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Method, apparatus, and computer program product for short-range wireless communication

  • US 8,909,150 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2012
  • Issued: 12/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • transmitting, by a polling device, short-range wireless polling signals via a near field communication (NFC) or radio frequency identification (RFID) communication short-range wireless interface according to a first poll interval, and receiving short-range wireless response signals from responding devices responding to the short-range wireless polling signals;

    determining, by the polling device, whether the polling device is in an active mode or in an inactive mode, wherein the inactive mode comprises at least one of a stand-by mode, low power mode, idle mode, or sleep mode state;

    when the polling device is determined to be in the inactive mode, causing the polling device to enter into a polling mode for transmitting short-range wireless polling signals via the short-range wireless interface according to a second poll interval that may be the same or different from the first poll interval, if the polling device is receptive to being charged by a wireless charger near to the polling device; and

    discarding, by the polling device, received short-range wireless response signals from responding devices responding to the short-range wireless polling signals having the second poll interval, so that polling response signals received from a nearby wireless charger, do not activate an operating system of the polling device.

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