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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2012
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Stephen P. Emeott, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Andrew J. Aftelak, Palatine, IL (US);
Anthony J. Braskich, Palatine, IL (US);
Dwight R. Smith, Grapevine, TX (US);
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for controlling a wireless station () are disclosed. In an embodiment, an access point (), or any other suitable device or system, receives a first application identifier from a first wireless station () at an access point () (e.g., receive a URL from a temperature sensor). The access point () then downloads and/or activates a software application to the access point () from a first server () based on the first application identifier (e.g., download a temperature measurement application based on the URL). The access point () issues a command to the first wireless station () based on the software application (e.g., send temperature measurement and sleep instructions to the temperature sensor). The access point () also receives first data from the first wireless station () (e.g., receive temperature measurements from the sensor). The access point () transmits the first data to at least one of the first server () and a second different server () (e.g., send the temperature measurements back to the server).