Dynamic polling mechanism for wireless devices
US6640268B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/22
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a system in which a polling devices polls one or more devices, a method and apparatus are described that allows the polling device to adjust the polling rate of all polled devices with which it is communicating based upon the activity level of each polled device. This dynamic polling scheme permits a much more efficient allocation of bandwidth than is available with static or fixed polling schemes.
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