Remote wake-up of mobile devices
US11048315B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of controlling a docking station (21) to wake a mobile device (23) from a sleep mode, the mobile device (23) having a data module that is powered off in sleep mode and is capable of transferring data to/from the docking station (21) over a data connection. The mobile device (23) also includes at least one of a power module (211) that is powered on in sleep mode and that is capable of receiving power over a power transfer connection (29b) from a power source (28) in the docking station (21) and a sort-range wireless communication module (46) that is powered on in sleep mode and that is capable of transferring data over a short-range wireless connection (45). The method involves receiving, by the docking station (21) over a Local Area Network, LAN connection, a wake-up message destined for the mobile device (23), generating, by the docking station (21), in response to receiving the wake-up message, a wake-up control signal for transmittal over the power transfer connection (29b) or over the sort-range wireless connection (45) to the mobile device (23), and transmitting the wake-up control signal, from the docking station (21), over the power transfer connection (29b) or over…
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