Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080200120 | MANAGING LOW-POWER WIRELESS MEDIUMS IN MULTIRADIO DEVICES - A system for optimizing the operation of a plurality of radio modules incorporated within a wireless communication device (WCD) connected as a slave on a low-power wireless network, wherein a low-power device is acting as the master of the wireless network. The timing of communication between master and slave may be established by the master, and as a result, the WCD may utilize a control strategy to allow substantially concurrent active communication in one or more of the plurality of radio modules while still operating under the parameters set forth by the low-power master device. | 08-21-2008 |
20080253351 | MULTIRADIO POWER AWARE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT - A system for managing the operation of a plurality of radio modules integrated within the same wireless communication device. In at least one embodiment of the present invention, time may be allocated for use in communicating over one or more wireless communication mediums. This time may be allocated based on a determination that a maximum power usage threshold will not be exceeded, and that potential communication conflicts may be avoided, over a period of time. The allocation may result in an operational schedule that may be utilized by radio modules in the wireless communication device that support the one or more wireless communication mediums. | 10-16-2008 |
20090111532 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING RESIDUAL ENERGY AWARENESS IN AN AD HOC WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method of coordinating devices in a wireless network is provided. First capability data associated with a first type of power source and a first state of the power source of a first device is received at a second device. Second capability data is transmitted to the first device from the second device. The second capability data is associated with a second type of power source and a second state of the power source of the second device. The first capability data is compared with the second capability data at the second device. If the comparison indicates the first capability data is less desirable than the second capability data, the second capability data is transmitted again to the first device from the second device. If the comparison indicates the first capability data is more desirable than the second capability data, the first capability data is received again from the first device at the second device. | 04-30-2009 |
20090179628 | Detection of lightning - A lightning detector for lightning detection and a lightning detection method, wherein the lightning detector uses at least two separate channels or frequency bands for lightning detection, and wherein the lightning detector is a mobile RF device provided with radio interfaces for at least two communication channels or frequency bands, whereby at least one of which is normally a telecom channel/frequency range and wherein these channels/ranges are used in lightning detection. | 07-16-2009 |
20090295548 | Contactless Programming and Testing of Memory Elements - The present invention provides a method for contactless programming of a memory element of an electronic device having a wireless short range communications interface. The method comprises performing an interrogation for detecting the presence of said wireless short range communications interface, receiving, responsive to said interrogation, data from said wireless interface, said data indicating a hardware configuration of said electronic device, selecting programming data for programming said memory element based on said hardware configuration, and transmitting said selected programming data to be received by said wireless short range communications interface. The method further comprises detecting an interrogation, transmitting, responsive to said interrogation, data via said wireless interface, said data indicating a hardware configuration of said electronic device, receiving programming data at said wireless short range communications interface, and programming said memory element according to said programming data. The invention also provides devices for performing the inventive method. | 12-03-2009 |
20100274874 | SERVICE DISCOVERY PROTOCOL ENHANCEMENT - A system for facilitating access to service-related information via a service discovery protocol (SDP) defined in an initial transport. The initial transport may be employed in establishing a link with at least one other apparatus. An SDP may then be utilized in order to determine the services that are available on the at least one other apparatus. Service information may further comprise information on complimentary transports that are usable with a service (e.g., transports in addition to the initial transport). If complimentary transports are available, a determination may be made amongst the available transports (e.g., initial and complimentary transports) as to which is more appropriate to employ when using the service. | 10-28-2010 |
20100278077 | DEVICE DISCOVERY AND CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT FOR AD HOC NETWORKS - A wireless device transmits beacon packets at periodically occurring time intervals across a wireless channel. When the wireless communications device has not formed a piconet with one or more remote devices, the device scans the wireless channel for a predetermined amount of time immediately following each of the periodically occurring time intervals. During this time a remote device may respond to the beacon packet. | 11-04-2010 |
20100302979 | POWER SAVING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to improve power saving in wireless communication, more particularly in the Bluetooth Low Energy protocol. Conventional Bluetooth packets include a preamble used for radio synchronization, an access address used for physical link identification, a protocol data unit (PDU) to carry the data and a cyclic redundancy code (CRC) to ensure correctness of the data in the PDU. When the sending device determines that it does not have any payload data or acknowledgment to previous data to send and yet it wants to keep the communication link alive with the receiving device, the sending device takes the following steps. The sending device uses a predefined access address in the Bluetooth packet, which is different from normal Bluetooth communication. Then the sending device omits including the PDU and the CRC in the packet. At the receiving device, the presence of the predefined access address in the Bluetooth packet indicates to the receiving device to keep the communication link alive when there is no actual payload data traffic between the devices. The predefined access address serves as an indication to the receiving device to keep the connection between the devices active/alive, but to not expect any payload data from the sending device. | 12-02-2010 |
