System and Method for Waking up a Radio Communications Module of a Device
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1. A method for waking up one of a plurality of radio communications modules (RCMs) of a first station, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the first station, a wake-up configuration from a second station;
placing, by the first station, the plurality of RCMs of the first station into a sleeping mode;
receiving, by the first station, a wake-up signal from the second station on an auxiliary low-power radio receiver of the first station;
determining, by the first station, a first RCM of the plurality of RCMs to wake up in accordance with the wake-up configuration; and
waking up, by the first station, the first RCM from the sleeping mode to communicate with the second station.
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A method for method for waking up one of a plurality of radio communications modules (RCMs) of a first station includes receiving a wake-up configuration from a second station, placing the plurality of RCMs into a sleeping mode, receiving a wake-up signal from the second station on an auxiliary low-power radio receiver of the first station, determining a first RCM of the plurality of RCMs to wake up in accordance with the wake-up configuration, and waking up the first RCM from the sleeping mode to communicate with the second station.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for waking up one of a plurality of radio communications modules (RCMs) of a first station, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the first station, a wake-up configuration from a second station; placing, by the first station, the plurality of RCMs of the first station into a sleeping mode; receiving, by the first station, a wake-up signal from the second station on an auxiliary low-power radio receiver of the first station; determining, by the first station, a first RCM of the plurality of RCMs to wake up in accordance with the wake-up configuration; and waking up, by the first station, the first RCM from the sleeping mode to communicate with the second station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for communicating with a first station having a plurality of radio communications modules (RCMs), the method comprising:
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transmitting, by a second station, a wake-up configuration for the first station; placing, by the second station, the plurality of RCMs of the first station into a sleeping mode; transmitting, by the second station, a wake-up signal intended for the first station, the wake-up signal configured to wake up a first RCM of the plurality of RCMs in accordance with the wake-up configuration; receiving, by the second station, a wake-up indication from a second RCM of the plurality of RCMs of the first station; and communicating, by the second station, data with the first station using a third RCM of the second station associated with the second RCM of the plurality of RCMs of the first station. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A first station comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to configure the first station to receive a wake-up configuration from a second station, place a plurality of radio communications modules (RCMs) of the first station into a sleeping mode, receive a wake-up signal from the second station on an auxiliary low-power radio receiver of the first station, determine a first RCM of the plurality of RCMs to wake up in accordance with the wake-up configuration, and wake up the first RCM from the sleeping mode to communicate with the second station. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A second station comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to configure the second station to transmit a wake-up configuration for a first station, place a plurality of radio communications modules (RCMs) of the first station into a sleeping mode, transmit a wake-up signal intended for the first station, the wake-up signal configured to wake up a first RCM of the plurality of RCMs in accordance with the wake-up configuration, receive a wake-up indication from a second RCM of the plurality of RCMs of the first station, and communicate data with the first station using a third RCM of the second station associated with the second RCM of the plurality of RCMs of the first station. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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