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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2010
Koen Van Oost, Edegem, BE;
Sylvain Dumet, Edegem, BE;
Sabine Bulteel, Edegem, BE;
Erik Horemans, Edegem, BE;
Koen Van Oost, Edegem, BE;
Sylvain Dumet, Edegem, BE;
Sabine Bulteel, Edegem, BE;
Erik Horemans, Edegem, BE;
THOMSON LICENSING, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Abstract
The present invention concerns a method at a wireless access point comprising a wireless interface, the method comprising the steps of enabling the wireless interface during a first period of time, checking if a wireless station associates during that first period of time, if a wireless station has been associated, keeping the wireless interface enabled, while a wireless station is attempting to associate, enabling the wireless interface during an extending period of time and if no wireless station is associated or is trying to associate, disabling the wireless interface for a second period of time.