Battery status indication within a Wi-Fi Beacon

摘要

A method and apparatus are disclosed for transmitting battery status information within a Wi-Fi beacon from an access point. In some embodiments, a battery charge information element comprising battery status information may be included within a Wi-Fi beacon. In some other embodiments, the battery charge information element may be transmitted as part of a probe and response protocol. A station, in response to receiving the battery charge information element, may display a message to the user, search for another Wi-Fi network, or search for another network through a different network interface.

主权项

1. A method of operating a first wireless device as an access point, the method comprising:
determining a battery charge of a battery associated with the first wireless device; and transmitting, using a transceiver of the first wireless device, a beacon frame containing a battery charge information element including at least an indication of the battery charge, wherein the battery charge information element comprises a field storing one or more flag bits indicating the battery charge is greater than or not greater than one or more corresponding threshold values.