DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A COMMUNICATION UNIT
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    发明申请
    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A COMMUNICATION UNIT 审中-公开
    用于激活通信单元的设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110084815A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-04-14

    申请号:US12933068

    申请日:2009-03-26

    IPC分类号: H04Q5/22

    摘要: A communication system with a plurality of devices with a communication unit (CU1) arranged to communicate on a first wireless communication channel (CH1), e.g. GSM, in an active mode. Otherwise, the communication unit (CU1) is in an in-active power saving mode. A receiver unit (R1, R2) receives a wake-up signal on a second wireless communication channel (CH2, CH3), e.g. RFID. The receiver unit (R1, R2) then switches the communication unit (CU1) into active mode. The second wireless communication channel (CH2, CH3) is dedicated for wake-up signals and is in a different frequency band than the first wireless communication channel (CH1). Further, the first wireless communication channel (CH1) has a larger distance range than the second wireless communication channel (CH2, CH3). A coordinator device (CD) receives a call on the first wireless communication channel (GSM) and transmits a wake-up signal on the second wireless communication channel (RFID) in order to activate communication units (D1, D2, D3, D4) in a group of the plurality of devices (D1, D2, D3, D4). Hereby power can be saved to the typically more power demanding communication unit (CU1) arranged for long distance communication, while only limited or even zero power is used to monitor for wake-up signals on a short range channel (CH2, CH3). The system is suitable for groups of a plurality of rather closely spaced devices (D1, D2, D3, D4), where one active coordinator device (CD) is used to receive incoming calls on behalf of a group of devices (D1, D2, D3, D4) having their communication units in power saving mode until the coordinator device (CD) activates them.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有多个设备的通信系统,具有通信单元(CU1),其布置成在第一无线通信信道(CH1)上进行通信。 GSM,处于活动模式。 否则,通信单元(CU1)处于非活动省电模式。 接收器单元(R1,R2)在第二无线通信信道(CH 2,CH 3)上接收唤醒信号,例如。 RFID。 接收器单元(R1,R2)然后将通信单元(CU1)切换到活动模式。 第二无线通信信道(CH2,CH3)专用于唤醒信号,并且处于与第一无线通信信道(CH1)不同的频带。 此外,第一无线通信信道(CH1)具有比第二无线通信信道(CH 2,CH 3)更大的距离范围。 协调器装置(CD)在第一无线通信信道(GSM)上接收呼叫,并在第二无线通信信道(RFID)上发送唤醒信号,以激活在第二无线通信信道(RFID)中的通信单元(D1,D2,D3,D4) 一组多个装置(D1,D2,D3,D4)。 因此,可以将功率保存到布置成用于长距离通信的通常更为功率要求较高的通信单元(CU1),而仅限制或甚至零功率来监视短距离信道(CH2,CH3)上的唤醒信号。 该系统适合于多个相当紧密间隔的设备(D1,D2,D3,D4)的组,其中一个活动协调器设备(CD)用于代表一组设备(D1,D2, D3,D4),其通信单元处于省电模式,直到协调器(CD)激活它们。