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20080200220 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LIMITING BATTERY POWER CONSUMPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for limiting power consumption in a wireless communication device. The described aspects provide for power limiting thresholds to reserve power for, or limit power usage by, one or more predetermined applications executable by the wireless communications device. The described aspects are highly user-configurable, allowing a device user and/or a third party to define which applications have a battery power consumption limit or reserve, and the amount of battery power associated with the limit or reserve. | 08-21-2008 |
20080207278 | Mobile platform tracking in wireless networks - A mobile station in a wireless network provides a presence indication when in a power saving state. The presence indication is sent periodically, and the period is dependent on whether the mobile station is stationary or in motion. The period may also be dependent on an asset protection level of the mobile station. | 08-28-2008 |
20080214249 | Sleep Mode Controlling Apparatus and Method in Cellular System - In a cellar system providing various packet services, sleep mode operation of a terminal in an idle state is controlled. The cellular system determines a discontinuous receiving (DRX) period according to a QoS of a packet service provided to the terminal, and runs the sleep mode according to the determined DRX period. The cellular system runs the sleep mode divided into shallow sleep duration and deep sleep duration. With this manner, a paging delay to the terminal and a power consumption of the terminal may be reduced. | 09-04-2008 |
20080220828 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION IN A WIRELESS DEVICE - Methods and apparatus to reduce power consumption in a wireless device are disclosed. An example method includes sensing movement of the wireless device via a sensor unit; conveying data of a first size at a first frequency from the sensor unit to a first microcontroller, wherein the first microcontroller comprises data buffers of a second size; wirelessly transmitting data of the second size to a second microcontroller at a second frequency, wherein the second microcontroller comprises data buffers of the second size; and conveying data of the first size at a third frequency from the second microcontroller to an electronic device to communicate with the wireless device. | 09-11-2008 |
20080220829 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, METHOD OF POWER SAVING CONTROL FOR MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND COMPUTER PRODUCT - A mobile terminal device having a display includes an image capturing unit capturing an image at a prescribed periodical timing; an image changing detector detecting an image change exceeding a prescribed extent between the image captured at a prescribed timing and one or more of images obtained at a previous timing; and a power saving controller controlling a power saving state of the display depending on whether an image change exceeding the prescribed extent is detected. | 09-11-2008 |
20080234012 | Scheduling for power savings in a wireless network - In a wireless network, a wireless device may dynamically estimate how long it can remain in a sleep mode without missing out on a necessary opportunities to communicate within the network. In some embodiments, this estimate may be based on a combination of things such as the amount of data still queued up for transmission, recent history on data rates, a prediction on how long it will take another device (e.g., an access point) to accumulate enough data for another transmission, and/or how long the queued-up data can wait before it becomes stale. | 09-25-2008 |
20080242370 | EFFICIENT SERVER POLLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of requesting content from a communication server in a mobile communication network is provided. The method comprises determining whether the mobile device is in a first mode; requesting content for delivery to the mobile device, while the mobile device is in the first mode; and discontinuing requesting the content if the mobile device is in a second mode, wherein the first mode is distinguished from the second mode based on length of lack of user interaction with the mobile device to perform one or more functions. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242371 | Mobile terminal device, communication system, electric power control method - A mobile terminal device has an electric-power-reduction operation mode for operation with reduced electric power consumption. The mobile terminal device includes an emergency determining unit that determines whether there is an emergency; and an operation mode control unit that controls to shift to the electric-power-reduction operation mode when the emergency determining unit determines that there is the emergency. | 10-02-2008 |
20080248840 | DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION METHOD AND APPARATUS OF USER EQUIPMENT IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for DRX of a UE in a mobile communication system are provided, in which the UE receives setting information from a network, the setting information including a first DRX cycle length and a second DRX cycle length for a predetermined data service. Upon generation of uplink data, the UE transitions to a downloading phase in which active periods are set according to the first DRX cycle length. | 10-09-2008 |
20080254841 | Communication terminal and computer-readable storage medium - A controller of the communication terminal identifies, after power is turned on, whether or not to use a cellular phone communicating unit or a wireless LAN communicating unit based on communication system information stored beforehand in a storing unit. When the identification is complete, the controller initializes the cellular phone communicating unit, and, according to results of the identification, causes the cellular phone communicating unit to enter standby state or sleep state. Next, the controller initializes the wireless LAN communicating unit, and, according to results of the identification, causes the wireless LAN communicating unit to enter standby state or sleep state. When an application which using a wireless communicating unit in sleep state is launched, the controller causes that wireless communicating unit to enter standby state from sleep state. | 10-16-2008 |
20080254842 | TRANSCEIVER WITH POWER-SAVING FUNCTION AND THE METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a transceiver with power-saving function and the method thereof, in which when the network is on link-down status, the transmitter will enter the power-saving mode, and with an auxiliary circuit to provide a comfortable common-mode voltage and to present comfortable impedance matching to save the power consumption. | 10-16-2008 |
20080261663 | Methods and arrangements for adaptively changing snoozing intervals of wireless devices - Methods and arrangements for wireless communications are described. Embodiments include transformations, code, state machines or other logic to adaptively change a snoozing interval of a station. The embodiments may also include determining a timeout (TO) period for a station, examining network traffic of the station after a period of network traffic inactivity not less than the TO period, and determining a snoozing interval, the length of the snoozing interval based upon the examination of the network traffic. The embodiments may also include adjusting the length of the TO period. In some further embodiments, examining network traffic may include determining categories of network traffic. In other further embodiments, examining network traffic may include determining a size of a queue of network traffic for the station. The embodiments may also include redetermining a snoozing interval after returning to a normal power mode. | 10-23-2008 |
20080268917 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE BASED ON RADIO CONFIGURATION VERSION - A portable communication device transmits, to a communication network, a radio configuration (RC) request indicator requesting assignment of a power saving radio configuration for reverse link transmissions. The power saving radio configuration is one a plurality of radio configurations including the power saving radio configuration and at least one other radio configuration defined by a communication standard different than the communication standard defining the power saving radio configuration. Average power consumption at the portable device when the portable communication device participates in the call using the power saving radio configuration is less than if the other radio configuration is used for the call. | 10-30-2008 |
20080268918 | Methods and apparatuses for power reduction in transceivers - In a method for power reduction at a receiver, a first radio frame is processed to recover transmitted data based on transport format information. The transport format information is determined based on a combination of transport format information associated with a plurality of received radio frames rather than a single frame. In another method for power reduction at a receiver, whether transport format information associated with a first radio frame is different from transport format information associated with a second radio frame is determined. The transport channel data is then processed based on the determination. The first radio frame is received prior to the second radio frame, and the transport format information indicates a transport format for transport channel data received in the first and second radio frames. | 10-30-2008 |
20080268919 | CURRENT CONSUMPTION CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A current consumption controlling apparatus and method in a portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a first transceiver for outputting a signal indicative of a transmit burst time of a first communication system mode supported by the first transceiver to a second transceiver, and adjusting a gain of a power amplifier by receiving a signal indicative of a transmit burst time of a second communication system mode from the second transceiver; and the second transceiver for outputting the signal indicative of the transmit burst time of the second communication system mode to the first transceiver, and adjusting a gain of a power amplifier by receiving the signal indicative of the transmit burst time of the first communication system mode. | 10-30-2008 |
20080268920 | Turbulence sensitive mobile device power control - A mobile communication device may include one or more sensors to detect shaking and/or swinging of the device when the device is in a low-power or power-down mode. The device may include logic to determine if shaking and/or swinging occurred within an interval of time after the device was used, and logic to remove the device from low power or power down mode (and thus initiate a power-up mode) if shaking and/or swinging occurred within the interval of time after the device was used. | 10-30-2008 |
20080274773 | WIRELESS NETWORK DEVICE WITH A SIGNAL DETECTION FUNCTION AND SWITCHING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A wireless network device is provided for switching into a first functional mode and a second functional mode according to the source of received power. The wireless network device includes a wireless network communication module, a processor, a power module, and a voltage regulator. The wireless network communication module is utilized for transceiving wireless network signal, and the processor is connected to the wireless network communication module. The power module selectively receives a power from one of a battery and a computer. The voltage regulator is connected to the processor, for selectively switching into the first functional mode when receiving the power form the battery, or switching into the second functional mode when receiving the power from the computer. | 11-06-2008 |
20080300027 | Systems and Techniques for Reducing Power Consumption in a Mobile Computing Device - Various embodiments are directed to systems and techniques for reducing power consumption in a mobile computing device. In one or more embodiments, a mobile computing device may be arranged to determine a user environment based on detected antenna impedance or detected current. After the user environment is determined, the mobile computing device may confirm that total radiation power (TRP) for the mobile computing device at an initial conducted power level exceeds the minimum TRP threshold required by the network carrier to receive acceptable quality of service (QoS). Based on the excess TRP for the particular user environment, the mobile computing device may determine a reduced conducted power level to be input to an antenna system. Accordingly, significant power savings may be achieved. To save additional power, the mobile computing device may automatically adjust and/or improve antenna impedance matching based on user environment allowing a further reduction in conducted power. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-04-2008 |
20080305839 | SELECTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT FOR A HAND HELD HOST - A hand held radio host includes circuitry for selectively providing power to radiating transceiver elements and non-radiating application elements according to a plurality of power modes of operation to achieve desired effects and in a way that saves power and extends battery life. In one embodiment of the invention, the hand held host operates in one of three modes. In a full power mode, any selected application element as well as all transceiver elements are powered on at the same time. Thus, for example, a cell phone module, a wireless personal access network module, a wireless local area network module and one of a pager/short message service message module may all be powered on at the same time to receive corresponding messages, calls, data sessions, etc. At the same time that all of the transceiver elements are powered on, any selected application element receives power. Thus, application elements such as address books, calendar functions, games, word processors, and similar other application elements may receive power when selected. | 12-11-2008 |
20080311961 | Network Call Management in Case of Low Battery Condition of Mobile Communications Terminals - In a mobile communications system which includes a mobile communications network and a battery-powered mobile communications terminal, a method including: receiving, at a mobile communications network apparatus subsystem, a notification of a low battery charge condition from the battery-powered mobile communications terminal, and having the mobile communications network apparatus subsystem inform at least one second user, different from a first user using the battery-powered mobile communications terminal, based on the received notification. | 12-18-2008 |
20080318643 | METHOD OF REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN A UE WHEN THE UE IS IN IDLE MODE - A method is described for determining the rate of performing neighbor cell measurements by a User Equipment (UE) in an idle mode, which is based on the RANK information of the serving cell and neighbor cells. The RANK information is available with the UE. Comparison of the RANK of the serving cell with a predefined Threshold Value along with the status of the Order of the RANKs of the neighbor cells for a predefined number of DRX cycles, are verified to conclude whether the UE should perform the neighbor cell measurement when the UE is in the idle mode. Thus the method utilizes cell RANKs to determine the network topology. The RANKs are deduced using Hysteresis, Cell Individual offsets, and other parameters by the UE to provide a more practical indication of the neighboring environment of a cell. | 12-25-2008 |
20090005126 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING SAME - A mobile communication device includes a power source, a measurer, a function group, a calculator, a setting module, and a controller. The power source is used for supplying power to the mobile communication device. The measurer is used for measuring remaining coulomb of the power source. The function group includes a plurality of function modules with corresponding priority levels. The calculator is used for calculating coulomb consumption rate of the function modules. The setting module is used for receiving a desired usage time predetermined by users. The controller is used for powering down the function modules according to the remaining coulomb, the coulomb consumption rate, and the desired usage time. A method for controlling the function modules is also provided. | 01-01-2009 |
