Mobile-initiated, packet switched communications method
AssigneeSharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
InventorAtsushi Ishii
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Abstract
A method is provided which permits the conservation of wireless mobile station battery power in a system where only the mobile station initializes requests for data transfer, such as a wireless packet switched connection network. The method is especially practical in the transfer of large amounts of data that need not be received in real-time. Since only the mobile unit user, or mobile unit imbedded applications program initiates requests for data transfer, the mobile station need not monitor the forward link signal. The mobile station Deep Dormant™ mode saves battery power by completely disabling the receiver circuit when no data is to be sent or received. As a result, the mobile station enjoys longer battery life.
Claims17
In a communications system including a base station and at least one mobile station, a method for the mobile station to organize the transfer of information with the base station, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) enabling the mobile station transceiver to communicate control messages when information is to be transferred with an application program selected from the group including Internet browsers, file transfer systems, network management systems, and e-mail software;
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- b) disabling the mobile station transceiver by ceasing the monitoring of control messages when no information is to be transferred, whereby transceiver power and system processing time are saved by not maintaining the link to the base station between information transfer tasks.
In a communications system including a base station and at least one mobile station, a method for the mobile station to conserve power in the transfer of information with the base station, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) establishing a physical connection with the base station using control messages in response to a first request to transfer information by an application program selected from the group including Internet browsers, file transfer systems, network management systems, and e-mail software;
- b) in response to Step a), establishing a logical connection with the base station;
- c) breaking the physical connection with the base station by ceasing control message monitoring after the information has been transferred;
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- d) waiting for a subsequent request to transfer information, whereby the breaking of connections between information transfers saves mobile station processing and power.
A method of intermittently establishing wireless communications between a base station and a mobile station comprising the steps of:
- a) initializing a request from an application program selected from the group including Internet browsers, file transfer systems, network management systems, and e-mail software to the mobile station that data be transferred;
- b) using control messages, enabling the communication link between the mobile and base stations in response to the data request in Step a);
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- c) disabling the communication link established in Step b) by ceasing to monitor control messages after the data transfer is complete, whereby the communications link is only established to process specific requests to transfer data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.