System and method for power conservation in a wireless device
DCFirst Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- switching, by a wireless computing unit, from a first communication mode to a second communication mode at a predefined time interval, wherein the unit receives wireless signals only when in the second communication mode, the first communication mode being a power-save mode;
receiving a wireless signal by the unit;
initiating a wireless connection to a wireless arrangement to obtain traffic data from the wireless arrangement when the signal includes a traffic data indicator, the indicator being indicative of existence of the traffic data; and
switching the unit into the first communication mode when the indicator is absent from the signal, wherein a single absence of only the indicator in the signal is sufficient to switch the unit into the first communication mode.
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Abstract
Described is a system and method for power conservation in a wireless device. The method includes switching, by a wireless computing unit, from a first communication mode to a second communication mode at a predefined time interval. The unit receives wireless signals only when in the second communication mode, and the first communication mode is a power-save mode. The unit then receives a wireless signal, and initiates a wireless connection to a wireless arrangement to obtain traffic data from the wireless arrangement when the signal includes a traffic data indicator which is indicative of existence of the traffic data. The unit switches into the first communication mode when the indicator is absent from the signal.
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1. A method, comprising:
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switching, by a wireless computing unit, from a first communication mode to a second communication mode at a predefined time interval, wherein the unit receives wireless signals only when in the second communication mode, the first communication mode being a power-save mode;
receiving a wireless signal by the unit;initiating a wireless connection to a wireless arrangement to obtain traffic data from the wireless arrangement when the signal includes a traffic data indicator, the indicator being indicative of existence of the traffic data; and switching the unit into the first communication mode when the indicator is absent from the signal, wherein a single absence of only the indicator in the signal is sufficient to switch the unit into the first communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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a wireless computing unit having first and second communication modes, the first communication mode being a power-save mode, the unit receiving wireless signals only when in the second communication mode, the unit switching to the second mode at a predefined time interval; and a network management arrangement transmitting a wireless signal with a traffic data indicator only when traffic data for the unit exists;
wherein when the unit receives the signal including the indicator, the unit initiates a wireless connection to the arrangement to obtain the traffic data, wherein when the indicator is absent from the signal, the unit switches into the first mode, and wherein a single absence of only the indicator in the signal is sufficient to switch the unit into the first mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An arrangement, comprising:
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a processor switching from a first communication mode to a second communication mode at a predefined time interval; and a communication arrangement receiving a wireless signal only when in the second communication mode, wherein the processor initiates a wireless connection to a wireless arrangement to obtain traffic data from the wireless arrangement when the signal includes a traffic data indicator, the indicator being indicative of existence of the traffic data, wherein a single absence of only the indicator in the signal is sufficient to switch the processor from the second communication mode to the first communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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