Power efficient wireless network detection
First Claim
1. A method of operating a first device to wirelessly interoperate with a second device, the second device transmitting a beacon signal according to a beacon protocol, the method comprising:
- sniffing for the beacon signal with the first device using beacon reception circuitry according to the beacon protocol, the beacon signal including an identification portion with connection information for connecting to the second device and a configuration portion with configuration information;
processing the configuration portion of the sniffed beacon signal with the first device to determine the last time the second device was updated with new information;
based on the determined last time of the processed beacon signal, enabling the first device to communicate with the second device according to a normal protocol, wherein the first device is enabled to communicate with the second device according to the normal protocol if the determined last time of the processed beacon signal is more recent than a user determined time preference; and
receiving, at the first device, a first primary data signal according to the normal protocol from the second device.
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Abstract
A wireless network system can be provided with a one-way communication link for communicating a beacon signal between beacon circuitries of two electronic devices. According to information stored in the beacon signal, the device that receives the beacon signal can activate a primary communication circuitry to enable communication of primary communication data signals with a primary communication circuitry of the device that transmitted the beacon signal. The beacon circuitries of the two devices may require less power than the primary communication circuitries of the two devices.
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72 Claims
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1. A method of operating a first device to wirelessly interoperate with a second device, the second device transmitting a beacon signal according to a beacon protocol, the method comprising:
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sniffing for the beacon signal with the first device using beacon reception circuitry according to the beacon protocol, the beacon signal including an identification portion with connection information for connecting to the second device and a configuration portion with configuration information; processing the configuration portion of the sniffed beacon signal with the first device to determine the last time the second device was updated with new information; based on the determined last time of the processed beacon signal, enabling the first device to communicate with the second device according to a normal protocol, wherein the first device is enabled to communicate with the second device according to the normal protocol if the determined last time of the processed beacon signal is more recent than a user determined time preference; and receiving, at the first device, a first primary data signal according to the normal protocol from the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A wireless network system comprising:
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a second device including a beacon transmission circuitry configured to transmit a beacon signal according to a beacon protocol; and a first device including a beacon reception circuitry and a first primary data communication circuitry, wherein the beacon reception circuitry is configured to; sniff for the beacon signal according to the beacon protocol, the beacon signal including an identification portion with connection information for connecting to the second device and a configuration portion with configuration information; process the configuration portion of the sniffed beacon signal to determine the last time the second device was updated with new information; and
,based on the determined last time of the processed beacon signal, enable the first primary data communication circuitry to communicate with the second device according to a normal protocol, wherein the first device is enabled to communicate with the second device according to the normal protocol if the determined last time of the processed beacon signal is more recent than a user determined time preference, and wherein the first primary data communication circuitry, when enabled, receives a first primary data signal according to the normal protocol from the second device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A first device for communicating with a second device configured to transmit a beacon signal according to a beacon protocol, the first device comprising:
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a beacon reception circuitry; and a first primary data communication circuitry, wherein the beacon reception circuitry is configured to; sniff for the beacon signal according to the beacon protocol, the beacon signal including an identification portion with connection information for connecting to the second device and a configuration portion with configuration information; process the configuration portion of the sniffed beacon signal to determine the last time the second device was updated with new information; and based on the determined last time of the processed beacon signal, enable the first primary data communication circuitry to communicate with the second device according to a normal protocol, wherein the first device is enabled to communicate with the second device according to the normal protocol when the determined last time of the processed beacon signal is more recent than a user determined time preference, and wherein the first primary data communication circuitry, when enabled, receives a first primary data signal according to the normal protocol from the second device. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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