Wi-Fi power reduction system, method and media
A server includes a processor configured to execute instructions stored on a memory to cause the server to: receive a client position signal; predict a future position of a client device based on a client device position signal providing location and velocity information about the client device; instruct a first access point device to provide a first Wi-Fi hotspot network with a first SSID, currently in use by the client device with another access point device, based on the predicted future position of the client device; and instruct a second access point device, which was previously providing a second Wi-Fi hotspot network with the first SSID, to stop providing the second Wi-Fi hotspot network with the first SSID after instructing the first access point device to provide the first Wi-Fi hotspot network with the first SSID.
1. A Wi-Fi access point device for establishing a Wi-Fi hotspot network, the Wi-Fi access point device comprising:
a memory;
a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the Wi-Fi access point device to:
establish the Wi-Fi hotspot network with a SSID based on at least one of an activation signal and a first probe request associated with the SSID, the first probe request received from a client device; and
operate the Wi-Fi hotspot network with the SSID in a standby mode based upon a disassociation from an associated client device, wherein the associated client device comprises the client device having been associated with the established Wi-Fi hotspot network.
2. The Wi-Fi access point device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to instruct the Wi-Fi access point device to:
determine a position and a velocity of the client device when the client device is associated with the established Wi-Fi hotspot network; and
transmit a client device position signal to the service provider, the client device position signal being based on the determined position and velocity of the client device.
3. The Wi-Fi access point device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to instruct the Wi-Fi access point device to operate the Wi-Fi hotspot network with the SSID in the standby mode a predetermined time period after the disassociation from the associated client device.
4. The Wi-Fi access point device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a radio having a receiving component and a broadcasting component,
wherein the broadcasting component is configured to broadcast data associated with the Wi-Fi hotspot network,
wherein the receiving component is configured to receive the activation signal, the first probe request and the standby signal, and
wherein, when operating the Wi-Fi hotspot network with the SSID in the standby mode, the processor is configured to turn the broadcasting component off to save power.
5. The Wi-Fi access point device of claim 4 , wherein the broadcasting component comprises a 5 GHz broadcasting component and a 2.4 GHz broadcasting component, and wherein the receiving component comprises a 5 GHz receiving component and a 2.4 GHz receiving component.
6. The Wi-Fi access point device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to instruct the Wi-Fi access point device to:
determine that the client device supports communication within a 5 GHz band; and
establish a second Wi-Fi hotspot in the 5 GHz band with a new SSID.
7. The Wi-Fi access point device of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to instruct the Wi-Fi access point device to:
determine that no wireless client devices are associated with the access point device; and
instruct the radio to turn off power to the 5 GHz broadcasting component and to the 5 GHz receiving component.
8. A method for a Wi-Fi access point device to establish a Wi-Fi hotspot network, the method comprising:
establishing the Wi-Fi hotspot network with a SSID based on at least one of an activation signal and a first probe request associated with the SSID, the first probe request received from a client device; and
operating the Wi-Fi hotspot network with the SSID in a standby mode based upon a disassociation from an associated client device, wherein the associated client device comprises the client device having been associated with the established Wi-Fi hotspot network.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
determining a position and a velocity of the client device when the client device is associated with the established Wi-Fi hotspot network; and
transmitting a client device position signal to the service provider, the client device position signal being based on the determined position and velocity of the client device.
10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
operating the Wi-Fi hotspot network with the SSID in the standby mode a predetermined time period after the disassociation from the associated client device.
11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
broadcasting, by a broadcasting component of a radio, data associated with the Wi-Fi hotspot network;
receiving, by a receiving component of the radio, the activation signal, the first probe request and the standby signal; and
when operating the Wi-Fi hotspot network with the SSID in the standby mode, turning the broadcast component off to save power.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the broadcasting component comprises a 5 GHz broadcasting component and a 2.4 GHz broadcasting component, and wherein the receiving component comprises a 5 GHz receiving component and a 2.4 GHz receiving component.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
determining that the client device supports communication within a 5 GHz band; and
establishing a second Wi-Fi hotspot in the 5 GHz band with a new SSID.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
determining that no wireless client devices are associated with the access point device; and
instructing the radio to turn off power to the 5 GHz broadcasting component and to the 5 GHz receiving component.
15. A non-transitory, computer-readable media of a Wi-Fi access point device having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, that when executed by a processor of the Wi-Fi access point device cause the Wi-Fi access point device to:
establish the Wi-Fi hotspot network with a SSID based on at least one of an activation signal and a first probe request associated with the SSID, the first probe request received from a client device; and
operate the Wi-Fi hotspot network with the SSID in a standby mode based upon a disassociation from an associated client device, wherein the associated client device comprises the client device having been associated with the established Wi-Fi hotspot network.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the computer-readable instructions when executed by the process further cause the Wi-Fi access point device to at least one of:
determine a position and a velocity of the client device when the client device is associated with the established Wi-Fi hotspot network, and transmit a client device position signal to the service provider, the client device position signal being based on the determined position and velocity of the client device; and
operate the Wi-Fi hotspot network with the SSID in the standby mode a predetermined time period after the disassociation from the associated client device.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the computer-readable instructions when executed by the process further cause the Wi-Fi access point device to:
broadcast, by a broadcasting component of a radio, data associated with the Wi-Fi hotspot network;
receive, by a receiving component of the radio, the activation signal, the first probe request and the standby signal; and
when operating the Wi-Fi hotspot network with the SSID in the standby mode, turning the broadcast component off to save power.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein the broadcasting component comprises a 5 GHz broadcasting component and a 2.4 GHz broadcasting component, and wherein the receiving component comprises a 5 GHz receiving component and a 2.4 GHz receiving component.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 18 , wherein the computer-readable instructions when executed by the process further cause the Wi-Fi access point device to:
determine that the client device supports communication within a 5 GHz band; and
establish a second Wi-Fi hotspot in the 5 GHz band with a new SSID.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 19 , wherein the computer-readable instructions when executed by the process further cause the Wi-Fi access point device to:
determining that no wireless client devices are associated with the access point device; and
instructing the radio to turn off power to the 5 GHz broadcasting component and to the 5 GHz receiving component.