Method and system for conserving battery power in wireless devices operating in a wireless local area network
US8433820B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for conserving battery power in a wireless device coupled through an access point to a server in a network, the server being coupled to at least one client in the network, each of the wireless device, the at least one client, and the access point having a respective hardware address, the method comprising: receiving at the server through the access point a message indicative of the wireless device joining the network and providing the hardware address of the wireless device; updating a list of hardware addresses for clients in the network to include the hardware address of the wireless device, the list including a respective Internet Protocol (“IP”) address for each hardware address; and, sending from the server to at least one of the wireless device, the at least one client, and the access point, the updated list of hardware addresses.
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