20090005127 | Method and Arrangement for Reducing Power Consumption in a Mobile Communication Network - The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for reducing power consumption of a receiver in a mobile communication network comprising a sender transmitting packet data on a downlink channel to one or more receivers over a radio interface. Inactive time instants and listening time instants are defined according to provided rules. The receiver is arranged to listen for information from the sender during the listening time instants and to sleep during the inactive time instants. Thus, less power will be consumed during the inactive time instants. | 01-01-2009 |
20090011801 | Method for Power-Saving Operation of Communication Terminals in a Communication System - The invention proposes a method for power-saving operation of communication terminals in a communication system, particularly in a wireless communication system, where a central station in the communication system takes a user input as a basis for prompting a change in an operating state of the communication terminals in the communication system which is characterized by the power consumption. Preferably, the method is used in wireless conference systems, with the communication terminal being in the form of a participant unit and/or chairman unit. | 01-08-2009 |
20090017879 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN A WIRELESS DEVICE - A wireless transceiver is provided for transmitting and receiving audio data, comprising: a microphone configured to generate a digital audio signal that includes the audio data, based on a received sound sampled into digital format; a voice detection circuit configured to detect the presence of voice activity in the audio data, and to generate a voice detection signal indicating whether the voice activity is present in the audio data; a transceiver circuit configured to transmit the audio data over a wireless medium; and a control circuit configured to control transmission of the audio data over the wireless medium by the transceiver circuit, based on the voice detection signal. This allows saving of transmission power since no transmission is done during the silence periods. The digital audio signal is at least one of a pulse code modulated signal without compression, and a Bluetooth signal. | 01-15-2009 |
20090023482 | MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL - A mobile information terminal that changes various settings associated with reproduction of a moving image content based on a type of the content so as to reduce power consumption. The mobile information terminal starts a television in response to operation by a user, and receives a moving image content of a selected broadcast program, and EPG data. When a power saving mode is ON, the type of the program is judged according to the EPG data. Subsequently, a default frame rate is changed to a value that has been preset for the program type. Hence, the mobile information terminal reproduces the program at a suitable frame rate. Such a change may be made to settings other than the frame rate. | 01-22-2009 |
20090036172 | MOBILE CELLULAR DEVICE PROVIDING HYBRID DYNAMIC/STATIC RECEIVED SIGNAL MEASUREMENT SCHEDULING CONTROL AND RELATED METHODS - A cellular communications system may include a cellular base station and at least one mobile cellular device communicating with the cellular base station. The at least one mobile cellular device may include a receiver and a processor cooperating with the receiver for implementing a hybrid dynamic and static received signal measurement scheduling control. The processor may include a dynamic scheduler for scheduling recurring received signal measurement times, a static schedule memory for storing common data for received signal measurements, and a micro-scheduler for scheduling received signal measurements based upon the recurring received signal measurement times and the common data for received signal measurements. | 02-05-2009 |
20090036173 | WIRELESS CONNECTION INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) HAVING POWER ISLAND(S) - A radio frequency (RF) integrated circuit (IC) operable to support wireless communications is provided. In one embodiment, the RF IC includes an advanced high-performance (AHB) bus matrix, a microprocessor core coupled to the AHB bus matrix, a plurality of processing modules wherein each processing module is operable to support one or more functions of the RF IC, and a plurality of power islands. Each power island is associated with one or more functions of the RF IC. This arrangement allows power islands coupled to the processing modules associated with the one or more functions associated with the power island to supply power for the processing modules associated with the one or more functions associated with the power island. Power from the power island(s) to the processing module(s) may be reduced or secured when the one or more functions associated with the power island is not required. | 02-05-2009 |
20090048004 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes: an antenna; a first wireless communication module that establishes wireless communication using a first communication system through the antenna; a second wireless communication module that establishes wireless communication using a second communication system through the antenna, the second communication system having a narrower communication range and smaller power consumption than the first communication system; a determination unit that determines whether or not wireless communication by the first wireless communication module or by the second wireless communication module is available; and a controller that controls the second wireless communication module to establish wireless communication using the second communication system regardless of whether or not wireless communication using the first communication system is established by the first wireless communication module when the determination unit determines that wireless communication by the second wireless communication module is available. | 02-19-2009 |
20090061954 | SERVER INITIATED POWER MODE SWITCHING IN PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - In a process, a power mode indicator is transmitted from a content server and is received by a Portable Communication Device (PCD). The indicator is indicative of a power mode potentially available to a circuit block in the PCD. The circuit block exhibits different levels of power consumption when operated in different power modes and is operated in the indicated power mode in response to the received power mode indicator. The content server may be a stream server. The circuit block may be operated in the power mode to receive/process a data stream. | 03-05-2009 |
20090061955 | POWER SAVING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MOBILE PHONE - A power saving method for a mobile phone includes the steps of: setting a standard brightness range, wherein the standard brightness range comprises a maximum value and a minimum value; opening a camera ( | 03-05-2009 |
20090069057 | Power-Aware Link Adaptation with Variable Bandwidth Allocation - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for reducing mobile terminal energy consumption during data transmissions by allocating resources and adapting link parameters in an energy-aware manner, based on throughput requirements and prevailing signal propagation conditions. A combination of transmit parameters designed to minimize the total energy consumed during data transmission is selected based on a throughput requirement and a path loss associated with a data transmission by a mobile terminal. The combination of transmit parameters includes a bandwidth allocation and may also include a modulation format, coding scheme, and transmit power setting, as well as parameters relating to multiple-antenna transmit schemes. The bandwidth allocation may correspond to a number of sub-carriers of an OFDM signal, or may correspond to a number of resource blocks in an SC-FDMA signal. | 03-12-2009 |
20090082072 | SEMI-CONNECTED OPERATIONS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate reducing battery consumption during periods of inactivity intermixed with traffic bursts in wireless communications systems. A semi-connected mode is provided that fast recognition of mobile devices upon wakeup and access while enabling mobile devices to operate in reduce power states. A mobile device operates in a semi-connected mode with all base stations in an active set of the mobile device. Moreover, mechanisms are provided to notify mobile devices of pending data while avoiding latency associated with paging channels. | 03-26-2009 |
20090088226 | ESTIMATION OF POWER LEVEL IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system comprising a first communication device and a second communication device adapted to determine a property of communications between the first and second communication devices. The second communication device estimates a power level associated with the first communication device for a length of time determined according to the property. | 04-02-2009 |
20090093279 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - A noncontact IC communicates information to a read write unit that is an external terminal device. A high frequency modulating/demodulating section demodulates data that has been modulated by the read write unit using a load modulating method or the like. A loop antenna receives the data from the read write unit. A battery supplies power to the noncontact IC and the control section. The control section controls a portable phone function, and varies the battery voltage threshold value for issuing a low voltage alarm or the battery voltage threshold value for stopping power supply to the portable phone function, in a usage pattern where communication by the noncontact IC is performed twice or more. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093280 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING USER EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY INFORMATION - A method and apparatus for a wireless communication system, sends an initial connection request with the device capabilities of an indicated mobile station. The device capabilities comprise both semi-static capabilities and dynamic capabilities. The semi-static capabilities are stored in the core network. Data is transmitted via a wireless node before the mobile station transitions to an idle state. When transitioning back to an active state from the idle state when the semi-static capabilities have not changed, a connection request is sent with the dynamic capabilities of the user equipment without also transmitting the semi-static mobile station capabilities to the wireless node. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093281 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF POWER SAVING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Device, system, and method of power saving in wireless communication. In some demonstrative embodiments a method may include, for example, receiving at a base station at least one uplink power saving message from at least one mobile communication device, respectively, wherein the power saving message includes battery level information and an indication of at least one power saving mechanism; and based on the battery level information and the indication, applying a selected power saving mechanism to communications between the base station and the at least one mobile communication device. Other embodiments are described and claimed | 04-09-2009 |
20090098916 | Methods And Apparatus For Reducing Power Consumption During Network Scanning Operations With Adverse Battery Conditions - In a mobile communication device, a scanning operation is performed with use of a wireless transceiver to identify one or more available wireless communication networks in a given coverage area. Each time the scanning operation fails to result in any connection between the mobile device and a wireless network, the scanning operation is repeated after delaying for a next delay period of a plurality of scanning delay periods n=[n | 04-16-2009 |
20090111532 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING RESIDUAL ENERGY AWARENESS IN AN AD HOC WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method of coordinating devices in a wireless network is provided. First capability data associated with a first type of power source and a first state of the power source of a first device is received at a second device. Second capability data is transmitted to the first device from the second device. The second capability data is associated with a second type of power source and a second state of the power source of the second device. The first capability data is compared with the second capability data at the second device. If the comparison indicates the first capability data is less desirable than the second capability data, the second capability data is transmitted again to the first device from the second device. If the comparison indicates the first capability data is more desirable than the second capability data, the first capability data is received again from the first device at the second device. | 04-30-2009 |
20090117950 | WIRELESS READER TAGS (WRTs) WITH SENSOR COMPONENTS IN ASSET MONITORING AND TRACKING SYSTEMS - A wireless transceiver includes: (a) a low power radio frequency (LPRF) communications component capable of powering down to conserve energy and capable of powering up in response to an electronic signal, the LPRF communications component including a transmitter and a first receiver; and (b) a second receiver that is configured to screen a radio frequency broadcast and provide, on the basis of specific data identified therein, the electronic signal to the LPRF communications component in order to power up the LPRF communications component. The second receiver is adapted to draw less current than the LPRF communications component while awaiting receipt of and listening for a radio frequency broadcast. | 05-07-2009 |
20090124300 | Mobile terminal and method of transmitting and receiving signal thereof - Provided are a mobile terminal and a method of transmitting and receiving signals in the mobile terminal. The method selects a modulation method and an antenna mode for optimizing energy consumption when signals are transmitted and received in consideration of a network operation mode, a channel environment, Quality of Service (QoS), and the like, and transmits and receives signals using the modulation method and antenna mode. | 05-14-2009 |
20090124301 | DIRECT LINK SET-UP POWER SAVE DELIVERY - Systems and methodologies are described that enable power save mechanisms to be utilized with active direct transfers. Mobile stations in a wireless communication network can establish direct links between each other to obviate a need to transfer data via an access point. While direct links are active, the mobile stations coordinate or otherwise notify each other about power management modes to effectuate power save delivery of data via direct links. In accordance with a scheduled mechanism, mobile stations coupled via a direct link enter an active mode at a previously negotiated scheduled time after which time data transfer can occur. According to an unscheduled mechanism, one mobile station can remain awake while other enters a power save mode. The sleeping station can awaken and transmit a trigger frame to notify its peer that it is available for data transfers. | 05-14-2009 |
20090124302 | WIRELESS READER TAGS (WRTs) WITH SENSOR COMPONENTS IN ASSET MONITORING AND TRACKING SYSTEMS - A wireless transceiver includes: (a) a low power radio frequency (LPRF) communications component capable of powering down to conserve energy and capable of powering up in response to an electronic signal, the LPRF communications component including a transmitter and a first receiver; and (b) a second receiver that is configured to screen a radio frequency broadcast and provide, on the basis of specific data identified therein, the electronic signal to the LPRF communications component in order to power up the LPRF communications component. The second receiver is adapted to draw less current than the LPRF communications component while awaiting receipt of and listening for a radio frequency broadcast. | 05-14-2009 |