20100309049 | DIRECTIONAL DATA DISTRIBUTION - A system for facilitating wireless communication in an apparatus that may be triggered by the realization of data for wireless transmission. A determination may then be made as to whether the data is intended for transmission to a certain recipient (e.g., a specific apparatus) or in a specific direction. The data may then be transmitted using directional wireless communication if a wireless transport is determined to be usable for transmitting the data in a direction based on the previous determination. If directional wireless communication is not available, the data may be transmitted via omnidirectional communication. | 12-09-2010 |
20110002344 | BUFFER CONTROL FOR MULTI-TRANSPORT ARCHITECTURES - A system for automating connection management in a manner that may be transparent to any actively communicating applications operating in a Network on Terminal Architecture (NoTA). An application level entity may access another node by making a request to a high level communication structure via an interface. The high level structure may interact with a lower level structure configured to manage communication by establishing communication with another device via one or more transports. In at least one embodiment, provisions may be made to guard against data being lost when a transport fails, including storing data that is passed from a transport-independent buffer to a transport-specific buffer in case the transport fails. When a failure occurs, the stored data may readily be forwarded for sending using another transport. | 01-06-2011 |
20110105024 | TRANSPORT INDEPENDENT SERVICE DISCOVERY - A system for disseminating resource (e.g., service) availability information throughout a group of wireless-enabled apparatuses. For example, one or more apparatuses may act as service information holders configured to maintain information regarding their own services, as well as about services that are available from other apparatuses that were previously in communication with the service information holding apparatuses. As a result, information regarding available resources in multiple apparatuses may be obtained from a single apparatus via a single wireless communication protocol, regardless of whether the service is actually accessible via the wireless communication protocol, or even available from the apparatus that is performing the advertising. | 05-05-2011 |
20120190390 | RADIO COMMUNICATION - According to an example embodiment, there is provided a method, an apparatus, and a computer program for identifying a first wake-up signal, received from a first apparatus using a first radio device, as a forwarding wake-up signal; and in response to identifying the first wake-up signal as a forwarding wake-up signal, enabling one or more other radio devices, different to the first radio device, to receive a first data signal and forward the first data signal to at least a second apparatus. The first radio device may operate at a lower power than the one or more other radio devices. The first data signal may be received from the first apparatus. | 07-26-2012 |
20130042010 | ACCESS ESTABLISHMENT TO LOCALLY CONNECTABLE DEVICE - In a non-limiting and exemplary embodiment, a method is provided for arranging access to locally connectable devices. A target direction is estimated on the basis of a user input. A communication device residing substantially at the target direction is defined. Before or after the identification of the communication device, access information associated with the communications device is received without establishing a connection to the communication device and without any information of earlier connection to the communication device. The device at target direction communication device and/or a service is connected on the basis of the access information associated with the identified communication device. | 02-14-2013 |
20130182697 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING ACCESS POINT INFORMATION - In a non-limiting and exemplary embodiment, a method is provided for arranging wireless communications, comprising: establishing, by an apparatus, a connection with an access point, detecting location of the access point, detecting accuracy of the detected location of the access point, and in response to detecting the detected location of the access point to be more accurate than an earlier stored location of the access point, updating the detected location to a location database of the apparatus. | 07-18-2013 |
20130260688 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION ESTABLISHMENT - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments enable devices to initiate a communication connection. In an example embodiment, a method includes receiving one or more device detection messages at an apparatus; transmitting, by the apparatus, one or more response messages including information usable for a wireless device receiving the one or more response messages to estimate a distance to the apparatus; and receiving, at the apparatus, a reverse response message including an information message from the wireless device, containing information usable for estimating a distance between the apparatus and the wireless device. | 10-03-2013 |
20130281015 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING INTERACTION BETWEEN A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUIT IN A MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus are provided to facilitate the interaction of a mobile terminal and an RFID communications circuit carried by or otherwise associated with the mobile terminal such that the RFID communications circuit facilitates the provision of the additional functionality following the manufacture and deployment of the mobile terminal. In the context of a method, power may be caused to be provided to an RFID communications circuit carried by a mobile terminal following activation of the RFID communications circuit. The method also receives information from the RFID communications circuit and causes an operation to be performed with a processor based upon the information received from the RFID communications circuit. | 10-24-2013 |
