Battery status indication within a wi-fi beacon

• Main Authors: JAMMULA RAHUL, GAJA AJAY KUMAR, VERMA ANKIT
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 26.09.2017
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A method and apparatus are disclosed for transmitting battery status information within a Wi-Fi beacon from an access point. In some embodiments, a battery charge information element comprising battery status information may be included within a Wi-Fi beacon. In some other embodiments, the battery charge information element may be transmitted as part of a probe and response protocol. A station, in response to receiving the battery charge information element, may display a message to the user, search for another Wi-Fi network, or search for another network through a different network interface. 公开了用于在来自接入点的Wi-Fi信标内传送电池状态信息的方法和装置。在些实施例中，包括电池状态信息的电池电荷信息元素可以被包括在Wi-Fi信标内。在些其他实施例中，电池电荷信息元素可以作为探测和响应协议的部分来传送。响应于接收到该电池电荷信息元素，站可以向用户显示消息，搜索另Wi-Fi网络，或通过不同的网络接口来搜索另网络。