Broadcasting communications over an advertising channel

At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, in response to execution of the instructions by a computing device, enable the computing device to provide a communications controller to:

• receive an indication of the computing device entering a power-off state;
• detect for a communication broadcasted via an advertising channel by a peripheral device external to the computing device, wherein the advertising channel is to communicate information related to a peripheral device identification;
• determine whether a unique identifier previously communicated to the peripheral device is present in a detected communication;
• and
• provide the detected communication for processing by another component of the computing device, based on a result of the determination,
• wherein the computing device is to communicate with the peripheral device via a connection established over at least one of a plurality of communication channels over a low energy wireless communication network while the computing device is not in the power-off state, wherein the peripheral device is to transmit communications to the computing device over the established connection according to a communication protocol associated with the low energy wireless communication network, wherein the advertising channel and the plurality of communication channels are different channels, and wherein the connection between the computing device and peripheral device over the at least one of the plurality of communication channels is de-established when the communication is broadcasted via the advertising channel.

An apparatus comprising:

• a host processor;
• and
• a communications controller operated by the host processor to:
• receive an indication of the apparatus entering a power-off state;
• detect a communication broadcasted via an advertising channel by a peripheral device external to the apparatus, wherein the advertising channel is to communicate information related to a peripheral device identification;
• determine whether a unique identifier previously communicated to the peripheral device is present in the detected communication;
• and
• output a message corresponding to the communication for processing, based on a result of the determination,
• wherein the apparatus is to communicate with the peripheral device via a connection established over at least one of a plurality of communication channels over a low energy wireless communication network while the apparatus is not in the power-off state, wherein the peripheral device is to transmit communications to the apparatus over the established connection according to a communication protocol associated with the low energy wireless communication network, wherein the advertising channel and the communication channels are different channels, and wherein the connection between the apparatus and the peripheral device over the at least one of the plurality of communication channels is de-established when the communication is broadcasted via the advertising channel.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, by a communications controller associated with a computing device, an indication of the computing device entering a power-off state;
• detecting, by the communications controller, for a communication broadcasted via an advertising channel by a peripheral device external to the computing device, wherein the advertising channel is to communicate information related to a peripheral device identification;
• determining, by the communications controller whether a unique identifier previously communicated to the peripheral device is present in a detected communication;
• and
• providing, by the communications controller, a message corresponding to the communication, for processing, based on a result of the determination,
• wherein the computing device is to communicate with the peripheral device via a connection established over at least one of a plurality of communication channels over a low energy wireless communication network while the computing device is not in the power-off state, wherein the peripheral device is to transmit communications to the computing device over the established connection according to a communication protocol associated with the low energy wireless communication network, wherein the advertising channel and the communication channels are different channels, and wherein the connection between the devices over the at least one of the plurality of communication channels is de-established when the communication is broadcasted via the advertising channel.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for receiving an indication of the apparatus entering a power-off state;
• means for detecting for a communication broadcasted via an advertising channel by a peripheral device external to the apparatus, wherein the advertising channel is to communicate information related to a peripheral device identification;
• means for determining whether a unique identifier previously communicated to the peripheral device is present in a detected communication;
• and
• means for providing a message corresponding to the communication, for processing, based on a result of the determination,
• wherein the apparatus is to communicate with the peripheral device via a connection established over at least one of a plurality of communication channels allocated for the connection over a low energy wireless communication network while the apparatus is not in the power-off state, wherein the peripheral device is to transmit communications to the apparatus over the established connection according to a communication protocol associated with the low energy wireless communication network, wherein the advertising channel is not included in the communication channels, and wherein apparatus further comprises means for de-establishing the connection between the apparatus and the peripheral device over the at least one of the plurality of communication channels when the communication is broadcasted via the advertising channel.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• logic operated by the processor to:
• detect user input on a user interface of the apparatus;
• determine that a connection with a host device over at least one of a plurality of communication channels is not established, wherein the host device is in a power-off state;
• insert a unique identifier, previously provided to the apparatus, in a communication including information about the user input, based on a result of the determination;
• and
• broadcast the communication to the host device over an advertising channel, wherein the advertising channel is to communicate information related to a peripheral device identification, wherein a connection between the apparatus and the host device over at least one of a plurality of communication channels is de-established during the communication of the peripheral device identification information via the advertising channel,
• wherein the apparatus is to communicate with the host device via the connection established over the at least one of the plurality of communication channels over an established connection over a low energy wireless communication network according to a communication protocol associated with the low energy wireless communication network, while the host device is not in the power-off state, wherein the advertising channel and the plurality of communication channels are different channels.