US Patent No: 7,072,697

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Method and device for transponder aided wake-up of a low power radio device by a wake-up event

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Abstract

A method, software tool, computer program product and low power radio device are provided for transponder aided wake-up and connection set-up by detecting a wake up event in a sleep mode of the low power radio device, putting the radio device into an operative state, transmitting at least one advert message by radio transmission, wherein the low power radio devices put into a passive mode for a predetermined period of time in case no answer is received in response to the at least one transmitted advert message.

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NOKIA CORPORATIONESPOO6124

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Honkanen, Mauri Tampere, FI 29 202
Hyyrylainen, Jari Veikkola, FI 3 74
Lappetelainen, Antti Espoo, FI 50 529
Ryhanen, Tapani Helsinki, FI 25 274

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