METHOD FOR MAINTAINING CONNECTION BETWEEN TERMINAL AND NETWORK SERVER, TERMINAL AND NETWORK SERVER
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining a connection between a terminal and a network server, said terminal having a first processing unit, said first processing unit having a first state and a second state, the power consumption of said second state being less than the power consumption of said first state, said method comprising:
- said terminal or said network server periodically transmitting a heartbeat data packet, to maintain the connection between said terminal and said network server;
wherein, during the process of said terminal or said network server periodically transmitting a heartbeat data packet, said first processing unit is in said second state.
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Abstract
A method for maintaining the connection between a terminal and a network server is described. The terminal has a first processing unit with a first state and a second state, wherein the power consumption of the second state is less than the power consumption of the first state. When the first processing unit is in the second state, the terminal or the network server sends heartbeat data packets periodically in order to maintain the connection between said terminal and said network server. During the period that the terminal or the network server sends a periodic heartbeat data packet, a main processor of the terminal will not be woken up Thus, the terminal in a sleep state can maintain connection with the network server, and not be woken up due to the heartbeat data packets sent by the network server, which reduces the power consumption of the terminal.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining a connection between a terminal and a network server, said terminal having a first processing unit, said first processing unit having a first state and a second state, the power consumption of said second state being less than the power consumption of said first state, said method comprising:
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said terminal or said network server periodically transmitting a heartbeat data packet, to maintain the connection between said terminal and said network server; wherein, during the process of said terminal or said network server periodically transmitting a heartbeat data packet, said first processing unit is in said second state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A terminal, comprising:
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a first processing unit, said first processing unit having a first state and a second state, a power consumption of said second state being less than a power consumption of said first state; a second processing unit, connected with said first processing unit, the power consumption when said first processing unit is in said first state being larger than the power consumption of the second processing unit; wherein, when said first processing unit is in said second state, said second processing unit periodically transmits a heartbeat data packet to a network server connected through a network, to maintain a connection between said terminal and said network server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A network server, comprising:
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a data packet generating unit, configured to construct a particular heartbeat data packet, said heartbeat data packet being used to maintain a connection between the network server and a terminal; a transmitting unit, connected with said data packet generating unit, configured to transmit said particular heartbeat data packet to said terminal through a network; wherein, said terminal includes a first processing unit, said first processing unit has a first state and a second state, the power consumption of said second state is less than the power consumption of said first state, and during a procedure in which said particular heartbeat data packet is transmitted to said terminal, said first processing unit is in said second state. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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