Method for determining the status of a wireless network...

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2011-06-21

2011-06-21

Afshar, Kamran (Department: 2617)

Telecommunications

Radiotelephone system

Zoned or cellular telephone system

C455S572000, C455S573000, C455S574000, C455S343100, C455S343200, C455S343300, C455S343400, C455S343500, C455S424000, C455S425000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07966009

ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses a method for determining the working status of a wireless network communication device. The method includes determining the probe request or broadcast packet or any wireless packet with its destination address equal to this AP address, and then determining whether extending the time interval of signal transmission based on the detection result. Next, when the device does not receive the probe requests or broadcast packet or any wireless packet with its destination address equal to this AP address within the first predetermined interval, the wireless network communication device will switch to the idle mode. Further, the step of the present invention includes determining whether awakening or shutdown the wireless network communication device based on the result of the detection of the probe request or broadcast packet or any wireless packet with its destination address equal to this AP address within the second predetermined interval.

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