METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INITIATING A HIGH-POWER CONNECTION VIA A LOW-POWER INTERFACE

摘要

An apparatus and methods are provided for initiating a network connection between a first device and a second device. While one or more high-power network interfaces of the first device are in a dormant state, the first device communicates with a second device via the first device's low-power network interface. The first device can determine, based on the communication, whether to establish a network connection with the second device via a high-power network interface of the first device. Next, if the first device is to establish the network connection with the second device via the high-power network interface, the device can wake the first high-power network interface and connect to the second device via the first high-power network interface.

主权项

1. A device comprising:
a processor; a low-power network interface; a high-power network interface; and wherein the low-power network interface is configured to:
communicate with the remote device while the high-power network interface is in a dormant state;determine, based on the communication, whether to establish a network connection with the remote device via the high-power network interface; andif a network connection is to be established with the remote device via the high-power network interface, wake the high-power network interface and connect to the remote device via the high-power network interface.