20090124303 | WIRELESS READER TAGS (WRTs) WITH SENSOR COMPONENTS IN ASSET MONITORING AND TRACKING SYSTEMS - A wireless transceiver includes: (a) a low power radio frequency (LPRF) communications component capable of powering down to conserve energy and capable of powering up in response to an electronic signal, the LPRF communications component including a transmitter and a first receiver; and (b) a second receiver that is configured to screen a radio frequency broadcast and provide, on the basis of specific data identified therein, the electronic signal to the LPRF communications component in order to power up the LPRF communications component. The second receiver is adapted to draw less current than the LPRF communications component while awaiting receipt of and listening for a radio frequency broadcast. | 05-14-2009 |
20090124304 | WIRELESS READER TAGS (WRTs) WITH SENSOR COMPONENTS IN ASSET MONITORING AND TRACKING SYSTEMS - A wireless transceiver includes: (a) a low power radio frequency (LPRF) communications component capable of powering down to conserve energy and capable of powering up in response to an electronic signal, the LPRF communications component including a transmitter and a first receiver; and (b) a second receiver that is configured to screen a radio frequency broadcast and provide, on the basis of specific data identified therein, the electronic signal to the LPRF communications component in order to power up the LPRF communications component. The second receiver is adapted to draw less current than the LPRF communications component while awaiting receipt of and listening for a radio frequency broadcast. | 05-14-2009 |
20090131122 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DOWNLOADING ONE OR MORE RADIO DATA SYSTEM (RDS) GROUP TYPE PROCESSING ROUTINES FOR RDS DATA - A host system for downloading one or more Radio Data System (RDS) group type processing routines for RDS data includes a data processor and a host processor. The host processor is configured to download one or more RDS group type processing routines for the data processor, each of the one or more RDS group type processing routines configured to process RDS data for a respective RDS group type. The host processor is further configured to assign a reference in the data processor to a corresponding one of the one or more RDS group type processing routines, so that the corresponding RDS group type processing routine is to be invoked by RDS data having the respective RDS group type. A method is also provided for downloading one or more RDS group type processing routines for RDS data. | 05-21-2009 |
20090131123 | REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION IN SOFTWARE RADIOS - Provided are apparatuses and methods for reducing processor load or power consumption during channel estimation in a receiver. For example, a receiver may monitor a transmission channel and determine if a change in channel parameters or characteristics has occurred. If a change is detected, the receiver may update filter coefficients associated with channel estimation. If a change is not detected, the filter coefficients may be maintained such that no change or updated is made to the filter coefficients. | 05-21-2009 |
20090143114 | SLEEP MODE FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for operating a mobile communication device in a sleep mode. The mobile communication device displays a time in an easily readable format at a low-light intensity, provides an alert to a user at an alarm time in a particular manner specified by the user, changes the buttons on the mobile communication device to operate as snooze buttons, and suppresses a portion of call and message notifications received by the mobile communication device when the mobile communication device is in the sleep mode. The sleep mode operation is performed, at least in part, according to sleep-mode user settings chosen by the user. | 06-04-2009 |
20090156269 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING BATTERY LIFE OF A MOBILE STATION | 06-18-2009 |
20090156270 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING POWER CONSUMPTION IN A FLOW-BASED USER EXPERIENCE - Methods and systems are provided for managing electrical power consumption in a mobile phone or other portable communications device having a battery and a display. A series of views forming a flow are retrieved from a memory or other digital storage device for presentation on the display. For each of the views in the flow, performance information relating to the portable communications device is determined while the view is displayed, and this information is stored in the digital storage medium. Upon subsequent retrieval of each view from the digital storage medium, configuring the operation of the portable communications device in response to the stored performance information to thereby manage the electrical power consumption of the portable communications device. | 06-18-2009 |
20090156271 | WIRELESS DEVICE BATTERY CONSERVATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - Generally, the present invention provides a method for detecting poor RF conditions, and entering different sleep mode levels or phases in accordance with the RF conditions to save battery power. Mobile device battery life can be conserved when the mobile device detects poor RF conditions and enters a deep sleep mode of operation. In this deep sleep mode of operation the mobile device periodically samples the RF conditions and gradually increases the period between samples when the RF conditions do not improve. Because mobility can change the RF condition for wireless devices even in areas of good RF coverage, the mobile device operating in the deep sleep mode can detect this mobility and thus enhance the probability of entering an idle state, or alternatively, entering a longer power save mode. When the RF condition improves, the mobile device exits from the deep sleep mode and returns to the idle state. | 06-18-2009 |
20090163254 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING MULTIPLE STREAMS FOR OPTIMIZING DELAY AND TALK TIME - A method, system and apparatus for synchronizing multiple streams of a communication session between a wireless station device (STA) and one or more communication devices via a wireless access point (AP) of a wireless local area network (WLAN), includes a host processor determining a synchronization period in accordance with packetization periods of each of the multiple streams, switching the STA to a doze mode until expiration of the synchronization period, buffering packets generated during the synchronization period, and switching the STA from the doze mode to an active mode upon expiration of the synchronization period and decompressing or transmitting packets generated while the STA is in the active mode. | 06-25-2009 |
20090191926 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF A WIRELESS TERMINAL AND INCREASING CAPACITY OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and a method for reducing the power consumption of a wireless terminal and increasing capacity of a wireless communication system, without sacrificing the functions of the terminal. A base station includes a memory for storing the characteristics of the wireless terminal, the types of voice traffic that are supported by the terminal, and a program for executing an algorithm for exchanging control messages with the terminal via a wireless network. The algorithm is modified based on the particular characteristics of the wireless terminal, and sets the frequency of message exchange to not to exceed a predetermined frequency. In addition, the algorithm limits a time that information is displayed on the wireless terminal to a predetermined duration of time. | 07-30-2009 |
20090197652 | Integrated Portable WAN Module In Computer - The invention relates to an integrated portable computer ( | 08-06-2009 |
20090203409 | UMTS FDD MODEM OPTIMIZED FOR HIGH DATA RATE APPLICATIONS - A method and apparatus for optimization of a modem for high data rate applications comprise a plurality of hardware accelerators which are configured to perform data processing functions, wherein the hardware accelerators are parameterized, a processor is configured to selectively activate accelerators according to the desired function to conserve power requirements and a shared memory configured for communication between the plurality of hardware accelerators. | 08-13-2009 |
20090203410 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION OF A HANDHELD COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for managing operation of a device is disclosed and may include performing the following using one or more processors and/or circuits in a handheld multistandard communication system, the one or more processors and/or circuits comprising a control device and one or more other devices: receiving from the control device, one or more power setting signals indicative of a desired power level setting. The handheld multistandard communication system may operate utilizing a NORMAL power level setting or a standby setting. The standby setting may include a LOW power level setting and a sleep mode setting. One or more corresponding power adjustment signals may be generated based on the received one or more power setting signals. Power supplied to the control device and/or the one or more other devices may be adjusted based on the generated one or more corresponding power adjustment signals. | 08-13-2009 |
20090209300 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR SELECTING SPEECH CODER OPERATIONAL RATES - An apparatus and an associated method for facilitating selection of CODEC availability from amongst a set of CODECs at a communication device. A battery power measurer measures the stored energy level of a battery power supply that powers a communication device of which the CODEC forms a portion. A selector selects the available CODECs responsive to the measured power level. If the measured level is less than a threshold, then high-sampling-rate CODECs are at least selectably made unavailable for use. If the battery level is higher than the threshold, then the high-sampling-rate CODECs are made available for use. If the level is greater than a threshold then both a high sampling-rate and the low sampling-rate CODEC are available. An indication generator generates an indication of selection made by the selector. | 08-20-2009 |
20090215504 | CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method of content transmission to a mobile device in a mobile communication network is provided. The method includes determining whether the mobile device is in a first mode; delivering real-time content to the mobile device while the mobile device is in the first mode; and discontinuing delivery of real-time content if the mobile device is in a second mode. | 08-27-2009 |
20090233653 | METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF A TERMINAL IN CELLULAR SYSTEM - Provided is a method and apparatus for discontinuously transmitting/receiving packets for low-power consumption of a terminal in a cellular system for packet transmission. The present invention provides a method and apparatus that can perform a low-power consuming operation when a terminal is in active state in a cellular system. The method for discontinuously transmitting/receiving packet data to reduce power consumption of a terminal in a cellular system, including the steps of: a) establishing discontinuous transmission/reception (DTX/DRX) parameters including discontinuous DTX/DRX cycle information for terminals operating in a transmission suspension mode, which is a sub-state of an active state; and b) performing DTX/DRX based on the DTX/DRX parameters in the terminals operating in the transmission suspension mode. | 09-17-2009 |
20090233654 | PERIODIC RANGING IN A WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM FOR MOBILE STATION IN SLEEP MODE - A method of performing a ranging process between a base station and a mobile station in sleep mode in a wireless access system, wherein the base station provides the mobile station with an initial notification of a periodic ranging time that occurs during a sleep time interval and during which the mobile station is to perform the ranging process, the initial notification included in a first message, the first message indicating whether the mobile station should terminate sleep mode to receive downlink data, and wherein the base station provides the mobile station with subsequent notifications of periodic ranging times that occur during the sleep time interval, the subsequent notifications indicated in a second message, the second message transmitted to the mobile station as part of the ranging process such that the mobile station performs a plurality of ranging processes within the sleep time interval. | 09-17-2009 |
20090239591 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD WITH AN ORIENTATION DETECTOR - A wireless communication device ( | 09-24-2009 |
20090239592 | REDUCED POWER-CONSUMPTION RECEIVERS - An exemplary embodiment disclosed comprises a mixer having a plurality of input leads; a first degenerative impedance element coupled to a first input lead of the mixer; a second degenerative impedance element coupled to a second input lead of the mixer; and a local oscillator (LO) system comprising a plurality of duty cycle modes to generate a LO signal for the mixer, the local oscillator system operates in a first duty cycle based on a first gain state of the mixer, and in a second duty cycle based on a second gain state of the mixer. | 09-24-2009 |
20090247241 | NETWORK SUPPORTING ROAMING, SLEEPING TERMINALS - Improved apparatus for a radio communication system having a multiplicity of mobile transceiver units selectively in communication with a plurality of base transceiver units which, in turn, communicate with one or more host computers for storage and manipulation of data collected by bar code scanners or other collection means associated with the mobile transceiver units. A network controller and an adapter which has a simulcast and sequential mode provide selective interface between host computers and base transceivers. A scheme for routing data through the communication system is also disclosed wherein the intermediate base stations are organized into an optimal spanning-tree network to control the routing of data to and from the RF terminals and the host computer efficiently and dynamically. Additionally, redundant network and communication protocol is disclosed wherein the network utilizes a polling communication protocol which, under heavy loaded conditions, requires that a roaming terminal wishing to initiate communication must first determine that the channel is truly clear by listing for an entire interpoll gap time. In a further embodiment, a criterion used by the roaming terminals for attaching to a given base station reduces conflicts in the overlapping RF regions of adjacent base stations. | 10-01-2009 |
20090253470 | CONTROL OF USER EQUIPMENT DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION SETTING VIA MAC LCID - The embodiments of the present invention provide for methods, devices, and systems adapted to enable an eNodeB to instruct a user equipment/device (UE) to adjust its current discontinuous reception (DRX) state, cycle level or cycle state, based on one or more reserved bit values of a MAC LCID. | 10-08-2009 |
20090264164 | Method For Transitioning Between Multiple Reception Levels - There is provided a method for enabling a user equipment (UE) to transition between a non-discontinuous reception (Non-DRX) level and at least one discontinuous reception (DRX) level. The UE in a DRX level wakes up periodically to monitor a scheduling channel. The method includes receiving a DRX indicator in a Non-DRX level with continuously monitoring the scheduling channel and transitioning from the Non-DRX level to a DRX level indicated by the DRX indicator. The UE can transition between multiple DRX levels by an explicit command/signaling. | 10-22-2009 |
20090270138 | COORDINATING POWER MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS IN A MULTI-MEDIA DEVICE - In general, this disclosure relates to techniques for dynamically determining configuration information (e.g., for processing video data) and coordinating execution of power management functions based upon an available amount of power for execution of a multi-media service. One example method includes the following features: obtaining an amount of available power for execution of a service requiring multi-media resources within a multi-media device; determining, based upon the amount of available power, configuration information for execution of one or more power management functions in one or more multi-media resources of the multi-media device; and coordinating the execution of the one or more power management functions in the one or more multi-media resources based upon the configuration information in order to manage power utilization within the multi-media device. | 10-29-2009 |
