Signalling channel and radio system for power saving in wireless devices
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1. A method comprising:
- maintaining a wideband receiver in a non-processing and power saving mode, where when awakened, the wideband receiver consumes a greater amount of power for processing plural signals obtained from a corresponding plurality of subcarriers distributed over a pre-specified wide frequency band than when in its non-processing and power saving mode;
receiving, using an associated narrow band receiver, a narrow band signal that is transmitted only in a narrow band adjacent to an edge one of the subcarriers, the narrow band being substantially narrower than the pre-specified wide frequency band, the narrow band signal comprising an indication usable to determine whether or not to wake up the wideband receiver for a case where that wideband receiver is in its non-processing and power saving mode;
processing the received narrow band signal to determine whether to wake up the wideband receiver based, at least in part, on the indication; and
responsive to determining to wake up the wideband receiver, waking up the wideband receiver out of the non-processing and power saving mode so as to thereby enable the awakened wideband receiver to process plural signals of corresponding plural subcarriers of the wide frequency band,wherein the narrow band signal is located at one of;
an edge portion of the wide frequency band;
or immediately adjacent to but outside of the wide frequency band.
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Abstract
Wireless devices, transmitters, systems and methods are provided that have a narrow band signaling channel and a wide band channel, for example an OFDM channel. In order to save power, the wireless device is nominally powered down with the exception of a receiver specific to the narrow band signaling channel. Once instructed to do so over the narrow band signaling channel, the wireless device wakes up the rest of its wide band receive circuitry.
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1. A method comprising:
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maintaining a wideband receiver in a non-processing and power saving mode, where when awakened, the wideband receiver consumes a greater amount of power for processing plural signals obtained from a corresponding plurality of subcarriers distributed over a pre-specified wide frequency band than when in its non-processing and power saving mode; receiving, using an associated narrow band receiver, a narrow band signal that is transmitted only in a narrow band adjacent to an edge one of the subcarriers, the narrow band being substantially narrower than the pre-specified wide frequency band, the narrow band signal comprising an indication usable to determine whether or not to wake up the wideband receiver for a case where that wideband receiver is in its non-processing and power saving mode; processing the received narrow band signal to determine whether to wake up the wideband receiver based, at least in part, on the indication; and responsive to determining to wake up the wideband receiver, waking up the wideband receiver out of the non-processing and power saving mode so as to thereby enable the awakened wideband receiver to process plural signals of corresponding plural subcarriers of the wide frequency band, wherein the narrow band signal is located at one of; an edge portion of the wide frequency band;
or immediately adjacent to but outside of the wide frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more processor-readable memory devices comprising processor-executable instructions which, responsive to execution by at least one processor, are configured to enable a machine system to:
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maintain in a non-processing and power saving mode, a wideband receiver that when awakened consumes a greater amount of power for processing signals occupying a pre-specified wide frequency band; receive, using an associated narrow band receiver, a narrow band signal that is transmitted in a narrow band adjacent to an edge portion of the, and that is substantially narrower than the pre-specified wide frequency band, the narrow band signal comprising an indication of whether or not to wake up the wideband receiver for a case where that wideband receiver is in its non-processing and power saving mode; process the narrow band signal to determine whether to wake up the wideband receiver based, at least in part, on the indication; and
responsive to determining to wake up the wideband receiver, wake up the wideband receiver out of the non-processing and power saving mode so as to thereby enable the awakened wideband receiver to process signals of the wide frequency band,wherein the adjacent narrow band signal is located at one of; an edge portion of the wide frequency band;
or immediately adjacent to but outside of the wide frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system to control power consumption of a device, the system comprising:
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a wideband receiver implemented, at least in part, in hardware and configured to receive and process a wideband signal occupying a pre-specified wide frequency band; a narrow band receiver implemented, at least in part, in hardware, and configured to receive a narrowband signal occupying no more that a narrow band adjacent to an edge of the pre-specified wide frequency band; at least one processor; and one or more processor-readable memory devices comprising processor-executable instructions which, responsive to execution by the at least one processor, are configured to enable the system to; receive, using the narrow band receiver, the narrow band signal, the narrow band signal comprising an indication of whether to wake up the wideband receiver when the wideband receiver is in a non-processing and power saving mode; process the narrow band signal to determine whether to wake up the wideband receiver based, at least in part, on the indication; and responsive to determining to wake up the wideband receiver, wake up the wideband receiver out of the non-processing and power saving mode effective to process the wideband signal, wherein the narrow band signal is located at one of; an edge portion of the wide frequency band;
or immediatelyadjacent to but outside of the wide frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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