Bluetooth assisted remote discovery and wakeup
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsEmily H. Qi, Carlos Cordeiro, Robert D. Hughes
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are techniques to enable remote discovery of connectivity capabilities and remote connection of devices in a power efficient manner. In particular, discovery and connection requests for connectivity capabilities utilizing a first radio may be communicated using a second radio, the second radio utilizing a lower amount of power relative to the first radio. For example, connectivity capabilities such as Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, WiGig, Zigbee can be discovered and connection request communicated using a Bluetooth radio.
Claims14
An apparatus for a device in a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
- circuitry;
- logic, at least partially implemented in the circuitry, the logic to:
- determine a connectivity capability utilizing a first radio and to generate connectivity capability information for communication using a second radio, the connectivity capability information including one or more bits indicating the connectivity capability including one or more connectivity services supported by the device utilizing the first radio;
- and
- cause the second radio to communicate the connectivity capability information including the one or more bits of a connectivity capability bitmap, the one or more bits indicating the connectivity capability in a Bluetooth frame.
A method implemented by a device in a wireless network, the method comprising:
- determining a connectivity capability utilizing a first radio;
- generating connectivity capability information for communication using a second radio, the connectivity capability information including one or more bits indicating the connectivity capability including one or more connectivity services supported by the device utilizing the first radio, the second radio to utilize a lower amount of power relative to the first radio;
- and
- causing the second radio to communicate the connectivity capability information including the one or more bits of a connectivity capability bitmap, the one or more bits indicating the connectivity capability in a Bluetooth frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.