20090275368 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING PAGING LOAD IN LONG TERM EVOLUTION - Methods and apparatus for distributing paging occasion load or multiple Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle lengths in Long Term Evolution (LTE) are described. In one method, a phase shifting of a paging frame is applied to distribute the staggering paging load from different frame values to shift a number of frames. A second phase shift method is applied to shift directly the staggering paging frame load to other adjacent frames with an individual frame offset. Another method adds paging sub-frames in the staggering frame to accommodate the overloaded paging load for particular paging occasions. | 11-05-2009 |
20090275369 | STATION CONTROL METHOD AND STATION USING THE SAME - An apparatus is provided, for reducing power consumption in a system operating in a power saving mode, comprising a controller, an oscillator circuit and a voltage regulator. The controller provides a first control signal and a second control signal. The oscillator circuit, connected to the controller, wherein the controller controls the oscillator circuit according to the second control signal. The voltage regulator providing electric power to the oscillator circuit, connected to the controller, wherein the controller controls the voltage regulator according to the first control signal. | 11-05-2009 |
20090280872 | MOBILE APPARATUS - According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a mobile apparatus including: a display; an input module; a timer configured to output a first signal representing that a first time elapses since the input module is last operated, and to output a second signal representing that a second time elapses since the input module is last operated, the first time being different from the second time; a display control module configured to disable a display on the display when the first signal is received; and an input control module configured to disable an input at the input module when the second signal is received. | 11-12-2009 |
20090286576 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER IN DUAL-STANDBY MODE MOBILE TERMINAL AND APPARATUS THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method for controlling a transmission power of a dual standby mode mobile terminal. A method of controlling a transmission power of the invention includes performing a conversation standby service with a first communications network while performing a conversation service with a second communications network, and receiving a first power control level from a base station of the first communications network; comparing a second power control level that corresponds to a power code, which is set for a current output signal power, with the first power control level; and decreasing a current power code when the first power control level is greater than or equal to the second power control level. | 11-19-2009 |
20090286577 | Communication System Capable of Adjusting Power Consumed Thereby - A communication system capable of adjusting power consumed thereby is adapted for receiving connection information. The communication system includes first and second transceiving devices. The first transceiving device includes a transmitting end and a service end for receiving the connection information. The second transceiving device includes a receiving end capable of forming a communications link with the transmitting end. A power state of each of the first and second transceiving devices is switchable between a power-supplied mode and a power-saving mode. The power state alters status of the communications link. | 11-19-2009 |
20090286578 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR THE APPARATUS - To provide a mobile terminal apparatus capable of suppressing exhaustion of the battery while securing convenience of switching to a communication system corresponding to an existing area, and a control method and communication system for the apparatus, a mobile terminal apparatus | 11-19-2009 |
20090291713 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, PROCESSOR THEREOF, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD - Object of the invention is to provide a wireless communication terminal having power saving control function that does not affect performance during high-speed communication. The wireless communication terminal comprises a processor that has a power saving control function for reducing the operating clock under a predetermined condition; and a wireless communication unit capable of carrying out communication at a high or low data communication rate wherein, when communication is carried out at the high data communication rate such as HSDPA, the power saving control function of the processor is turned off and the switching of the operating clock to the low clock is prohibited. | 11-26-2009 |
20090291714 | Mobile station having waiting process with main power off - While main power in an automobile is off, a telematics station in the automobile intermittently runs to execute a process. The station has a first CPU in a wireless section for a wireless signal waiting process and a second CPU, having active and sleep modes, in a control section for resetting the first CPU. At resetting timing, if the first CPU is executing the process, it outputs a signal indicating that it is executing the process for the second CPU not to reset it. When the main power turns on, the second CPU determines that the signal is not outputted in order to reset the first CPU. | 11-26-2009 |
20090291715 | PERIODIC RANGING IN A WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM FOR MOBILE STATION IN SLEEP MODE - A method of performing a ranging process between a base station and a mobile station in sleep mode in a wireless access system, wherein the base station provides the mobile station with an initial notification of a periodic ranging time that occurs during a sleep time interval and during which the mobile station is to perform the ranging process, the initial notification included in a first message, the first message indicating whether the mobile station should terminate sleep mode to receive downlink data, and wherein the base station provides the mobile station with subsequent notifications of periodic ranging times that occur during the sleep time interval, the subsequent notifications indicated in a second message, the second message transmitted to the mobile station as part of the ranging process such that the mobile station performs a plurality of ranging processes within the sleep time interval. | 11-26-2009 |
20090291716 | PERIODIC RANGING IN A WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM FOR MOBILE STATION IN SLEEP MODE - A method of performing a ranging process between a base station and a mobile station in sleep mode in a wireless access system, wherein the base station provides the mobile station with an initial notification of a periodic ranging time that occurs during a sleep time interval and during which the mobile station is to perform the ranging process, the initial notification included in a first message, the first message indicating whether the mobile station should terminate sleep mode to receive downlink data, and wherein the base station provides the mobile station with subsequent notifications of periodic ranging times that occur during the sleep time interval, the subsequent notifications indicated in a second message, the second message transmitted to the mobile station as part of the ranging process such that the mobile station performs a plurality of ranging processes within the sleep time interval. | 11-26-2009 |
20090291717 | PERIODIC RANGING IN A WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM FOR MOBILE STATION IN SLEEP MODE - A method of performing a ranging process between a base station and a mobile station in sleep mode in a wireless access system, wherein the base station provides the mobile station with an initial notification of a periodic ranging time that occurs during a sleep time interval and during which the mobile station is to perform the ranging process, the initial notification included in a first message, the first message indicating whether the mobile station should terminate sleep mode to receive downlink data, and wherein the base station provides the mobile station with subsequent notifications of periodic ranging times that occur during the sleep time interval, the subsequent notifications indicated in a second message, the second message transmitted to the mobile station as part of the ranging process such that the mobile station performs a plurality of ranging processes within the sleep time interval. | 11-26-2009 |
20090298554 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a terminal body, a transparent display formed at the terminal body, a solar cell configured to be disposed below the transparent display and to generate electricity using light incident and transmitting through the transparent display; and a controller configured to control an amount of light transmitted through the transparent display and being incident on the solar cell. | 12-03-2009 |
20090298555 | MAC controlled sleep mode/wake-up mode with staged wake-up for power management devices - A power management scheme for a wireless communications device processor substantially implemented on a single CMOS integrated circuit is described. By incorporating controls for sleep and wake-up mode transitions in the processor's control logic, improved power savings with reduced latency is provided, obviating the need for hardware-focused solutions with elaborate signaling mechanisms. A fully integrated power management with staged wake-up operations controlled by the MAC solution consumes less power than the conventional wireless LAN solutions in standby mode. | 12-03-2009 |
20090305749 | Wireless Communication Apparatus Capable of Reducing Power Consumption and Related Apparatus - An RF transmitter for a wireless communication device for reducing power consumption of the wireless communication device includes an RF signal generation unit for generating an RF signal, a power converter for adjusting voltage of a DC power according to a first control signal and outputting the DC power, a switching unit for generating a mode switch signal according a second control signal, and a power amplifier coupled to the RF signal generation unit, the power converter and the switching unit, for amplifying power of the RF signal according to the DC power and the mode switch signal. | 12-10-2009 |
20090312073 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POWER SAVINGS USING A MESSAGE INDICATION HEADER - Techniques for signaling a mobile communications device in a special operating state that data bursts contain messages relevant to the special operating state. The signaling may be implemented using one or more bits in a frame control header (FCH). As a result, the mobile communication device may be decode the FCH first and decode data bursts only if there is an indication the data bursts contain a relevant message. Power savings may be achieved at the mobile communications device by avoiding decoding data bursts with no relevant messages. | 12-17-2009 |
20090318199 | MOBILE EQUIPMENT AUTONOMOUS QUICK RELEASE DETECTION - An apparatus detects, over multiple transfers, an amount of data transferred to/from a network per transfer and/or an amount of time elapsed between transfers; and based at least on the detecting, the apparatus decides whether to trigger an early release from the network in order to at least reduce power consumption in the apparatus, where the decision is made in consideration of at least one configuration aspect of the network. In specific embodiments, the decision is made in consideration of availability and/or suitability of the power saving feature and configuration support in the network, which may be re-detected periodically; re-detection occurs after cell mobility, and/or network access element mobility and/or network control element mobility. An amount of useful data transfer per length of each connection for recent transfers can trigger the decision. Deactivating an early release may be based only on an amount of time that elapses between the transfers. | 12-24-2009 |
20100009725 | Systems and Methods for Reducing Power Consumption in Wireless Devices - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for reducing power consumption in wireless devices. The method comprises establishing a Wireless link between a local device and a remote device and sending a message to the remote device across the wireless link. The message may specify a communication schedule. Communications between the local device and the remote device are performed according to said communication schedule. The communication schedule specifies time periods in which data is not transferred between the local device and the remote device, and during such time periods at least one of the local device or the remote device enters a low power mode | 01-14-2010 |
20100009726 | Electronic apparatus and storage medium storing load distribution program - An electronic apparatus includes: a clock generation section which generates and outputs a clock of a frequency according to a state; and an MPU and a DSP which, being supplied with the clock generated by the clock generation section, execute processes at a processing speed synchronized with the clock. The electronic apparatus further includes: a load prediction section which predicts a DSP load based on a DSP application to be executed now out of DSP applications installed by being coded for processing by the DSP as well as on a frequency of a clock currently being outputted from the clock generation section; and a load allocation section which allocates part of processes of the DSP application to be executed now to the MPU, based on the load predicted by the load prediction section and thereby makes the MPU execute the part of processes. | 01-14-2010 |
20100016035 | Method for Reducing the Power Consumption of a Mobile Device - Where a communications device maintains multiple wireless connections to other devices and networks which use slotted communications protocols, the slots used by those protocols are arranged so as to minimize the power consumed by the device. Where multiple radios are used, power is minimized by avoiding using radios at the same time when those radios are likely to interfere with each other. Slots used by communication protocols can also be selected to maximize the time that the communications device can spend in low power mode. | 01-21-2010 |
20100029346 | TRANSCEIVER DEVICE AND POWER SAVING METHOD THEREOF - A transceiver device and a power saving method thereof are provided. The transceiver device includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a control module. The control module is coupled to the transmitter and the receiver. After the control module lowers the output power of either the transmitter, the receiver, or both of them, the control module checks a signal transmission between the transceiver device and a far-end device is normal or not. When the signal transmission between the transceiver device and the far-end device is abnormal, the control module readjusts the output power of the transmitter, the receiver, or both of them. Thereby, the power consumption of the transceiver device is decreased. | 02-04-2010 |
20100029347 | APPARATUSES AND A METHOD FOR REDUCING PEAK POWER IN A TRANSMITTER OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to an apparatus ( | 02-04-2010 |
20100041445 | POWER SAVING SUPPORT FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS - Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to an example embodiment, a technique may include transmitting a scheduling information to a mobile station in a wireless network during a listening window, determining whether an acknowledgement has been received within the listening window from the mobile station that acknowledges receipt of the scheduling information, resetting a size of a next sleep window for the mobile station to an initial sleep window size if the acknowledgement has been received from the mobile station, and increasing a size of the next sleep window for the mobile station if the acknowledgement has not been received from the mobile station within the listening window. In another example embodiment, techniques are disclosed for determining a starting location of a next listening window for a mobile station in a wireless network. | 02-18-2010 |
