MANAGING MOBILE STATION Wi-Fi COMMUNICATIONS
AssigneeAlcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
InventorsGil Arumi, Henry Chor, Chris Sanders
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Abstract
Managing wireless fidelity communications for a mobile station includes automatically activating and deactivating wireless fidelity communication capability on the mobile station. Whenever wireless fidelity communications are not active, the wireless fidelity capability is turned off until at least one of a plurality of preselected triggering events occurs. If at least one of the triggering events occurs, a wireless fidelity probing mode begins and a wireless fidelity communication connection is established if one is available.
Claims19
A method of managing a mobile station's wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication capability, comprising the steps of:
- turning off the Wi-Fi communication capability when the mobile station is not actively engaged in Wi-Fi communications;
- and
- characterized by
- automatically activating a Wi-Fi probing mode responsive to at least one of a plurality of preselected triggering events for determining whether the Wi-Fi communication capability of the mobile station should remain active.
A mobile station, comprising:
- a first portion having wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication capability, the first portion being turned off when the mobile station is not actively engaged in Wi-Fi communications;
- and
- characterized by
- a Wi-Fi communications manager that activates the first portion in a probing mode responsive to at least one of a plurality of preselected triggering events for determining whether the Wi-Fi communication capability of the mobile station should remain active.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.