Determining a target transmit power of a wireless transmission according to security requirements
View Patent ↗Different target transmit powers are determined for different wireless transmissions from a wireless device, the different transmissions having different security requirements. For example, the security requirements of a particular transmission may include a security ranking of a device to which one or more frames carried by the particular transmission are addressed. In another example, the security requirements of a particular transmission may include the confidentiality of data carried by the particular transmission.
1. A device comprising:
a processor;
a memory to store executable code which, when executed by said processor, determines a target transmit power for a wireless transmission based, at least in part, on a security ranking of a device to which one or more frames carried by said wireless transmission are addressed; and
a wireless transmitter to transmit said wireless transmission.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein said target transmit power is lower for a wireless transmission carrying one or more frames addressed to a device having a higher security ranking than for a wireless transmission carrying one or more frames addressed to a device having a lower security ranking.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein said device is a mobile device.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein said device includes smart card reader functionality.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein said device is a headset.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein said wireless transmitter is compatible with a Bluetooth standard.
7. A device comprising:
a processor;
a memory to store executable code which, when executed by said processor, determines a target transmit power for a wireless transmission the based, at least in part, on confidentiality of encrypted data carried by said wireless transmission; and
a wireless transmitter to transmit said wireless transmission.
8. The device of claim 7 , wherein said target transmit power is lower for a wireless transmission carrying encrypted data of higher confidentiality than for a wireless transmission carrying encrypted data of lower confidentiality.
9. The device of 7 , wherein said device is a mobile device.
10. The device of claim 7 , wherein said device includes smart card reader functionality.
11. The device of claim 7 , wherein said device is a headset.
12. The device of claim 7 , wherein said wireless transmitter is compatible with a Bluetooth standard.
13. A device comprising:
a processor;
a memory to store executable code which, when executed by said processor, determines different target transmit powers for different wireless transmissions having different security requirements;
a wireless transmitter to transmit said different wireless transmissions; and
a wireless receiver, wherein said executable code, when executed by said processor, increases a target transmit power for a particular wireless transmission in the absence of receipt of a valid response by said wireless receiver from a device for which said particular wireless transmission is intended.
14. The device of claim 13 , wherein said device is a mobile device.
15. The device of claim 13 , wherein said device includes smart card reader functionality.
16. The device of claim 13 , wherein said device is a headset.
17. The device of claim 13 , wherein said wireless transmitter is compatible with a Bluetooth standard.
18. A method in a wireless-enabled device, the method comprising:
determining a target transmit power of a wireless transmission based, at least in part, on a security ranking of a device to which one or more frames carried by said wireless transmission are addressed; and
transmitting said wireless transmission.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein determining said target transmit power of said wireless transmission includes determining a lower target transmit power for a wireless transmission carrying one or more frames addressed to a device having a higher security ranking than for a wireless transmission carrying one or more frames addressed to a device having a lower security ranking.
20. A method in a wireless-enabled device, the method comprising:
determining a target transmit power of a wireless transmission based, at least in part, on confidentiality of encrypted data carried by said wireless transmission; and
transmitting said wireless transmission.
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein determining said target transmit power of said wireless transmission includes determining a lower target transmit power for a wireless transmission carrying encrypted data of higher confidentiality than for a wireless transmission carrying encrypted data of lower confidentiality.
22. A method in a wireless-enabled device, the method comprising:
determining different target transmit powers for different wireless transmissions having different security requirements;
transmitting said different wireless transmissions; and
increasing a target transmit power of a particular wireless transmission in the absence of a valid response from a device for which said particular wireless transmission is intended.