events, e.g. events related to user activity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0261 managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method for controlling turn-on and turn-off of a wireless network, includes: acquiring an operating parameter of a wireless network provided by wireless access equipment; determining whether the operating parameter satisfies a predetermined switching condition; and controlling the wireless access equipment to turn on or turn off the wireless network if it is determined that the operating parameter satisfies the predetermined switching condition.

Claims

1. A method for controlling turn-on and turn-off of a wireless network, comprising:

acquiring an operating parameter of a wireless network provided by wireless access equipment;

determining whether the operating parameter satisfies a predetermined switching condition; and

controlling the wireless access equipment to turn on or turn off the wireless network if it is determined that the operating parameter satisfies the predetermined switching condition.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the operating parameter is a current running time length of the wireless network, the determining of whether the operating parameter satisfies the predetermined switching condition comprises:

determining whether the current running time length of the wireless network reaches a predefined turn-on time length.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the operating parameter is a current turn-off time length of the wireless network, the determining of whether the operating parameter satisfies the predetermined switching condition comprises:

determining whether the current turn-off time length of the wireless network reaches a predefined turn-off time length.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the operating parameter is a current running time of the wireless network, the determining of whether the operating parameter satisfies the predetermined switching condition comprises:

determining whether the current running time of the wireless network is the same as a predefined turn-off time.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the operating parameter is a current running time of the wireless network, the determining of whether the operating parameter satisfies the predetermined switching condition comprises:

determining whether the current running time of the wireless network is the same as a predefined turn-on time.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the operating parameter is a total amount of data flow of the wireless network within a predetermined time period, the determining of whether the operating parameter satisfies the predetermined switching condition comprises:

determining whether the total amount of data flow of the wireless network within the predetermined time period reaches a data flow amount turn-off threshold value.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the operating parameter is a total power consumption value within a predetermined time period, the determining of whether the operating parameter satisfies the predetermined switching condition comprises:

determining whether the total power consumption value of the wireless network within the predetermined time period reaches a power consumption turn-off threshold value.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the operating parameter is an instantaneous data flow amount of the wireless network within a predetermined time period, the determining of whether the operating parameter satisfies the predetermined switching condition comprises:

determining whether the instantaneous data flow amount of the wireless network within the predetermined time period is continuously smaller than an instantaneous turn-off threshold value.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the controlling of the wireless access equipment to turn off the wireless network comprises:

detecting whether there is a mobile terminal connected with the wireless access equipment via the wireless network at every predetermined time interval, when it is determined that the operating parameter satisfies a turn-off condition in the predetermined switching condition; and

controlling the wireless access equipment to turn off the wireless network and to power down, when it is detected that there is no mobile terminal connected with the wireless access equipment.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring of the operating parameter of the wireless network provided by the wireless access equipment comprises:

receiving, by a mobile terminal, the operating parameter of the wireless network sent by the wireless access equipment.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the controlling of the wireless access equipment to turn on or turn off the wireless network comprises:

sending, by a mobile terminal, one of a turn-on command or a turn-off command to the wireless access equipment, the turn-on command being configured to trigger the wireless access equipment to turn on the wireless network, and the turn-off command being configured to trigger the wireless access equipment to turn off the wireless network.

12. A device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to;

acquire an operating parameter of a wireless network provided by wireless access equipment;

determine whether the operating parameter satisfies a predetermined switching condition; and

control the wireless access equipment to turn on or turn off the wireless network if it is determined that the operating parameter satisfies the predetermined switching condition.

13. The device according to claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to perform at least one of:

determining whether a current running time length of the wireless network reaches a predefined turn-on time length, if the operating parameter is the current running time length;

determining whether a current turn-off time length of the wireless network reaches a predefined turn-off time length, if the operating parameter is the current turn-off time length;

determining whether a current running time of the wireless network is the same as a predefined turn-off time or a predefined turn-on time, if the operating parameter is the current running time;

determining whether a total amount of data flow of the wireless network within a predetermined time period reaches a data flow amount turn-off threshold value, if the operating parameter is the total amount of data flow;

determining whether a total power consumption value of the wireless network within a predetermined time period reaches a power consumption turn-off threshold value, if the operating parameter is the total power consumption value; and

determining whether an instantaneous data flow amount of the wireless network within a predetermined time period is continuously smaller than an instantaneous turn-off threshold value, if the operating parameter is the instantaneous data flow amount.

14. The device according to claim 12, being the wireless access equipment, wherein the processor is further configured to:

detect whether there is a mobile terminal connected with the wireless access equipment via the wireless network at every predetermined time interval, when it is determined that the operating parameter satisfies a turn-off condition in the predetermined switching condition; and

control the wireless access equipment to turn off the wireless network and to power down, when it is detected that there is no mobile terminal connected with the wireless access equipment.

15. The device according to claim 12, being a mobile terminal, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive the operating parameter of the wireless network sent by the wireless access equipment.

16. The device according to claim 12, being a mobile terminal, wherein the processor is further configured to:

send one of a turn-on command or a turn-off command to the wireless access equipment, the turn-on command being configured to trigger the wireless access equipment to turn on the wireless network, and the turn-off command being configured to trigger the wireless access equipment to turn off the wireless network.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device, cause the device to perform:

acquiring an operating parameter of a wireless network provided by wireless access equipment;

determining whether the operating parameter satisfies a predetermined switching condition; and

controlling the wireless access equipment to turn on or turn off the wireless network if it is determined that the operating parameter satisfies the predetermined switching condition.