	US 11,812,382 B2
	System and method for efficient wakeup for beacon reception
Oran Naftali, Petah Tikva (IL); Yuval Jakira, Tel-Aviv (IL); Liran Brecher, Kfar Saba (IL); and Asaf Even-Chen, Rehobot (IL)
Assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/462,050.
Application 17/462,050 is a continuation of application No. 14/987,583, filed on Jan. 4, 2016, granted, now 11,140,627.
Prior Publication US 2021/0400583 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 48/12 (2009.01)

CPC H04W 52/0229 (2013.01) [H04W 48/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/12 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); Y02D 30/70 (2020.08)]

29 Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processing unit coupled to the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a network element, a beacon;

determine whether the beacon is misaligned from scheduled timing;

when the beacon is not received as scheduled and is misaligned from the scheduled timing, receive a predetermined number of additional beacons;

determine whether at least one of the additional beacons are misaligned;

when an additional beacon is misaligned:

calculate a weighted score for the misaligned, additional beacon;

select a misalignment pattern based on the weighted scores; and

receiving another beacon using the selected misalignment pattern.