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Adaptive power save mode for short-range wireless terminals

  • US 7,672,263 B2
  • Filed: 06/30/2003
  • Issued: 03/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving beacon frames at beacon intervals;

    extracting beacon interval information from a beacon frame;

    monitoring the data traffic of a terminal;

    defining at least one parameter describing a data traffic pattern of the terminal; and

    dynamically controlling a power state of the terminal by the terminal, on the basis of said at least one parameter describing the data traffic pattern of the terminal and the beacon interval information, so that the terminal is maintained in one of at least two power states; and

    supplying additional input data comprising at least one requirement parameter describing requirements set by an application, active in the terminal, for the controlling the power state of the terminal,wherein said at least two power states comprise an active state and a power save state, andwherein the monitoring comprises monitoring packet sizes and packet intervals of the data traffic.

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