20100041446 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH POWER SAVING FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus with a power saving function is provided. The electronic apparatus includes: one or more power managing subunits; a charge detecting module configured for detecting the remaining charge of the electronic apparatus; a charge range determining module configured for determining the charge range of the remaining charge of the electronic apparatus according to a power saving table; a managing module configured for determining whether the power managing subunit(s) should be in a statues of being enabled according to the power saving table and the determined charge range; and transmitting a control instruction to enable the power managing subunit(s) if the power managing subunit(s) should be enabled, and thus to keep the electronic apparatus in a power conserving state. A method for saving power of an electronic apparatus is provided. | 02-18-2010 |
20100048256 | Automated Response To And Sensing Of User Activity In Portable Devices - The various methods and devices described herein relate to devices which, in at least certain embodiments, may include one or more sensors for providing data relating to user activity and at least one processor for causing the device to respond based on the user activity which was determined, at least in part, through the sensors. The response by the device may include a change of state of the device, and the response may be automatically performed after the user activity is determined. | 02-25-2010 |
20100056229 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER CONSUMPTION CONTROL IN A WIRELESS DEVICE - A technique for controlling power consumption in a wireless device detects data frames indicating a pause in the reception of speech frames from the wireless network. The mobile unit places the receiver circuitry in a low-power or sleep mode to thereby reduce processor cycles and save battery power. At the end of a time period, the receiver circuitry awakens to receive and process additional speech frames or to return to the low-power mode if no additional speech signals have been received. | 03-04-2010 |
20100056230 | Optimization of Power Conservation with Respect to Application Requirements - An apparatus comprising a power supply, a first interface coupled to the power supply and associated with a first operational mode and a second operational mode, and a second interface coupled to the power supply and associated with a third operational mode, wherein the wireless device is associated with an application having a response time requirement, wherein the first operational mode does not meets the response time requirement via the first interface, wherein the second operational mode meets the response time requirement via the first interface, wherein the third operational mode meets the response time requirement via the second interface, and wherein the apparatus is configured to consume less power using the first operational mode and the third operational mode than when using the second operational mode. | 03-04-2010 |
20100069126 | GENERATING, AT LEAST IN PART, AND/OR RECEIVING, AT LEAST IN PART, AT LEAST ONE REQUEST - In an embodiment, an apparatus is provided that may include circuitry to generate, at least in part, and/or receive, at least in part, at least one request that at least one network node generate, at least in part, information. The information may be to permit selection, at least in part, of (1) at least one power consumption state of the at least one network node, and (2) at least one time period. The at least one time period may be to elapse, after receipt by at least one other network node of at least one packet, prior to requesting at least one change in the at least one power consumption state. The at least one packet may be to be transmitted to the at least one network node. Of course, many alternatives, modifications, and variations are possible without departing from this embodiment. | 03-18-2010 |
20100069127 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR RECEIVING PUSHED DATA - Mobile devices such as cellular telephones are provided that communicate with wireless networks. Cellular telephone network equipment may communicate with a cellular telephone over a data connection. The cellular telephone may have an internet protocol (IP) address that allows data to be provided to the cellular telephone over the data connection. To conserve resources and release unused IP addresses, the cellular telephone network equipment may deactivate inactive data connections after a period of inactivity. A baseband processor within a mobile device may periodically send User Datagram Protocol (UDP) keep-alive packets over the data connection to ensure that the data connection remains active. The keep-alive packets may be directed to a packet sink server or may be associated with a black hole route. An applications processor in the telephone may remain in sleep mode during keep-alive packet transmission to conserve power. | 03-18-2010 |
20100069128 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STATE-DRIVEN POWER SAVINGS FOR WIMAX - Methods and apparatus for conserving battery power in a mobile device for wireless communication by dynamically adjusting the clock frequency and/or the voltage of the device's processor according to the Media Access Control (MAC) layer state are provided. By using a higher clock frequency and/or a higher voltage for a normal operation state with large amounts of data traffic and lower clock frequencies and/or lower voltages for other MAC layer states (e.g., acquisition, network entry, and sleep/idle states), battery power may be conserved, thereby extending the time in which the device may operate between battery charging cycles. | 03-18-2010 |
20100081484 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A communication apparatus ( | 04-01-2010 |
20100081485 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD CAPABLE OF INTEGRATING A CELLULAR PHONE STACK IN AN EXTENDED FIRMWARE INTERFACE (EFI) LAYER - An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a wireless device capable of integrating a cellular phone stack in an extended firmware interface (EFI) layer, wherein the cellular phone stack within the EFI layer may include TDMA or CDMA0-based technology. An embodiment of the present invention may further provide at least one agent running under an OS/EFI continuously monitoring said wireless device status, OS availability and remaining power and wherein anytime events occur where said OS is unavailable, missing, infected, corrupted or when the remaining power is less than threshold, the wireless device may switch itself to the low power secure EFI mode where it may continue to use basic cell phone services and applications seamlessly. | 04-01-2010 |
20100093408 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND BATTERY CAPACITANCE MEASURING METHOD THEREOF - A wireless communication terminal includes a battery module, a monitor module, a battery-capacitance update module, and a display module. The monitor module detects a working state of the wireless communication terminal including idle and communication states, periodically detects and records a voltage of the battery module, calculates dynamic average voltages of the battery module in the idle and communication states, and subtracts the dynamic average voltages in the idle and communication states to calculate a dynamic voltage compensation of the battery module in the communication state. The battery-capacitance update module includes a timer, and detects a voltage of the battery module after the timer has timed out, compensates the detected voltage with the dynamic voltage compensation when in the communication state, and reads battery capacitance of the battery module according to the compensated voltage. The display module displays the battery capacitance. | 04-15-2010 |
20100099466 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND POWER SAVING METHOD THEREOF - A communication device and a power saving method include setting a power saving mode to control power to a keyboard and a display of the communication device. The communication device and the power saving method further include detecting if a microphone of the communication device receives sound signals in response to invocation of the phone communication feature under the power saving mode, and switching off the power to the keyboard and the display in response to the microphone receiving sound signals. | 04-22-2010 |
20100105449 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PROLONG MOBILE STATION OPERATION DURING LOW BATTERY POWER - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure allow a mobile station to activate a sleep mode in order to reduce power consumption when the residual battery capacity is low. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure also provide techniques for adaptive power saving applied during an idle mode operation. | 04-29-2010 |
20100105450 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF MOBILE STATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for reducing the power consumption of a mobile station (MS) supporting at least two communication networks including a Universal Mobile Access (UMA) network are provided. In the method, if a serving network is not a UMA network, whether a UMA network exists in the neighborhood of the serving network is determined. If a UMA network exists in the neighborhood of the serving network, a UMA control unit controlling communication with a UMA network converts to a sleep mode. If at least one UMA network exists in the neighborhood of the serving network, a UMA network scanning operation is performed using the UMA control unit. | 04-29-2010 |
20100120476 | Base Station, Method of Operating a Base Station and Wireless Communication System - A base station for wireless communication comprises a receiver and a processor. The receiver has a first operating state and a second operating state with different power consumption levels. In the first operating state, the receiver is configured to receive a signal. The processor is coupled to the receiver to switch the receiver between the first and second operating states. | 05-13-2010 |
20100120477 | MOBILE APPARATUS, POWER SAVING CONTROL METHOD IN MOBILE APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A mobile apparatus including: a wireless communication module that receives a signal transmitted via a base station; a display that displays character; an input module that inputs the character or operation data; a first operating mode in which electric power is supplied to the display; a second operating mode in which electric power is not supplied to the display; an information reception module that receives information received via the wireless communication module or power saving monitoring information; an input monitoring module that monitors an unoperated state; a display controller that switches the first operating mode to the second operating mode when the unoperated state is detected; and a power saving controller that reduces information reception frequency at the information reception module when the unoperated state is detected by the input monitoring module. | 05-13-2010 |
20100130266 | Device and Method for Battery Life Management Using Global or Local Positioning System - A device includes a memory, a wireless transceiver and a positioning system. The memory stores a first area in which a wireless network lacks coverage. The wireless transceiver is adapted to communicate with the wireless network. The positioning system determines a position of the device to determine whether the device is located within the first area. The wireless transceiver does not attempt to communicate with the wireless network if the positioning system determines that the device is located within the first area. | 05-27-2010 |
20100130267 | LPRF DEVICE WAKE UP USING WIRELESS TAG - A wireless transceiver includes: (a) a low power radio frequency (LPRF) communications component capable of powering down to conserve energy and capable of powering up in response to an electronic signal, the LPRF communications component including a transmitter and a first receiver; and (b) a second receiver that is configured to screen a radio frequency broadcast and provide, on the basis of specific data identified therein, the electronic signal to the LPRF communications component in order to power up the LPRF communications component. The second receiver is adapted to draw less current than the LPRF communications component while awaiting receipt of and listening for a radio frequency broadcast. | 05-27-2010 |
20100151919 | Power Management in a Mobile Device - Apparatuses, systems and methods for reducing power consumption during standby operation of a mobile device are disclosed. A page decoding algorithm can be stored in nonvolatile memory during standby. The page decoding algorithm can be executed from the nonvolatile memory, when the mobile device is awakened from a sleep state to determine if there is any activity such as an incoming call. No power is required for the nonvolatile memory to maintain storage of the algorithm so that the power requirement during standby of the mobile device is reduced. | 06-17-2010 |
20100151920 | METHOD OF OPERATING BASE STATION WITH LOW POWER CONSUMPTION - Provided is a method of reducing power consumption of a base station. A method of operating a base station with low power consumption in a mobile communication system includes: reporting status information about a level of traffic being served by a base station in an active mode to an apparatus for managing power consumption of the base station; and switching from the active mode to an inactive mode in response to a mode change command from the apparatus. | 06-17-2010 |
20100151921 | RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The invention relates to a method and arrangement for reducing power consumption of a radio communication device. In a solution according to the invention an audio signal is monitored ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100160003 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PORTABLE PHONE ACCORDING TO SIGNAL INTENSITY - A system and method is used to control a portable phone according to signal intensity. The system includes a measurement module, a comparison module, and a switch module. The measurement module is capable of measuring an intensity of the signal which the portable phone receives. The comparison module is connected to the measurement module capable of receiving the measured intensity from the measurement module, and compares the measured intensity with a threshold intensity that is stored in the comparison module, and generates a comparison result. The switch module is connected to the comparison module and capable of receiving the comparison result form the comparison module. The switch module stores a plurality of work states of the portable phone, and switches the portable phone to work in a corresponding work state according to the comparison result. | 06-24-2010 |
20100184489 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN A WIRELESS DEVICE - A method and apparatus are provided for reducing power consumption within a wireless device operating on a downlink shared control channel. The method includes the steps of monitoring the downlink shared control channel for control messages, detecting an access grant from a cyclic redundancy check process, decoding the detected access grant and determining a type of access grant from the decoded access grant and activating a portion of the wireless device in response to the determined type of access grant. | 07-22-2010 |
20100210321 | Using Receive Diversity to Extend Standby Time in QPCH Mode - The standby time of a CDMA cell phone is extended by using two receive chains to monitor the Quick Paging Channel (QPCH) when the signal-to-noise ratio falls within a predetermined range. Monitoring the QPCH saves battery power by obviating the need to monitor the general paging message unless quick paging (PI) bits are set. The QPCH is not monitored, however, in noisy environments where PI bits are incorrectly detected causing the paging message to be needlessly monitored. Power is saved by monitoring the QPCH in noisier environments without increasing the incorrect detection rate. Incorrect detection is reduced in the predetermined range by using an additional receive chain to achieve receive diversity. Although additional power is consumed by the second receive chain in the predetermined range, the power saved by not demodulating the paging message at each slot more than compensates for the additional power consumed by the second receive chain. | 08-19-2010 |