20130281025 | FACILITATING THE INITIATION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SESSION - An apparatus comprises at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to receive a signal indicative of a request to initiate a wireless communication session using an antenna of a first wireless communication device, and responsive to the signal, to cause an indicator to be displayed on a display of the first wireless communication device, the indicator being configured to indicate to a user an orientation of the first wireless communication device with respect to a second communication device for facilitating the initiation of a wireless communication session between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device using the antenna. | 10-24-2013 |
20130309971 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING NETWORK ACCESS TO GUEST APPARATUS BASED ON PRESENCE OF HOSTING APPARATUS - Example method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable granting access rights to guest devices. Example embodiments include a method comprising receiving, by a first device, an input from a user of the first device to grant access rights to a wireless short-range communication network to a user of a second device when the first device is present within coverage of the wireless short-range communication network; and transmitting, by the first device, an access grant message to a control node managing the wireless short-range communication network, wherein the access grant message comprises one or more rules indicating that access rights for a second device are to be granted only when the first device is present within coverage of the wireless short-range communication network. | 11-21-2013 |
20130324178 | CLOSED GROUP WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK PROVISIONING - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for provisioning a closed group of user equipment. In some embodiments, there is provided a method. The method may include receiving one or more first messages indicating a closed group comprising at least one of a plurality of user equipment; generating provisioning information for the closed group; and sending one or more second messages including the provisioning information to the at least one of the plurality of user equipment. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 12-05-2013 |
20130337748 | NON-NETWORKED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - According to one embodiment, the invention relates to a method comprising: transmitting ( | 12-19-2013 |
20140057564 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING ADVERTISEMENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEVICE DISCOVERY - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for facilitating device discovery so as to consume less power with reduced channel occupancy. In regards to a method implemented by a master device, a scan for an advertisement is caused to be performed and an advertisement packet is received during the scan that defines a time period in which the source device of the advertisement packet will be performing a page scan. The method also determines the time period in which the source device of the advertisement packet will be performing the page scan. The method also causes a page to be issued during the time period in which the source device of the advertisement packet will be performing the page scan, and then receives a page response in response to the page. Corresponding apparatus and computer program products as employed by both master and slave devices are also provided. | 02-27-2014 |
20140059235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING ADVERTISEMENTS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING CONNECTION SETUP - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for reducing the time required for connection setup including, but not limited to, the time required for connection setup for devices discovered utilizing a low energy technology. In the context of a method performed by a slave device to be discovered, an advertisement may be generated including an indication of a capability to perform a predefined type of connection setup for initiating wireless communications. The method also causes the advertisement to be transmitted and receives a response to the advertisement from another device including one or more parameters relating to the predefined type of connection setup. The method also supports the connection setup with the another device in accordance with the one or more parameters. Corresponding apparatus and computer program products as employed by both master and slave devices are also provided. | 02-27-2014 |
20140068719 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SHARING WIRELESS NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS - Example method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to improve user experience and security in sharing wireless network configurations. An embodiment comprises reading, by a guest wireless device, data from a machine readable medium, including accessing information, to enable the guest device to obtain credentials from an access rights server, to access an access point or network, based on the accessing information; transmitting by the guest device, a wireless message to the access rights server, requesting credentials to enable accessing the access point or network, the request including the accessing information addressing a storage partition in a database associated with the access rights server, the storage partition being accessible with the accessing information; and receiving by the guest device from the access rights server, the credentials to enable the guest device to gain access to the access point or network by using the credentials. | 03-06-2014 |
20140070996 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING DIRECTION FINDING - In a non-limiting and example embodiment, a method is provided for facilitating direction calculation, comprising: detecting, by an apparatus at least one indication frame from another apparatus, determining properties associated with transmission of at least one subsequent frame from the another apparatus on the basis of the at least one indication frame, and gathering measurement information for direction calculation on the basis of the determined properties and the at least one subsequent frame from the another apparatus. | 03-13-2014 |
20140148099 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR OPTIMIZED DISCOVERY BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments enable optimized discovery between mobile devices. In example embodiments, a method comprises transmitting, by a wireless device, a periodic beacon message, the beacon message including an indication that the wireless device is currently unconnectable and indicating a next awake period and response opportunity for connecting the wireless device; entering, by the wireless device, a sleep state until the next awake period; awaking from the sleep state for transmitting the periodic beacon message and determining whether the awake period contains a response opportunity; and when determining that the awake period contains a response opportunity, remaining in an awake state for listening for responses to the periodic beacon message. | 05-29-2014 |
