Patent ID: 8675531

Claim:
A method for controlling operation of a wireless network device that includes i) a host assembly, ii) a wireless device assembly, and iii) an interface assembly connecting the host assembly and the wireless device assembly, the method comprising: while the host assembly is in a sleep mode, receiving a broadcast signal at the wireless device assembly, the broadcast signal including packet data; the wireless device assembly comparing the packet data to a filter expression in the wireless device assembly to determine if the packet data matches the filter expression; if there is a positive comparison of the packet data to the filter expression, the wireless device assembly i) communicating a wakeup signal to the host assembly for changing the host assembly from the sleep mode to an active mode, and ii) communicating the packet data to the host assembly while the host assembly is in the active mode; and if there is no positive comparison of the packet data to the filter expression, i) not communicating the wakeup signal to the host assembly, and ii) not communicating the packet data to the host assembly.