System and method for time synchronized beacon enabled wireless personal area network communication

A system comprising:

• a wireless personal area network controller having a master clock and configured to send a beacon comprising a beacon payload, the beacon payload including a timestamp of the master clock when the beacon is sent;
• and
• a wireless personal area network device configured to:
• exit from power save mode;
• receive the beacon having the beacon payload;
• obtain the timestamp of the master clock from the beacon payload;
• set a local clock of the device based on the timestamp of the master clock;
• determine from the beacon whether the device has pending messages to receive during a pending superframe;
• remain active during the pending superframe if the device has at least one pending message;
• and
• return to power save mode if the device has no pending messages to receive during the pending superframe.

A method for network synchronization comprising:

• exiting a device from power save mode;
• receiving at the device a beacon having a beacon payload;
• obtaining a timestamp of a master clock from the beacon payload;
• setting a local clock of the device based on the timestamp of the master clock;
• determining from the beacon whether the device has pending messages to receive during a pending superframe;
• remaining active during the pending superframe if the device has at least one pending message;
• and
• returning to power save mode if the device has no pending messages to receive during the pending superframe.

A non-transitory, machine readable storage medium tangibly embodying a sequence of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method, the method comprising:

• storing messages intended for a plurality of devices of a wireless personal area network;
• and
• wirelessly communicating a beacon over a wireless personal area network, wherein the beacon comprises a beacon payload having a timestamp of a master clock for synchronization of a local clock of a device of the plurality of devices on the wireless personal area network, wherein the device of the devices is configured to:
• exit from power save mode;
• receive the beacon comprising the beacon payload;
• obtain the timestamp of the master from the beacon payload;
• set a local clock of the device based on the timestamp of the master clock;
• determine from the beacon whether the device has pending messages to receive during a pending superframe;
• remain active during the pending superframe if the device has at least one pending message;
• and
• return to power save mode if the device has no pending messages to receive during the pending superframe.

A device comprising:

• a storage for storing pending messages for other devices on a wireless personal area network;
• and
• circuitry for wirelessly communicating a beacon over a wireless personal area network, wherein the beacon comprises a beacon payload having a timestamp of a master clock for synchronization of a local clock of the device, wherein the other devices are configured to:
• exit from power save mode;
• receive the beacon having the beacon payload;
• obtain the timestamp of the master from the beacon payload;
• set a local clock of the device based on the timestamp of the master clock;
• determine from the beacon whether the device has pending messages to receive during a pending superframe;
• remain active during the pending superframe if the device has at least one pending message;
• and
• return to power save mode if the device has no pending messages to receive during the pending superframe.