H04W52/0238

Methods and arrangements to coordinate communications in a wireless network
10674457 · 2020-06-02 · ·

Logic may comprise hardware and/or code to coordinate communications of wireless communications devices to reduce power consumption by stations. Logic may coordinate communications in an access point. Logic may generate and transmit a wake frame from the access point to the station to wake the receive circuitry of the station. Logic of the station may wake the receive circuitry from an idle mode, which may be a less linear and less sensitive mode, to a receiver (RX) active state, which is a high linear and high sensitivity mode. Once the receiver circuitry enters the RX active state, the station is ready to receive a transmission. Logic may implement the wake frame as a medium access control frame or as a null data packet, physical layer frame.

Wake-Up Signal Management

The invention relates to a method for a wireless communication apparatus, and such an apparatus, configured to use a wake-up signal (WUS), transmitted for waking up a main receiver of a wireless communication device responsive to detection of the WUS by a wake-up receiver (WUR) of the wireless communication device. The method comprises controlling a bandwidth associated with the WUS based on a reception condition metric for the WUR. Embodiments may comprise determining the reception condition metric for the WUR by correlating a received signal comprising the WUS with a WUS reference signal to provide an extreme correlation value, and determining the reception condition metric for the WUR based on the extreme correlation value. In some embodiments, controlling the bandwidth associated with the WUS based on the reception condition metric may comprise controlling a WUS bandwidth based on the reception condition metric. The wireless communication apparatus may be the wireless communication device or the access point.

METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING A CHANNEL OCCUPANCY TIME DECLARED BY AN INTERFERING DEVICE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
20200163022 · 2020-05-21 ·

A method for detecting a channel occupancy time declared by an interfering device in a wireless communication system includes (a) receiving a first radio frequency (RF) transmission from a base station at a user equipment (UE) device, (b) detecting failure to receive a second RF transmission from the base station at the UE device, and (c) in response to detecting the failure to receive the second RF transmission from the base station, causing the UE device to operate in a sleep mode. Another method for detecting a channel occupancy time declared by an interfering device in a wireless communication system includes (a) receiving a first RF transmission from a base station at a UE device, (b) detecting, at the UE device, an interfering RF transmission, and (c) in response to detecting the interfering RF transmission, causing the UE device to operate in a sleep mode.

Motorized window treatment

A motorized window treatment for controlling the amount of daylight entering a space through a window includes a covering material, a drive shaft, and a motor coupled to the drive shaft for raising and lowering the covering material. The window treatment also includes a spring assist unit for assisting the motor by providing a torque that equals the torque provided by the weight on the cords that lift the covering material at a position midway between fully-open and fully-closed positions to minimize motor usage and conserve battery life. The window treatment may comprise a photosensor for measuring the amount of daylight outside the window and temperature sensors for measuring the temperatures inside and outside of the window. The position of the covering material may be automatically controlled in response to the photosensor and the temperature sensors, or in response to an infrared or radio-frequency remote control.

Method and apparatus for establishing and signaling maximum transmission power in wireless communication system

The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for establishing maximum transmission power. The present invention comprises: receiving an RRC message including a user equipment-specific maximum transmission power value established by a first base station or a second base station; reestablishing maximum output power based on the user equipment specific maximum transmission power value; and simultaneously transmitting an uplink to the first base station or the second base station within the reestablished maximum output power. The user equipment-specific maximum transmission power value is established for each of the first base station and the second base station, and the sum of the user equipment-specific maximum transmission power value for the first base station and the user equipment-specific maximum transmission power value for the second base station is less than or equal to a maximum output power value for the user equipment.

REPEATER FOR MESH NETWORK
20200145322 · 2020-05-07 ·

A repeater configured to be connected to a network is provided. The repeater includes an uplink wireless transmission interface, a downlink wireless transmission interface, and a processing unit. The uplink wireless transmission interface is configured to establish an external wireless connection with the network. The downlink wireless transmission interface is configured to perform data transmission with the uplink wireless transmission interface and has an external wireless transmission function. The processing unit is configured to turn off the external wireless transmission function of the downlink wireless transmission interface when the connection between the uplink wireless transmission interface and the network is disconnected.

Bundling data transfers and employing tail optimization protocol to manage cellular radio resource utilization

To facilitate increasing power and resource efficiency of a mobile device, in the mobile device, with regard to periodic or one-time data transfers, a communication management component can analyze information comprising data transfer parameter information, including jitter information, associated with each application of a subset of applications used by the device and can desirably schedule and/or bundle data transfers associated with the applications to reduce the number of separate data bursts to transfer that data to thereby reduce use of wireless resources and power consumption by the device. A push notification system can receive respective jitter information associated with each application from the mobile device, and the push notification system can desirably schedule and/or bundle push notifications to reduce the number of separate data bursts sent to the device to reduce use of wireless resources and power consumption by the device.

Signal transmitting/receiving device and method in mesh network
10638427 · 2020-04-28 · ·

The present invention relates to a technology for a sensor network, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and the Internet of things (IoT). The present invention can be used for intelligent services (smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retailing, security and safety related services, and the like) based on the technology. The present invention provides a method by which a node transmits a signal in a mesh network, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a packet; receiving at least one packet transmitted from at least one peripheral node except for the node, after transmitting the packet; determining whether the at least one peripheral node has normally received the packet on the basis of the at least one packet; and retransmitting the packet if it is determined that it is necessary to retransmit the packet, on the basis of the determination result.

Method and apparatus for reducing interference from mobile industry processor interface to communication quality

A mobile industry processor interface MIPI clock frequency configuration method and apparatus are provided. When a radio frequency band used by a device on which an MIPI is located changes, an MIPI clock frequency is determined according to radio frequency band information, where the radio frequency band information includes the radio frequency band currently used by the device, and the determined MIPI clock frequency causes no interference to the radio frequency band currently used by the device; and an MIPI clock frequency of the device is configured as the determined MIPI clock frequency. According to the technical solutions in the present invention, when a radio frequency band of a device changes, an MIPI clock frequency causes no interference to communication of the device, thereby improving communication quality and stability of the device.

METHOD FOR REDUCING THE POWER CONSUMPTION OF A MOBILE DEVICE
20200120608 · 2020-04-16 ·

Where a communications device maintains multiple wireless connections to other devices and networks which use slotted communications protocols, the slots used by those protocols are arranged so as to minimise the power consumed by the device. Where multiple radios are used, power is minimised by avoiding using radios at the same time when those radios are likely to interfere with each other. Slots used by communication protocols can also be selected to maximise the time that the communications device can spend in lower power mode.