Variable wireless beaconing based on system context
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsManuel Novoa, Daniel L. Hamlin, Vivek Viswanathan Iyer
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Abstract
A processor determines whether an information handling system is in a first state and directs a wireless data communication interface to provide a first connection beacon at a first rate based upon the information handling system being in the first state. The processor further determines whether the information handling system is in a second state and directs the first wireless data communication interface to provide the first connection beacon at a second rate based upon the information handling system being in the second state.
Claims18
An information handling system, comprising:
- a first wireless data communication interface;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- determine that the information handling system is in a first state;
- direct the first wireless data communication interface to provide a first connection beacon at a first rate based upon the information handling system being in the first state;
- determine that the information handling system is in a second state;
- direct the first wireless data communication interface to provide the first connection beacon at a second rate based upon the information handling system being in the second state;
- determine that the information handling system is in a third state;
- and
- disable the first connection beacon based upon the information handling system being in the third state.
A method, comprising:
- determining, by a processor, that an information handling system is in a first state;
- directing a first wireless data communication interface of the information handling system to provide a first connection beacon at a first rate based upon the information handling system being in the first state;
- determining that the information handling system is in a second state;
- directing the first wireless data communication interface to provide the first connection beacon at a second rate based upon the information handling system being in the second state;
- determining that the information handling system is in a third state;
- and
- disabling the first connection beacon based upon the information handling system being in the third state.
A docking station for docking an information handling system, the docking station comprising:
- a first wireless data communication interface;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- direct the first wireless data communication interface to provide a first connection beacon at a first rate if the docking station is in a first state;
- direct the first wireless data communication interface to provide the first connection beacon at a second rate if the docking station is in a second state;
- and
- disable the first connection beacon if the docking station is in a third state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.