Low duty cycle network controller
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1. A Low Duty Cycle (LDC) terminal, comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive information on a half-duplex forward link channel; and
a processor coupled to the receiver, the processor programmed to;
place the terminal in an idle mode to conform to a CDMA slotted mode protocol;
determine a wake-up time and a power down time based on the information received over the forward link channel during the idle mode; and
place the terminal in a hibernation mode based on the wake-up time and power down time.
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Abstract
Operating at least one low duty cycle (LDC) controller to maintain synchronization between the LDC controller and a plurality of LDC terminals operating over a communication network using only overhead channels of the network and conforming to the protocol and timing of said network, wherein synchronization between the LDC controller and the plurality of LDC terminals is maintained separately from the protocol and timing of the communication network, and enables the LDC controller to schedule power down and wake up of the plurality of LDC terminals for durations longer than allowable under the protocol and timing of the communication network.
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15 Claims
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1. A Low Duty Cycle (LDC) terminal, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive information on a half-duplex forward link channel; and a processor coupled to the receiver, the processor programmed to; place the terminal in an idle mode to conform to a CDMA slotted mode protocol; determine a wake-up time and a power down time based on the information received over the forward link channel during the idle mode; and place the terminal in a hibernation mode based on the wake-up time and power down time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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placing a Low Duty Cycle (LDC) terminal in an idle mode to conform to a CDMA slot mode protocol; determining a terminal wake-up time and a terminal power down time based on information received over a half-duplex forward link channel during the idle mode; and placing the terminal in a hibernation mode based on the terminal wake-up time and the terminal power down time. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A remotely-situated communications device, comprising:
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means for receiving information on a half-duplex forward link channel; means for placing the communications device in an idle mode to conform to a CDMA slotted mode protocol; means for determining a wake-up time and a power down time based on the information received over the forward link channel during the idle mode; and means for placing the communications device in a hibernation mode based on the wake-up time and power down time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling a terminal, comprising:
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receiving information on a half-duplex forward link channel; placing the terminal in an idle mode to conform to a CDMA slotted mode protocol; determining a wake-up time and a power down time based on the information received over the forward link channel during the idle mode; and placing the terminal in a hibernation mode based the wake-up time and power down time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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