Method and system for wirelessly transmitting data

A system to wirelessly transmit data, the system comprising a first Wi-Fi station and the first Wi-Fi station comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• operate the first Wi-Fi station in a low-power mode in which the first Wi-Fi station is not connected to a Wi-Fi network;
• generate data to be transmitted to another Wi-Fi station, the data comprising one or more actions to be executed by the other Wi-Fi station, and
• insert the generated data in a vendor-specific information element of a Wi-Fi probe request frame;
• and
• a Wi-Fi module configured to wirelessly transmit the Wi-Fi probe request frame.

A Wi-Fi station comprising:

• a Wi-Fi module configured to wirelessly receive a Wi-Fi probe request frame from another Wi-Fi station while the Wi-Fi station is operating in a low power-mode in which the Wi-Fi station is not connected to a Wi-Fi network, the Wi-Fi probe request frame comprising data defining one or more actions to be executed by the other Wi-Fi station in a vendor-specific information element of the Wi-Fi probe request frame;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• execute the one or more actions in response to receiving the Wi-Fi probe request frame.