Automating radio enablement to facilitate power saving
First Claim
1. A method of communicating using a first wireless transceiver comprising a transmitter, a receiver, and a decryption circuit, the method comprising:
- transitioning the first wireless transceiver, from a first power state in which the transmitter, the receiver, and the decryption circuit are each de-energized, into a second power state for a plurality of predetermined intervals, wherein during each predetermined interval in the second power state, the receiver is powered and the decryption circuit and the transmitter are each initially de-energized;
upon determining, based on an address included within a frame received by the receiver within the second power state, that the frame is a predefined wakeup frame, powering the decryption circuit;
upon determining, using the decryption circuit, that a signature included within the frame is valid, selectively powering the transmitter, the receiver, and the decryption circuit to enable operative communication of the first wireless transceiver with a first network; and
while the first wireless transceiver is in operative communication with the first network, selectively re-routing traffic, initially targeted to a second wireless transceiver for communication using a second network, to the first wireless transceiver.
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Abstract
In an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein an apparatus comprising a wireless transceiver and a controller coupled to the wireless transceiver and configured to receive data via the wireless transceiver. The controller operates the wireless transceiver at a first power save state where the wireless transceiver can receive a frame but other circuits are de-energized. The controller is responsive to the wireless transceiver receiving a frame while the wireless transceiver is in a first power state to determine whether the frame is a predefined wakeup frame. The controller provides additional power to the wireless transceiver responsive to determining the frame is a predefined wakeup frame.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of communicating using a first wireless transceiver comprising a transmitter, a receiver, and a decryption circuit, the method comprising:
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transitioning the first wireless transceiver, from a first power state in which the transmitter, the receiver, and the decryption circuit are each de-energized, into a second power state for a plurality of predetermined intervals, wherein during each predetermined interval in the second power state, the receiver is powered and the decryption circuit and the transmitter are each initially de-energized; upon determining, based on an address included within a frame received by the receiver within the second power state, that the frame is a predefined wakeup frame, powering the decryption circuit; upon determining, using the decryption circuit, that a signature included within the frame is valid, selectively powering the transmitter, the receiver, and the decryption circuit to enable operative communication of the first wireless transceiver with a first network; and while the first wireless transceiver is in operative communication with the first network, selectively re-routing traffic, initially targeted to a second wireless transceiver for communication using a second network, to the first wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium comprising code which, when executed by one or more processors, performs an operation for communicating using a first wireless transceiver, the operation comprising:
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transitioning a first wireless transceiver, from a first power state in which a transmitter, a receiver, and a decryption circuit of the first wireless transceiver are each de-energized, into a second power state for a plurality of predetermined intervals, wherein during each predetermined interval in the second power state, the receiver is powered and the decryption circuit and the transmitter are each initially de-energized; upon determining, based on an address included within a frame received by the receiver within the second power state, that the frame is a predefined wakeup frame, powering the decryption circuit; upon determining, using the decryption circuit, that a signature included within the frame is valid, selectively powering the transmitter, the receiver, and the decryption circuit to enable operative communication of the first wireless transceiver with a first network; and while the first wireless transceiver is in operative communication with the first network, selectively re-routing traffic, initially targeted to a second wireless transceiver for communication using a second network, to the first wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium comprising code which, when executed by one or more processors, performs an operation for communicating using first and second wireless transceivers, the operation comprising:
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periodically transitioning the second wireless transceiver from a first power state into a second power state for a predetermined interval, wherein a receiver of the second wireless transceiver is de-energized in the first power state and unable to receive data, and wherein during the predetermined interval in the second power state, the receiver is powered and able to receive data and a decryption circuit and a transmitter of the second wireless transceiver are each initially de-energized; upon determining that a frame received by the receiver within the second power state is a predefined wakeup frame, powering the decryption circuit and determining, via the decryption circuit, that the frame includes a valid signature; selectively powering the transmitter, the receiver, and the decryption circuit, and associating the second wireless transceiver with a wireless local area network for communication thereon; and while the second wireless transceiver is associated with the wireless local area network, selectively re-routing traffic, initially targeted to the first wireless transceiver for communication via a cellular network, to the second wireless transceiver.
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