Method and apparatus of awaking a communication device
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1. A method of awaking a communication device operating in a sleep mode, comprising:
- wireless network interface card coupled to the communication device actively and continuously sending a remote communication device a plurality of coupling packets to maintain coupling between the communication device and the remote communication device;
receiving a wireless packet from the remote communication device;
determining whether the wireless packet is a wake-up packet; and
controlling the communication device to leave the sleep mode when the wireless packet is determined to be the wake-up packet.
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Abstract
A method of awaking a communication device operating in a sleep mode for a wireless network interface card includes continuously sending a plurality of coupling packets to maintain coupling between the communication device and a remote communication device, receiving a wireless packet from the remote communication device, determining a packet type of the wireless packet according to a packet format corresponding to a wake-up packet, and controlling the communication device to leave the sleep mode when the wireless packet is determined to be the wake-up packet.
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1. A method of awaking a communication device operating in a sleep mode, comprising:
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wireless network interface card coupled to the communication device actively and continuously sending a remote communication device a plurality of coupling packets to maintain coupling between the communication device and the remote communication device; receiving a wireless packet from the remote communication device; determining whether the wireless packet is a wake-up packet; and controlling the communication device to leave the sleep mode when the wireless packet is determined to be the wake-up packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wireless network interface card of a communication device in a sleep mode, comprising:
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a transceiver for actively and continuously transmitting wireless signals corresponding to a plurality of coupling packets to a remote communication device to maintain coupling between the communication device and the remote communication device and receiving a wireless signal corresponding to a wireless packet sent by the remote communication device; a packet reception unit coupled to the transceiver, for receiving the wireless packet; a determining unit coupled to the packet reception unit, for determining whether the wireless packet corresponds to a wake-up packet and generating a control signal when the wireless packet is determined to be a wake-up packet; and a wake-up unit coupled to the determining unit, for controlling the communication device to leave the sleep mode according to the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of awaking a communication device comprising a wireless network interface card, the communication device at least comprising one sleep mode and one non-sleep mode, the method comprising:
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in the sleep mode, actively and continuously sending a plurality of coupling packets to a remote communication device by the wireless network interface card; receiving a wireless packet from the remote communication device; determining whether the wireless packet corresponds to a packet type of a wake-up packet; and controlling the communication device to leave the sleep mode when the wireless packet corresponds to the wake-up packet. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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