Systems and methods for implementing WLAN power saving using an alternate wireless protocol
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsVijaykumar Balasubramanian, Sasidhar Subramaniam
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for wireless communication including transmitting information regarding pending data to be transmitted using a first wireless protocol with a second wireless protocol to facilitate power conservation by allowing circuitry associated with the first wireless protocol to remain in a power save mode.
Claims18
A method for wireless communications comprising:
- operating a first wireless protocol module of a receiving wireless communications device in a power save mode, wherein the first wireless protocol module is configured to communicate using a first wireless protocol;
- maintaining a second wireless protocol module of the receiving wireless communications device in an active mode to receive information regarding pending group traffic data from a transmitting wireless communications device using a second wireless protocol;
- and
- selectively operating the first wireless protocol module of the receiving wireless communications device in an active mode to receive the pending group traffic data.
A wireless communications device comprising:
- a first wireless protocol module configured to communicate using a first wireless protocol;
- a second wireless protocol module configured to communicate using a second wireless protocol;
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless communications device to:
- operate the first wireless protocol module in a power save mode;
- maintain the second wireless protocol module in an active mode to receive information regarding pending group traffic data from another wireless communications device using a second wireless protocol;
- and
- selectively operate the first wireless protocol module in an active mode to receive the pending group traffic data.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a wireless communications device, causes the wireless communications device to:
- operate a first wireless protocol module of the wireless communications device in a power save mode;
- maintain a second wireless protocol module of the wireless communications device in an active mode to receive information regarding pending group traffic data from another wireless communications device using a second wireless protocol;
- and
- selectively operate the first wireless protocol module in an active mode to receive the pending group traffic data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.