POWER MANAGEMENT FOR WIRELESS ACCESS POINT
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1. A method for power management of a wireless access point associated with a host device, the method comprising:
- instructing the wireless access point to transition from a sleep mode to an active mode; and
returning to the sleep mode, independent of any instruction from the host device, if no probe request has been received from an authorized client in a predetermined interval of time.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for power management of a wireless access point associated with a host device. The wireless access point is instructed to transition from a sleep mode to an active mode. The wireless access point then returns to the sleep mode, independent of any instruction from the host device, if no probe request has been received from an authorized client in a predetermined interval of time.
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1. A method for power management of a wireless access point associated with a host device, the method comprising:
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instructing the wireless access point to transition from a sleep mode to an active mode; and returning to the sleep mode, independent of any instruction from the host device, if no probe request has been received from an authorized client in a predetermined interval of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless access point apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver assembly configured to transmit and receive radio frequency (RF) signals at an associated antenna; a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium operatively connected to the processor, the non-transitory computer readable medium storing machine executable instructions comprising; a media access control (MAC) database containing a list of MAC addresses associated with respective clients; and a system control configured to, upon entrance of the wireless access point apparatus into an active mode, return the wireless access point to a sleep mode after a predetermined interval unless a probe request from an authorized client is received at the transceiver assembly, the system control determining if a client is authorized from a MAC address associated with the probe request and the list of MAC addresses in the MAC database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless sensor system comprising:
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a sensor configured to produce sensor data representing a sensed parameter; a wireless access point apparatus configured to provide sensor data from the sensor to authorized clients, the wireless access point apparatus comprising; a transceiver assembly configured to transmit and receive radio frequency (RF) signals at an associated antenna; a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium operatively connected to the processor, the non-transitory computer readable medium storing machine executable instructions comprising; a media access control (MAC) database containing a list of MAC addresses associated with respective clients; and a system control configured to, upon entrance of the wireless access point apparatus into an active mode, return the wireless access point to a sleep mode after a predetermined interval unless a probe request from an authorized client is received at the transceiver assembly, the system control determining if a client is authorized from a MAC address associated with the probe request and the list of MAC addresses in the MAC database; and a power source configured to provide power to each of the host system and the wireless access point assembly, the power source comprising a battery that is charged by one of a solar panel and a wind turbine. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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