20100216523 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPULSE RADIO WAKEUP - Communication networks are implemented using a variety of devices and methods. In a particular embodiment for use in a communication network having RF-communication devices that communicate using a RF protocol, an RF-communication device is implemented with an RF transceiver ( | 08-26-2010 |
20100216524 | APPARATUS PROVIDING PLURAL WIRELESS TRANSCEIVERS WITHIN A DESIRED POWER BUDGET AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - The present invention provides an apparatus providing plural wireless transceivers within a desired power budget and associated methods. A plurality of wireless communication modules, each having a lower-power state and a higher-power state are provided, drawing power from a common source. Arbitration is performed to control which of the plurality of wireless communication modules are in the higher-power state, thereby controlling total power delivered by the power source to the plurality of wireless communication modules. | 08-26-2010 |
20100216525 | Methods, Systems And Storage Media To Remotely Control A Wireless Unit - A method to remotely control a wireless unit, includes receiving an activation/deactivation request from a user. It is determined if the user is authorized to activate/deactivate the wireless unit. If the user is authorized to activate/deactivate the wireless unit, a signal is sent to the wireless unit causing the wireless unit to power-on/power-off in response to the signal. | 08-26-2010 |
20100227654 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile communication terminal and a communication method are provided which can reduce consumed power at the time of intermittent reception operation. The mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes a RAM, an internal memory operable in a higher speed then the RAM, an arithmetic processing unit for performing a communication operation by using a communication program loaded in the RAM, an intermittent control unit, and a storage unit for storing an intermittent operation program. The intermittent control unit transfers the intermittent operation program stored in the storage unit to the internal memory in response to an intermittent operation start signal issued from the communication arithmetic processing unit. The communication arithmetic processing unit stops the communication operation when the transfer is completed and performs the intermittent reception operation by using the intermittent operation program stored in the internal memory. | 09-09-2010 |
20100240420 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING PAGING PARAMETERS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A base station and a subscriber station may negotiate paging parameters so that the subscriber station can enter idle mode. After the subscriber station has entered idle mode, the base station may change at least one paging parameter at the base station. The base station may direct the subscriber station to change at least one paging parameter at the subscriber station after the subscriber station has entered idle mode. The subscriber station may change at least one paging parameter at the subscriber station after the subscriber station has entered idle mode. | 09-23-2010 |
20100261510 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRIGGERING A WIRELESS CONNECTION - Systems and methods displaying information from a mobile device are described herein. One embodiment of this disclosure provides method of triggering a wireless connection. The method comprises detecting a wired connection at a mobile device. The method further comprises adjusting a power to a wireless interface based on the detection of the wired connection. | 10-14-2010 |
20100261511 | POWER CONSUMPTION CONTROL APPARATUS IN PDA PHONE - A power consumption control apparatus and a method thereof in the PDA phone comprise: transiting the PDA phone from an idle mode to a sleep mode automatically after a certain amount of time or by user's input signal; transiting the PDA phone from a called mode to the sleep mode automatically after a certain amount of time or by user's input signal; transiting the PDA phone from a calling mode to the sleep mode automatically after a certain amount of time or by user's input signal; and transiting the PDA phone from an in-call mode to the sleep mode automatically after a certain amount of time or by user's input signal, so that the power consumption control apparatus and the method thereof in a personal digital assistant (PDA) phone in accordance with the present invention can reduce power consumption of the PDA phone by transiting the PDA phone from a called mode, an in-called mode and a calling mode to a sleep mode, and cope with the circumstances which may occur in every state of the PDA phone. | 10-14-2010 |
20100279744 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING POWER CONSUMPTION OF A TRANSCEIVER - Systems and methods for managing power consumption of a transceiver, e.g., Bluetooth, are provided. A representative transceiver includes an antenna that receives analog radio frequency (RF) signals, and a RF analog circuitry that receives and processes the analog RF signals from the antenna. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) receives and converts the processed analog RF signals to digital RF signals. A digital circuitry includes a RF power detector that receives the digital RF signals and determines a RF power of the analog RF signals from the antenna based on the digital RF signals. A computing device instructs the RF analog circuitry to operate in low current drain RF receiver mode during page scanning and/or inquiry scanning. The computing device is designed to receive the RF power of the received analog RF signals and manages the power consumption of the transceiver based on the RF power. | 11-04-2010 |
20100279745 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile communication device includes a processor; a data acquisition device for acquiring data and providing it to the processor; a transceiver for transmitting at least some of the acquired data to an external device; and a low-power clock. The low-power clock counts down a random delay time period and temporarily shifts the processor and the transceiver from low-power sleep modes to active wake modes so that the processor and transceiver can transmit at least some of the acquired data to the external device while in their active wake modes. | 11-04-2010 |
20100285848 | MOBILE PHONE POWER-SAVING BY USAGE LEARNING - A method for controlling the operation of a mobile phone backlight. The method may include receiving an incoming call. The method may also include receiving a selection from a user in response to receiving the incoming call. The method may include storing information relating to the selection received from the user. The method may further include turning off the mobile phone backlight after the passing of a predetermined time span of user inaction. The passing of the predetermined time span may follow the selection received from the user. The length of the predetermined time span may be determined at least in part using an algorithm. The method may also include modifying the algorithm based at least in part on the stored information. | 11-11-2010 |
20100285849 | Method and Apparatus For Staged Approach Transient RF Detection And Sensor Power Saving - A method includes receiving a first signal from an antenna of a device and at least one internal device signal in a low-energy consumption path, detecting a peak in at least one of the first signal and the at least one internal device signal, and activating a higher energy consumption path to analyze the first signal when the detected peak is not in one of the at least one internal device signal. | 11-11-2010 |
20100291976 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER CONSERVATION FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus comprises a first interface module configured to wirelessly interface with one or more user devices; a second interface module configured to interface with a wireless communication network; and a controller. The controller is configured to detect a signal received through the second interface module, the signal including a command; and execute the command. Executing the command causes one or more components of the apparatus to exit a power conservation mode and enter a full operation mode. | 11-18-2010 |
20100291977 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A COMMUNICATION DEVICE BASED ON USAGE INFORMATION - The disclosure provides a system and method for controlling operation of a device. The device comprises: a display; a memory device; an activation sensor; and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is programmed to: identify an activation cycle as a function of a plurality of activation times of the device stored in the memory device, an activation cycle including a higher power consumption mode; determine an activation boundary for the activation cycle utilizing said plurality of activation times; and place the device in a lower power consumption mode than the higher power consumption mode when the activation cycle is complete. | 11-18-2010 |
20100304794 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE POWER SAVING IN A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A mobile computing device is described that includes one or more wireless transceivers, a data traffic monitor module operative to monitor one or more wireless communications parameters, and a power management module operative to select a power mode for the mobile computing device based on the one or more wireless communications parameters. In various embodiments, the power mode comprises an extended power save mode wherein the one or more wireless transceivers are disabled during a plurality of consecutive wireless beacon events. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-02-2010 |
20100311474 | WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH OPEN-LOOP AND CLOSED-LOOP OUTPUT POWER CONTROL - Wireless circuitry in an electronic device may contain radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and power amplifier circuitry that transmits radio-frequency signals through an antenna. A tap and power detector that are interposed in the radio-frequency signal path between the power amplifier circuitry and the antenna may be used to make output power measurements. Control circuitry may control the wireless circuitry in an open-loop control regime in which output power adjustments are based on a requested power without using the output power measurements. The control circuitry may also control the wireless circuitry in a closed-loop control regime in which the output power measurements serve as a source of real time feedback to determine whether to increase or decrease the output power. The output power may be controlled using linear transition zone power control curves in a transition zone between the open-loop regime and the closed-loop regime. | 12-09-2010 |
20100331056 | POWER MANAGEMENT - An apparatus for wireless communications includes a processing system. The processing system is configured to turn off a first wireless interface configured to support communications within a first coverage area. The processing system is further configured to communicate with a second apparatus using a second wireless interface configured to support communications within a second coverage area greater than the first coverage area. The processing system is further configured to turn on the first wireless interface based on the communication with the second apparatus. | 12-30-2010 |
20100331057 | Portable Electronic Device and Wireless Communication Device - A control unit ( | 12-30-2010 |
20110009173 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A signal processing device such as an RFIC having a function of holding therein control data, enabling stable operation of an integrated circuit because of suspension of power supply during the intermittent reception suspension period in the standby mode, and enabling further improvement of power saving. A portable communication terminal device and a radio communication system are also provided. The signal processing device has an RFIC unit ( | 01-13-2011 |
20110021253 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for reducing power consumption of a portable terminal. The apparatus includes a controller which induces the early release of a channel formed to transmit a synchronization determine signal. | 01-27-2011 |
20110021254 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY ACTIVATING A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The disclosure provides a system and method for detecting activation of a communication device via passive means, For the system and method, the device comprises a casing for housing a display and a keyboard; a microprocessor controlling aspects of the keyboard and display; a passive usage sensor; and a power application operating on the microprocessor. The power application monitors the usage sensor for a signal indicating movement of the device from a resting location when the device is in a low power mode and upon detection of the signal for provides power to at least one additional element in the device. | 01-27-2011 |
20110039606 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND POWER SOURCE CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and power source controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which power consumption can be efficiently controlled in a low power mode. The present invention includes calculating a remaining power level of a power supply unit, if the calculated remaining power level is equal to or lower than a predetermined reference, entering a power saving mode, if the power saving mode is entered, activating a basic operation related module, if the power saving mode is entered, comparing a power consumption level required for a designated operation execution to the calculated remaining power level, and if the remaining power level is equal to or higher by a predetermined level or more than the power consumption level as a result of the comparing step, outputting designated operation execution possibility indication information. | 02-17-2011 |
20110039607 | MULTIPLE NETWORK WAKE-UP - A system and method for managing messaging in a mobile communication system (e.g., having power-save capability) in a multiple network environment. For example, the mobile communication system may operate in a power-save mode (e.g., a mode in which the mobile communication system does not communicate messages). The mobile communication system may exit the power-save mode. After exiting from the power-save mode, the mobile communication system may determine to establish communication with a second system (e.g., a message server) over a second communication path instead of a first communication path. Communication with the second system may be established over the second communication path, and message-related information may be communicated between the mobile communication system and the second system. Such message-related information may, for example, comprise message information, information regarding message availability, or information regarding the communication of message information. | 02-17-2011 |
20110045875 | Communicating over a Wireless Network - A first device communicates with a wireless network that includes nodes that are active for predefined activation times and that are at least partially dormant when not active. The communication method includes identifying a start of communication via a message that exceeds a maximum activation time of nodes on the wireless network by a factor N, where N is equal to at least a maximum number of frequencies on the wireless network, and exchanging information with a second device comprising a node on the wireless network that is within a transmission range of the first device, where the information is exchanged following the message and includes frequency hopping data for the second device. | 02-24-2011 |
20110053656 | PORTABLE ELECTRONICS DEVICE WITH PROGRAMMABLE BATTERY - A portable electronics device comprises at least one device subsystem, and a programmable battery. The programmable battery is coupled to a power input of the device subsystem and is configured to dynamically adjust a characteristic of the power that is applied to the power input in accordance with a power configuration command that is received at the battery. | 03-03-2011 |
