Methods and apparatus for controlling a wireless station

An apparatus for issuing commands to a wireless station, the apparatus comprising:

• an application ID receiver operatively coupled to a transceiver in an access point, the application ID receiver structured to receive, from the transceiver, a first application identifier from a first wireless station wirelessly communicatively coupled to the access point;
• an application downloader operatively coupled to the application ID receiver and to a controller in the access point, the application downloader being structured to download, to the controller, a software application from a first server based on the first application identifier;
• the controller being structured to issue a command to the first wireless station via the transceiver based on the software application;
• the transceiver being structured to receive first data from the first wireless station;
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• a network interface operatively coupled to the controller, the network interface being structured to transmit the first data to at least one of the first server and a second different server.

A method of issuing commands to a battery powered sensor, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a transceiver in an access point, a first uniform resource locator (URL) from a first battery powered sensor wirelessly communicatively coupled to the access point;
• downloading a first software application from a first server based on the uniform resource locator (URL);
• issuing a command to the first battery powered sensor associated with a sleep mode behavior of the first battery powered sensor based on the first software application;
• receiving first data from the first battery powered sensor, the first data including physical measurement data;
• transmitting the first data to at least one of the first server and a second different server;
• receiving, from the transceiver, a second uniform resource locator (URL) from a second different battery powered sensor wirelessly communicatively coupled to the access point, the second uniform resource locator (URL) being indicative of a second different software application;
• determining that the second software application is already installed on the access point;
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• executing the second software application in a controller of the access point, the second software application causing the access point to (a) issue commands to the second battery powered sensor, (b) receive second data from the second battery powered sensor, and (c) transmit the second data to at least one of the first server and the second server.