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Power-scavenging receiver to generate a signal to be used to control operational state

  • US 8,942,631 B2
  • Filed: 01/23/2012
  • Issued: 01/27/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a first electronic device to communicate with a second electronic device, the first device comprising;

    a first wireless network transceiver, anda first RFID transceiver communicatively coupled with the first wireless transceiver, the first RFID transceiver to communicate information with RFID transceiver in the second device to initiate a power-up of the first wireless transceiver and to initiate wireless communication between the first wireless transceiver and a second wireless transceiver that is part of the second device, and the first RFID transceiver to communicate information with the second RFID transceiver indicating a range of the second wireless network transceiver the first RFID transceiver to generate and send a communication to the first wireless transceiver to cause the first wireless transceiver to transition to a low-power state when the first wireless network transceiver is not within range of the second wireless transceiver.

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