Battery-efficient generic advertising service for wireless mobile devices
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1. A data storage medium encoded with computer executable instructions for acquiring information from a wireless network, the computer executable instructions when executed operable to cause a processor to:
- query a wireless network for information;
receive an advertisement response containing advertising service scheduling information;
configure a power conservation mode responsive to the advertising service scheduling information;
exit, responsive to the advertising scheduling information, the power conservation mode at regular intervals to monitor for an advertising service beacon transmitted by the wireless network, wherein the advertising service beacon comprises an indication of available service provider information;
responsive to the indication of available service provider information, remain in a powered state to receive one or more messages including service provider information; and
use the service provider information to determine whether to establish a connection to the wireless network.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for acquiring service provider information includes querying a wireless network for service provider information, receiving an advertisement response containing advertising service scheduling information, and configuring a power conservation mode responsive to the advertising service scheduling information.
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1. A data storage medium encoded with computer executable instructions for acquiring information from a wireless network, the computer executable instructions when executed operable to cause a processor to:
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query a wireless network for information; receive an advertisement response containing advertising service scheduling information; configure a power conservation mode responsive to the advertising service scheduling information; exit, responsive to the advertising scheduling information, the power conservation mode at regular intervals to monitor for an advertising service beacon transmitted by the wireless network, wherein the advertising service beacon comprises an indication of available service provider information; responsive to the indication of available service provider information, remain in a powered state to receive one or more messages including service provider information; and use the service provider information to determine whether to establish a connection to the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for acquiring information from a wireless network, the method comprising:
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querying a wireless network for information; receiving an advertisement response containing advertising service scheduling information; configuring a power conservation mode responsive to the advertising service scheduling information; exiting, responsive to the advertising scheduling information, the power conservation mode at regular intervals to monitor for an advertising service beacon transmitted by the wireless network, wherein the advertising service beacon comprises an indication of available service provider information; responsive to the indication of available service provider information, remaining in a powered state to receive one or more messages including service provider information; and using the service provider information to determine whether to establish a connection to the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A data storage medium encoded with computer executable instructions for providing service provider information, the computer executable instructions when executed operable to cause a processor to:
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access a service provider query transmitted by a wireless client; transmit an advertisement response containing advertising service scheduling information to the wireless client; obtain service provider information responsive to the query; transmit beacon frames at periodic intervals according to the advertising service scheduling information, wherein select beacon frames are advertising service beacon comprising an indication of whether service provider information is available; and transmit, following transmission of an advertising service beacon, one or more advertising frames comprising the service provider information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method for providing service provider information to one or more wireless clients, the method comprising:
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accessing a service provider query transmitted by a wireless client; transmitting an advertisement response containing advertising service scheduling information to the wireless client; obtaining service provider information responsive to the query; transmitting beacon frames at periodic intervals according to the advertising service scheduling information, wherein select beacon frames are advertising service beacon comprising an indication of whether service provider information is available; and transmitting, following transmission of an advertising service beacon, one or more advertising frames comprising the service provider information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A system for providing service provider information, the system comprising:
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an endpoint configured to query a wireless network for information, receive an advertisement response containing advertising service scheduling information, and configure a power conservation mode responsive to the advertising service scheduling information, exit, responsive to the advertising scheduling information, the power conservation mode at regular intervals to monitor for an advertising service beacon transmitted by the wireless network, responsive to the indication of available service provider information, remain in a powered state to receive one or more messages including service provider information, and use the service provider information to determine whether to establish a connection to the wireless network; and an access point configured to access a query transmitted by the endpoint, transmit an advertisement response containing advertising service scheduling information to the endpoint, obtain information responsive to the query, and transmit the information according to the advertising service scheduling information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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