The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/0235 (2013.01); H04W 52/0254 (2013.01); Y02B 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for saving power in an access point network is provided. The apparatus includes a communication unit that transmits/receives data to/from an access point device through a wireless short distance communication scheme; an input unit that receives a user input; and a controller that controls to determine whether there is a user input through the input unit, generates a deactivation request message including information related to service non-use of the access point device when the user input is not detected for a preset time or longer, and transmits the deactivation request message to the access point device through the communication unit.