Wireless trickle SYNC device
OwnerBenjamin K. Gibbs, Brian L. Fox +1inventors
InventorsBenjamin K. Gibbs, Brian L. Fox, Andrew B. Chow
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Abstract
A wireless data system may transmit and receive RF signals even though a host processor may be inactive. A policy is generated during an active state of the host processor. During a powered-off state of the processor, an RF device remains active to provide RF communications in accordance with the policy and store the RF signals in a memory for retrieval when the host processor again becomes active.
Claims30
A system, comprising:
- a host processor having an active state that allows a user to specify a policy, and an inactive state where the host processor is inoperative to user inputs;
- and
- a device coupled to the host processor to transmit and receive Radio Frequency (RF) signals in accordance with the policy when the host processor is in the inactive state.
A portable system, comprising:
- a host processor having an active state to generate a policy and an inactive state where the host processor in not responsive to user inputs;
- and
- an RF device attached to a card to insert into a slot of the portable system, wherein the RF device after insertion into the slot is coupled to the host processor to receive the policy and transmit and receive Radio Frequency (RF) signals in accordance with the policy when the host processor is in the inactive state.
A portable computer having a host processor, comprising an RF device to request data in accordance with a policy that stores user-defined services in preparation of a command from the host processor to request the user-defined services.
A method, comprising:
- updating a policy using a processor in a powered state;
- downloading the policy to a device;
- powering-off the processor;
- and
- using the device to transmit and receive Radio Frequency (RF) signals according to the policy.
A method, comprising:
- updating a policy using a processor in a portable device;
- downloading the policy to an RF device that is coupled the portable device;
- detaching the RF device from the portable device;
- and
- using the RF device to transmit and receive Radio Frequency (RF) signals according to the policy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.