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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2012
Andrea Bacioccola, Helsinki, FI;
Andrea Bacioccola, Helsinki, FI;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
Example method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable remote wireless control of an electronic device while in standby mode. Example embodiments of the invention include a method comprising the steps of transmitting, by a device, short-range wireless polling signals via a short-range wireless interface according to a first poll interval; determining whether the device is active, or in a stand-by, low power, idle, or sleep mode state; and when the device is determined to be in a stand-by, low power, idle, or sleep mode state, causing the device to enter into a polling mode for transmitting short-range wireless polling signals via a short-range wireless interface according to a second poll interval that may be the same or different from the first poll interval and ignoring received short-range wireless response signals.