20110053657 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAXIMUM POWER SAVING IN SLEEP MODE - An apparatus and method for an improved sleep mode in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a transceiver for communicating with a base station, a modem for modulating and demodulating signals for transmission via the transceiver or received via the transceiver, and a controller for controlling a sleep cycle of the mobile terminal, the sleep cycle including a listening window and a sleep window. The controller controls the sleep cycle based on an Advanced Mobile Station (AMS) timer, a Hybrid Repeat Request (HARQ) Downlink (DL) Retransmission timer, a HARQ DL Gap timer, and a HARQ Uplink (UL) Gap timer. | 03-03-2011 |
20110053658 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SLEEP MODE OPERATION IN MULTI-CARRIER SYSTEM - Disclosed herein relates to a method and apparatus of establishing a sleep mode operation in a multi-carrier system. The method of establishing a sleep mode operation in a communication system of transmitting and receiving data using a multi-carrier including a primary carrier for transmitting and receiving control information and data and a secondary carrier using a radio frequency (RF) different from the primary carrier may include requesting a sleep mode switching to a base station through the primary carrier and receiving a sleep mode parameter including a sleep mode cycle and a listening window from the base station; entering into a multi-carrier sleep mode having a sleep cycle configured with a listening window capable of transmitting and receiving data and a sleep window incapable of transmitting and receiving data; transmitting a bandwidth request message to a base station through the primary carrier if data traffic to be is transmitted to the base station is generated in the multi-carrier sleep window; | 03-03-2011 |
20110059779 | Power Management Of A Radio Data Transceiver - Methods and apparatuses for operating a wireless mobile station configured to communicate with a wireless access point are described. A first awake timer may be started in response to receiving a beacon signal from the wireless access point. The beacon signal may indicate that data is available or pending for the wireless mobile station. A second awake timer may be started in response to data received from the wireless access point. When the second awake timer expires, the wireless mobile station may return to the sleep state. In one embodiment, the first awake timer counts for a first period of time and the second awake timer counts for a second period of time which is shorter than the first period of time. The RF radio may be in a higher power state when the first and/or the second awake timers are counting. In one embodiment, the wireless mobile station and the wireless access points may be synchronized using target beacon transmission times of the beacon signal. | 03-10-2011 |
20110065485 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING STANDBY TIME FOR MOBILE STATIONS - A method and system for determining standby time for a mobile station uses a battery simulator, a base station emulator, a computer to control the test equipment and MSUT for testing a mobile station. The computer includes a module for determining a radio off battery voltage, a module for deriving a battery capacity in dependence upon the radio off battery voltage, a module for measuring battery capacity usage in a predetermined time while the mobile station is in standby mode and a module for determining a standby time for the mobile station in dependence upon the battery capacity and the battery capacity usage, where the predetermined time is less than the standby time. | 03-17-2011 |
20110070928 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANNOUNCEMENT TIME OF IDLE TIMEOUT FOR POWER SAVING OPERATIONS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method and system for wireless communication over a wireless communication medium is provided. A schedule is generated which indicates when a wireless communication station may enter a power saving state in an announcement time (AT) period, based on an idle timeout interval in the AT period. The AT period comprises a period after a beacon transmission in a beacon interval. | 03-24-2011 |
20110077059 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER COMSUMPTION IN MULTI ANTENNA SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for reducing the power consumption of a Base Station (BS) in a multi antenna system are provided. The method for reducing the power consumption of the BS includes identifying an amount of resources being in use for communication, determining whether to convert at least one Radio Frequency (RF) unit into a power saving mode considering the amount of resources, if converting at least one RF unit into the power saving mode, turning OFF a power supply of a power amplifier of at least one of at least two antenna paths constituting the at least one RF unit converted into the power saving mode, and increasing a gain of at least one antenna path turning ON a power supply such that a transmission Power Spectral Density (PSD) is not changed according to the power saving mode conversion. | 03-31-2011 |
20110086680 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING CURRENT CONSUMPTION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH FLEXIBLE DISPLAY - An apparatus and method for reducing current consumption in a portable terminal with a flexible display are provided. The apparatus includes at least one camera mounted on a first region of the portable terminal, a flexible display including a first area defined in the first region including the mounted camera and a second area defined in a second region not including the mounted camera, when the portable terminal is bent, and a controller for controlling the flexible display. If the image photographed through the camera includes a face image when the portable terminal is bent, information data is displayed on the first area and null data is displayed on the second area. If the image photographed through the camera does not include a face image when the portable terminal is bent, the null data is displayed on the first area and the information data is displayed on the second area. | 04-14-2011 |
20110105199 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL PROGRAM - A communication terminal apparatus (separate type portable telephone) separated into a first communication apparatus (parent device) and a second communication apparatus (child device), the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus in a separated state being wirelessly connected through direct communication. The communication terminal apparatus includes a joining detecting unit and a power supply control unit. The joining detecting unit detects joining between the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus. The power supply control unit performs control for conforming a power control state of the second communication apparatus to a power control state of the first communication apparatus if the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus are joined while the power control states are different between the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus. | 05-05-2011 |
20110105200 | Base Station Device, Mobile Communication Method, And Mobile Communication System - A base station device for making communications with a mobile terminal includes a communication monitoring unit that monitors a communication situation between the base station device and the mobile terminal; and an operational-power control unit that causes, when the communication monitoring unit detects that no communications between the base station device and the mobile terminal have been made for a predetermined continuous period or longer, the base station device to operate at a power lower than a predetermined power. | 05-05-2011 |
20110151944 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONSERVING ENERGY USED BY A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods and apparatus are provided for saving energy in a mobile device configured to maintain a persistent communication session with an application server over a wireless network. A method comprises detecting a traffic pattern between a mobile device and an application server for maintaining a persistent communication session and automatically initiating a transition of the mobile device from a first operating state to a second operating state in response to detecting the traffic pattern. The power consumption associated with the second operating state is less than power consumption associated with the first operating state. | 06-23-2011 |
20110159931 | Time-Related Power Systems - A method, programmed medium and system are disclosed which provide for user-controlled management of power requirements for mobile devices. The system dynamically adjusts power settings according to goals set by the end user. The end user specifies a time-to-live goal in hours, minutes or a predetermined date/time and the power management function continuously monitors and adjusts power components to meet that goal. | 06-30-2011 |
20110172000 | Latency Reduction In A Low Power Mode - A two way communication system is adapted to reduce latency while the communications system is operating in a low power mode. The two way communication system includes a local host having a first primary communication channel and a secondary out of band transmitter; and customer premise equipment having a primary communication channel for communicating with the first primary communication channel of the local host and a secondary low power out of band receiver that receives out of band control signals from the out of band transmitter during low power operation of the customer premise equipment. | 07-14-2011 |
20110177847 | Power-saving Method for Mobile Communication Device - A power-saving method for a mobile communication device includes periodically stopping the mobile communication device transmitting data by a first ratio for a first predetermined time, and periodically stopping the mobile communication device transmitting data by a second ratio after the first predetermined time; wherein the first and the second ratios represent a period of stopping data transmitting and a period of executing data transmitting, and the second ratio is higher than the first ratio. | 07-21-2011 |
20110183726 | NETWORK DETECTION DEVICE POWER CONSERVATION - Methods and devices for determining intervals between mobile device network searches use measured signal power as lookup criteria to obtain a predefined “sleep” duration from a sleep duration data structure. When a network connection is lost the mobile device may compare received signal power to criteria in a data table to determine an appropriate sleep duration during which the receiver is de-energized to conserve battery power. The sleep durations vs. signal power may be predefined to provide performance as good as other sleep duration determining algorithms while providing flexibility for matching network coverage characteristics. An appropriate sleep duration data table for use may be determined based upon device location or user inputs. At the end of a sleep interval, received signal power may be compared to a threshold to determine whether the receiver should return to sleep mode or attempt a network connection. | 07-28-2011 |
20110183727 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - In one embodiment, a mobile communication terminal is equipped with a first control unit for execution a communication, a second control unit for executing an application program, and a timer unit for generating an interrupt signal when a count value equals a timer value set by the first control unit. The second control unit transmits first information including sleep time to the first control unit and changes to a sleep state. The first control unit sets a timer value in the timer unit in response to the first information and transmits to the second control unit second information for waking the second control unit when the interrupt signal is generated by the timer unit. | 07-28-2011 |
20110190038 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a communication device for executing data communication by wireless communication is provided. The communication device includes: a wireless communication module configured to execute the wireless communication with a counterpart communication device; an acceleration detector configured to detect an acceleration of the communication device; and a communication controller configured to determine whether the acceleration exceeds a threshold value, and to disconnect the wireless communication when the communication controller determines that the acceleration exceeds the threshold value. | 08-04-2011 |
20110207509 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INTELLIGENT BATTERY MANAGEMENT - Various embodiments for providing enhanced battery conservation in mobile devices are described. In one or more embodiments, a mobile computing device may include a processor and a battery to supply power to the processor. The device may store user pattern data and/or user preference data. The device may further include a power management module coupled to the processor. The power management module may monitor a location of the device, wireless signal strength, and date/time. The power management module may also monitor and analyze user operation of the device to identify scenarios in which wireless communications can be suspended. The power management module may suspend wireless communication according to these monitored conditions, and analyzed user operations, to reduce battery consumption. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 08-25-2011 |
20110269514 | MOBILE PHONE AND STATUS CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile phone and a status control method adapted for the mobile phone are provided. The mobile phone communicates with a wireless network, such as GPRS. The mobile phone includes a data transmission unit, a processing unit, and a storage unit. The processing unit records a start time and a stop time of each event which defines the running of an application program when data transmission unit transfers data packet of the application program, and calculates an average interval time of the application program, and stores the average interval time. When a waiting time reaches the average interval time of the application program in the ready state, the mobile phone enters into the standby state in advance, and thus the mobile phone does not need send updated location information to the SGSN and saves a lot of power. | 11-03-2011 |
20110294554 | REMOTE UNIT FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE-MODE SPATIAL PROCESSING - Methods and apparatus implementing spatial processing in a remote unit. In general, in one aspect, a remote unit in accordance with the invention includes a spatial processing unit to process signals received by a plurality of antennas. | 12-01-2011 |
20110300914 | REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION BY IN-CIRCUIT MEASUREMENT OF RECEIVE BAND ATTENUATION AND/OR NOISE - Although the duplexer in a full-duplex transceiver circuit may only be guaranteed by the duplexer manufacturer to have a transmit band rejection from its TX port to its RX port of a certain amount, and may only be guaranteed to have a receive band rejection of another amount, the actual transmit band rejection and the actual receive band rejection of a particular instance of the duplexer may be better than specified. Rather than consuming excess power in the receiver and/or transmitter in order to meet performance requirements assuming the duplexer only performs as well as specified, the duplexer's in-circuit performance is measured as part of a transmitter-to-receiver isolation determination. Transmitter and/or receiver power settings are reduced where possible to take advantage of the measured better-than-specified in-circuit duplexer performance, while still meeting transceiver performance requirements. Power settings are not changed during normal transmit and receive mode operation. | 12-08-2011 |
