System and method for enabling wireless data transfer
First Claim
1. A method of enabling wireless data transfer to an electronic device having a transceiver structured to interact in a first mode with a wireless local area network (WLAN) wherein a first beacon signal is repeatedly transmitted at a first interval and further structured to interact in a second mode with a cellular network wherein a second beacon signal is repeatedly transmitted at a second interval that is longer than the first interval, the method comprising:
- powering down the transceiver during a time when no transfer of data is occurring;
repeatedly powering up the transceiver at an interval longer than the first interval and enabling the second mode to await receipt of the second beacon signal through the cellular network;
receiving an instance of the second beacon signal with an indication of availability of data to be transferred to the electronic device through the WLAN; and
in response to the receiving of the instance of the second beacon signal with the indication of availability of the data, enabling the first mode to receive the data through the WLAN.
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Abstract
A method of enabling wireless data transfer to an electronic device having a transceiver structured to interact in a first mode with a first wireless network and in a second mode with a second wireless network, including repeatedly powering up the transceiver and enabling the second mode to await receipt of a second beacon signal through the second wireless network, receiving an instance of the second beacon signal with an indication of availability of data to be transferred to the electronic device through the first wireless network, and in response to the receiving of the instance of the second beacon signal with the indication of availability of the data, enabling the first mode to receive the data through the first wireless network.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of enabling wireless data transfer to an electronic device having a transceiver structured to interact in a first mode with a wireless local area network (WLAN) wherein a first beacon signal is repeatedly transmitted at a first interval and further structured to interact in a second mode with a cellular network wherein a second beacon signal is repeatedly transmitted at a second interval that is longer than the first interval, the method comprising:
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powering down the transceiver during a time when no transfer of data is occurring; repeatedly powering up the transceiver at an interval longer than the first interval and enabling the second mode to await receipt of the second beacon signal through the cellular network; receiving an instance of the second beacon signal with an indication of availability of data to be transferred to the electronic device through the WLAN; and in response to the receiving of the instance of the second beacon signal with the indication of availability of the data, enabling the first mode to receive the data through the WLAN. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic device having a transceiver structured to interact in a first mode with a wireless local area network (WLAN) wherein a first beacon signal is repeatedly transmitted at a first interval, and structured to interact in a second mode with a cellular network wherein a second beacon signal is transmitted at a second interval that is longer than the first interval, having a communications routine stored within a storage that when executed by a processor causes the processor to be structured to:
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power down the transceiver during a time when no transfer of data is occurring; repeatedly power up the transceiver at an interval longer than the first interval to await receipt of the second beacon signal through the cellular network; receive an instance of the second beacon signal with an indication of availability of data to be transferred to the electronic device through the WLAN; and in response to the receiving of the instance of the second beacon signal with the indication of availability of the data, enable the first mode to receive data through the WLAN. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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