Dynamic Announcing For Creation Of Wireless Communication Connections
First Claim
1. An electronic device configured to communicate wirelessly with an external device separate from the electronic device, the electronic device comprising:
- a wireless communication interface configured to transmit announcement signals for creating a wireless communication connection with the external device;
a sensor configured to detect a characteristic of an environment external to the electronic device; and
a control circuit comprising an announcement timing control module configured to access one or more announcement factors based on the detected characteristic and to dynamically control timing of the announcement signals based on the one or more announcement factors.
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Abstract
Example electronic devices, including but not limited to implantable medical devices, and methods employing dynamic announcing for creation of wireless communication connections are disclosed herein. In an example, an electronic device includes a wireless communication interface to transmit announcement signals for creating a wireless communication connection with the external device. The electronic device also includes a sensor to detect a characteristic of an environment external to the electronic device, and a control circuit including an announcement timing control module to dynamically control timing of the announcement signals based on the detected characteristic.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic device configured to communicate wirelessly with an external device separate from the electronic device, the electronic device comprising:
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a wireless communication interface configured to transmit announcement signals for creating a wireless communication connection with the external device; a sensor configured to detect a characteristic of an environment external to the electronic device; and a control circuit comprising an announcement timing control module configured to access one or more announcement factors based on the detected characteristic and to dynamically control timing of the announcement signals based on the one or more announcement factors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An implantable medical device for monitoring physiology of a person, the implantable medical device capable of wirelessly communicating with an external device located external to the person, the implantable medical device comprising:
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a wireless communication interface configured to transmit announcement signals for creating a wireless communication connection with the external device; at least one sensor configured to detect a characteristic of an environment external to the implantable medical device; and a control circuit comprising an announcement timing control module configured to access one or more announcement factors based on the detected characteristic and to dynamically control timing of the announcement signals based on at least the one or more announcement factors. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for dynamically controlling a frequency of advertising messages transmitted by an electronic device to create a wireless communication connection with an external device separate from the electronic device, the method comprising:
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detecting a characteristic of an environment external to the electronic device; accessing an announcement frequency factor employable to set a frequency of advertising messages, wherein the announcement frequency factor is based on the detected characteristic; setting at least one of i) a frequency of the advertising messages, ii) a number of advertising pulses per advertising cycle, or iii) a pulse to pulse interval during the advertising cycle, based at least in part on the announcement frequency factor; and
transmitting the advertising messages using the frequency. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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