20140160978 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW ENERGY DISCOVERY - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for facilitating efficient device discovery. In regards to a method implemented by a master device, a first identifier is received and stored. The method also receives a data packet comprising a second identifier from a particular device and determines whether at least a portion of the first identifier matches at least a portion of the second identifier. The method then, in an instant in which there is a match, causes a connection procedure to be initiated with the particular device. According to one example embodiment, the first identifier may be received from via a cloud service. According to another example embodiment, the first identifier may be received during an active data connection with another device. Corresponding apparatus and computer program products as employed by both master and slave devices are also provided. | 06-12-2014 |
20140194062 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments enable devices to invoke a programmed process, if the one or more wireless communication messages received over the wireless communication connection, has a measured power level greater than a threshold value. In an example embodiment, a method includes measuring, by an apparatus, a power level of one or more wireless communication messages received from a selected wireless device over a wireless communication connection; and invoking, by the apparatus, a programmed process, if the one or more wireless communication messages received over the wireless communication connection, has a measured power level greater than a threshold value. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195654 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONFIGURING A MOBILE WIRELESS HOTSPOT - Example method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed for configuring a mobile wireless hotspot in a wireless network. Example embodiments of the invention include a method comprising: transmitting, by a user's mobile hotspot device, to a cloud server, a message including a description of user specific device connectivity configurations to enable a wireless device, to automatically connect to the mobile hotspot device as a tethered wireless device; and receiving from the user's wireless device a connection request to become a tethered wireless device based on the description of user specific device connectivity configurations that the user's wireless device has received from the cloud server. | 07-10-2014 |
20140206286 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS DEVICE DISCOVERY PROCESS - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments enhance wireless communications device discovery processes. In an example embodiment, a method includes detecting a wireless device discovery message at an apparatus, and in response to detecting the wireless device discovery message, temporarily tuning, by the apparatus, device discovery parameters to increase a rate of detecting wireless device discovery messages. | 07-24-2014 |
20140206346 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR POWER SAVE CONTROL FOR TETHERING CONNECTIONS - Example method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed for configuring a mobile wireless hotspot in a wireless network. Example embodiments of the invention include a method comprising: establishing, by a mobile hotspot device, a control channel with a wireless device, using an out-of-band communications connection in an out-of-band communications medium; and exchanging, by the wireless device over the control channel, with the mobile hotspot device, by at least one of transmitting or receiving in-band communications connectivity configuration information to enable power saving features and optimize activity times in an in-band communications tethering connection with the mobile hotspot device in an in-band communications medium, for relaying by the mobile hotspot device, communications between the wireless device and one or more entities in at least one of a wide area communications network and a wireless local area network provided by the mobile hotspot device. | 07-24-2014 |
20140335792 | APPLICATION BASED CONNECTIVITY EVENT TRIGGERING - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, a computer program product and a method is provided for application based connectivity event triggering. The example embodiment comprises determining, at an apparatus, whether an active application satisfies predefined criteria for connectivity event, and triggering a radio module at the apparatus to enter into a device discovery mode for transmitting device discovery messages in response to determining that the apparatus is actively operating an application satisfying the predefined criteria for connectivity event. | 11-13-2014 |
20140355389 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING DEVICE COMMUNICATION - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to provide for the control of a remote device. The method may include determining, with a processor, a control radius for a remote device, determining a first proximity of a user device to the remote device, in response to determining that the first proximity is within the control radius, enabling the user device to control the remote device, determining at least one command input from the user device to the remote device based on a second proximity of the user device to the remote device, and causing transmission of the command input to the remote device. | 12-04-2014 |
20140355517 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS DEVICE DISCOVERY - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments enhance wireless communications device discovery processes. In an example embodiment, a method comprises detecting, by an apparatus, a sequence of wireless device advertising channel messages in a first communications protocol during device discovery scans of the first communications protocol; and multiplexing, by the apparatus, transmission of a sequence of wireless device discovery messages in a second communications protocol, with the detected sequence of wireless device advertising channel messages in the first communications protocol, in response to the detecting of the sequence of wireless device advertising channel messages in the first communications protocol. | 12-04-2014 |