US 10,375,747 B2 · System and method for efficient connection setup and communication for power conscious devices

Abstract

A method for establishing a radio connection includes selecting a first radio access technology for a first phase of a multi-phase radio connection establishment process to minimize power consumption at a remote device, and participating in the first phase of the multi-phase radio connection establishment process. The method also enables establishing and using a radio connection with the first radio access technology that is selected independently from a selection of a second radio access technology used in a second phase of the multi-phase radio connection establishment process, wherein the second phase may be relayed or direct data communications over the established connection in the first phase between the wearable device and its peer (relay) devices or network equipment.

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Dependent claims

A method for establishing radio connections, the method comprising:

selecting, by a first device in a multi-phase radio connection establishment process for establishing a radio connection, a respective radio connection technology from a plurality of different radio connection technologies for use in each of at least two phases of a plurality of phases in the multi-phase radio connection establishment process, the plurality of phases being predetermined and comprising a discovery trigger phase, a device discovery phase, and a connection setup phase, wherein the first device participates in each of the at least two phases;
and
participating, by the first device, in a first phase of the at least two phases in the multi-phase radio connection establishment process using a first radio connection technology, wherein the first radio connection technology is selected by the first device for the first phase.

A first device, comprising:

a processor;
and
a computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to configure the first device to:
select a respective radio connection technology from a plurality of different radio connection technologies for use in each of at least two phases of a plurality of phases in a multi-phase radio connection establishment process for establishing a radio connection, the plurality of phases comprising a discovery trigger phase, a device discovery phase, and a connection setup phase, wherein the first device participates in each of the at least two phases;
and
participate in a first phase of the at least two phases in the multi-phase radio connection establishment process using a first radio connection technology, wherein the first radio connection technology is selected by the first device for the first phase.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing programming for execution by a processor, the programming including instructions to:

select, for a first device in a multi-phase radio connection establishment process for establishing a radio connection, a respective radio connection technology from a plurality of different radio connection technologies for use in each of at least two phases of a plurality of phases in the multi-phase radio connection establishment process, each of the plurality of phases comprising an operation to be performed by a device using a radio connection technology during a corresponding phase, with the plurality of phases being predetermined for establishing the radio connection, and comprising a discovery trigger phase, a device discovery phase, a connection setup phase and a communication phase over the radio connection, wherein the first device participates in each of the at least two phases;
and
participate in a first phase of the at least two phases in the multi-phase radio connection establishment process using a first radio connection technology, wherein the first radio connection technology is selected for the first phase.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for efficient connection setup and communication for power conscious devices

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System and method for efficient connection setup and communication for power conscious devices

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