20110300915 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ENABLING PARTIAL FUNCTIONALITY OF A MOBILE TERMINAL - A method is provided for enhancing a user interface with a mobile terminal while reducing battery consumption by selectively activating input sensors based upon the actions of a user of the mobile terminal. The method may include providing for operation in accordance with a first level of functionality having a first number of inputs that are operable, providing for operation in accordance with a second level of functionality having a second number of inputs that are operable, and providing for operation in accordance with a third level of functionality having a third number of inputs that are operable, wherein the third number of inputs is greater than the first number of inputs. The method may further include receiving an input while operating in accordance with the first level of functionality and causing operations to change from being conducted in accordance with the first level of functionality to being conducted in accordance with the third level of functionality. | 12-08-2011 |
20110319144 | POWER MANAGEMENT PROFILE - The present invention provides a method and system suitable for managing the power consumption of a mobile communication device by way of a user-selectable profile. In response to receiving a power management-initiating signal the mobile communication device performs at least one of the following: Receipt of incoming communication is deferred while other functionality of the mobile communication device is retained; outgoing communication is grouped into a single transmission; and a subsequent transmission is deferred if the transmission requires power exceeding a predetermined threshold. | 12-29-2011 |
20120015698 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER IN WIRELESS TELEPHONE SET - A method for controlling power in a wireless telephone set is provided. The method includes controlling a power supply to a receiving section and a transmitting section by using a transmitting section turn-on signal to turn on the transmitting section, when the transmitting section turn-on signal is received in a slot mode for alternating between a receiving condition and a sleeping condition at predetermined intervals, and when the transmitting section turn-on signal is not received, controlling the power supply to the receiving section according to the receiving condition of slot mode control signals during the slot mode when no interrupting signal has been detected. | 01-19-2012 |
20120034958 | MULTIPLE NETWORK WAKE-UP - In a mobile communication device, a method for determining the existence of one or more pending messages, the method including exiting from a power-save mode of operation, in which the mobile communication device does not receive messages; selecting for communication, one of a plurality of communication paths, the selecting based on at least one of a plurality of conditions associated with the one of the plurality of communication paths; and attempting to communicate over the one of the plurality of communication paths to check for pending messages. The plurality of communication paths includes at least a first and a second communication path. The attempting to communicate over the one of the plurality of communication paths includes attempting to communicate over the first communication path to check for the pending messages by communicating with a message server over the first communication path. | 02-09-2012 |
20120046084 | FEMTOCELL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A femtocell includes a memory, a transmitter, a receiver and a controller. The memory stores access probability values in different time periods, and a comparison table of power saving rates and probability thresholds. Each power saving rate is a proportion of the time periods whose access probability values are not more than a predetermining probability threshold and all time periods. The controller includes a setting module setting the predetermining probability threshold, a time module getting a current time and a corresponding current time period, a user identifying module determining whether the user accessing the femtocell through the receiver is a registered user, a switching module controlling the transmitter through determining whether the access probability value at the current time period is less than the predetermined probability threshold, a statistic module calculating the access probability value at the current time period according to the identifying result of the user identifying module. | 02-23-2012 |
20120058805 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CUTOFF-BASED POWER CONTROL - A mobile device and its control method allow a system booting in an emergency mode to operate by redefining a reference cutoff voltage when the mobile device enters into the power-off state in a cutoff mode, wherein the mobile device can support an emergency call service through a minimum booting procedure although other non-essential functions have been curtailed. | 03-08-2012 |
20120071216 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING THE CONFIGURATION OF A SET OF PERFORMANCE SCALING ALGORITHMS - Systems and methods for optimizing performance scaling algorithms designated for operation on a mobile device are disclosed. A system memory includes program, use case, and results stores in addition to test logic. The program store contains a set of programs defined by the combination of a performance scaling algorithm and a set of parameters. The use case store contains information that identifies expected tasks to be performed by end users of the mobile device over time. The results store organizes a respective merit value determined after each of the set of programs has been executed for tasks defined by each use case. When executed, the test logic adjusts the mobile device and associates a select program for each of the use cases in response to the stored merit values. The merit values are determined as a function of a performance metric and a power metric. | 03-22-2012 |
20120077554 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN MOBILE DEVICE - A method and apparatus capable of minimizing power consumption occurring when a mobile device is changed from a sleep state to a wake-up state by partially controlling on/off of a display unit and partial booting control of a system function are provided. The method includes detecting a change of the mobile device from a sleep state to a wake-up state, turning on a display unit of the mobile device such that a first section of the mobile device displays an operating region, the first section including one or more portions of the display unit and less than an entire screen of the display unit and waiting for a system function registered in the operating region. | 03-29-2012 |
20120100895 | ENERGY EFFICIENT CONTINUOUS SENSING FOR COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - A “Communication Device with Energy Efficient Sensing” provides various techniques for enabling a variety of sensor-based applications and processes while conserving energy on mobile communications devices. More specifically, the Communication Device with Energy Efficient Sensing provides a novel sensing architecture for mobile communications devices where sampling and, in various embodiments, processing, of sensor data received from one or more sensors is offloaded to a dedicated low-power processor having the capability to interact with a primary processor of the communications device. Such sensors include, but are not limited to accelerometers, ambient light sensors, compasses, microphones, pressure sensors, touch sensors, low-power radio devices, etc. This approach enables the communications device to perform continuous sensing with a low power overhead. In various tested embodiments, it has been observed that that the sensing architecture described herein can be two to three orders of magnitude more energy efficient in comparison to conventional communications devices. | 04-26-2012 |
20120100896 | RADIO COMMUNICATION BASE STATION DEVICE AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - It is possible to provide a radio communication terminal device, a radio communication base station device, and a radio communication method capable of rapidly completing a handover even during DRX/DTX. In the devices and the method, a terminal ( | 04-26-2012 |
20120100897 | Circuit and Method for Reducing Radio-Frequency Power Consumption of Mobile Phone - The invention discloses a circuit and a method for reducing radio frequency power consumption of mobile phone, wherein a baseband processing chip ( | 04-26-2012 |
20120108301 | Apparatus and Method for Power-Saving in Multiple Antenna Communication System - A multiple-antenna transceiver in the present invention includes a frame controller and circuitry for transmitting and receiving. The transmitting component includes a sequence selection circuit, a MIMO modulation and coding circuit, and numerous TX RFE and AFE circuits. The receiving component includes a MIMO demodulation and decoding circuit, a sequence separation circuit, and numerous RX RFE and AFE circuits. The frame controller can enable and disable the TX and RX RFE and AFE circuits individually so as to reduce power consumption of the whole system. | 05-03-2012 |
20120115552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER CONSERVATION FOR A MOBILE DEVICE IN IDLE MODE - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises determining a sleep cycle comprising a number of discontinuous reception (DRX) cycles at a user equipment (UE) based at least on one of a current available power level, a call setup delay interval, and a quality of a received paging indicator channel (PICH) signal; entering a power saving mode during the determined sleep cycle at the user equipment (UE) upon an occurrence of a triggering event; and waking up from the power saving mode and checking for an active call after an occurrence of a second triggering event. | 05-10-2012 |
20120122527 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY ACTIVATING A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The disclosure provides a system and method for managing power and activation of a communication device. The system comprises: a microprocessor controlling the electronic device; an accelerometer; and a power application operating on the microprocessor. The application provides instructions to the microprocessor to place the electronic device in a low power state from a higher power state upon determining from movement data generated by the accelerometer that the electronic device has been returned to around a resting location where the electronic device was previously in a stationary state from a first location that is in a spaced relationship to the resting location. | 05-17-2012 |
20120129578 | Detecting circuit for electric quantity, processing device and method for state detection of mobile telephone in standby - The present disclosure provides a processing method for detecting a state of a mobile telephone in standby, the method includes: determining whether a battery electric quantity of the mobile telephone in standby is high or low according to an electric quantity detecting circuit; determining a work state of a Modem module when the battery electric quantity of the mobile telephone is high; and determining a wakeup subsequent flow according to the determined battery electric quantity of the mobile telephone and the determined work state of the Modem module. The present disclosure further provides an electric quantity detecting circuit and a processing device for state detection of a mobile telephone in standby. | 05-24-2012 |
20120157170 | MOBILE DEVICE RADIO USE OPTIMIZATION BY BATCHING LOW PRIORITY REQUESTS - Systems and methods of context aware traffic management for network and device resource conservation are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, for using characteristics of user activity on the mobile device to locally adjust behavior of the mobile device to optimize battery consumption on the mobile device, using characteristics of user activity on the mobile device to locally adjust behavior of the mobile device to optimize battery consumption on the mobile device, and/or using characteristics of user activity on the mobile device to locally adjust behavior of the mobile device to optimize battery consumption on the mobile device. | 06-21-2012 |
20120165080 | WIRELESS DEVICE BATTERY CONSERVATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - Generally, the present invention provides a method for detecting poor RF conditions, and entering different sleep mode levels or phases in accordance with the RF conditions to save battery power. Mobile device battery life can be conserved when the mobile device detects poor RF conditions and enters a deep sleep mode of operation. In this deep sleep mode of operation the mobile device periodically samples the RF conditions and gradually increases the period between samples when the RF conditions do not improve. Because mobility can change the RF condition for wireless devices even in areas of good RF coverage, the mobile device operating in the deep sleep mode can detect this mobility and thus enhance the probability of entering an idle state, or alternatively, entering a longer power save mode. When the RF condition improves, the mobile device exits from the deep sleep mode and returns to the idle state. | 06-28-2012 |
20120208605 | MOBILE DEVICE POWER OPTIMIZATION WITH PERIPHERAL SENSORS WITH STANDARD INTERFACES - Methods and systems for using sensors on peripherals with mobile devices are disclosed. The peripherals connect with the mobile device using standard interfaces that are normally used for other functional devices. Using sensor data from the peripheral, the power consumption of the mobile device can be reduced. | 08-16-2012 |
20120220351 | Method and Apparatus for Reduced Power Consumption When Operating as a Bluetooth Low Energy Device - An apparatus, a method and a computer program product is disclosed for a Bluetooth communication transceiver. The Bluetooth communication transceiver is configured as a Bluetooth low energy device performing timing measurements which are to be used for power saving. Based at least in part on the timing measurements, receive activation timings of the Bluetooth communication transceiver are adjusted. Further, a sleep clock of the apparatus may be used for calibration of the receive activation timings. | 08-30-2012 |
20120231858 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SAVING ENERGY IN A MOBILE TERMINAL - Method for saving energy in a mobile terminal, this method comprising
| 09-13-2012 |
20120238331 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - Various embodiments are directed to systems and techniques for reducing power consumption in a mobile computing device. In one or more embodiments, a mobile computing device may be arranged to determine a user environment based on detected antenna impedance or detected current. After the user environment is determined, the mobile computing device may confirm that total radiation power (TRP) for the mobile computing device at an initial conducted power level exceeds the minimum TRP threshold required by the network carrier to receive acceptable quality of service (QoS). Based on the excess TRP for the particular user environment, the mobile computing device may determine a reduced conducted power level to be input to an antenna system. Accordingly, significant power savings may be achieved. To save additional power, the mobile computing device may automatically adjust and/or improve antenna impedance matching based on user environment allowing a further reduction in conducted power. | 09-20-2012 |
20120252541 | Wireless Audio Device Call Device Selection - A wireless two-way communications headset is able to enter into a partial power mode in which a latching or non-momentary power switch has been operated to an “on” state, but in which there has been a lack of user operation of the headset for more than a predetermined period of time, and in this partial power mode, a processing device of the headset monitors manually-operable controls for an indication of their being operated by a user in a manner indicating a user's intent to engage in audio communications. In response to this indication, the headset enters a higher power mode in which a wireless link with another wireless device is formed and then performs the function intended by the user. In being operated by a user to initiate audio communications with another wireless device (e.g., making a telephone call), the wireless headset first attempts to do so with the wireless device with which the wireless headset most recently engaged in audio communications, and failing that, the wireless headset then attempts to do so with second-most recent wireless device with which the wireless headset engaged in audio communications. | 10-04-2012 |
20120270611 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE TERMINAL - A method for controlling a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes obtaining operation mode switching information made by a sensor, and determining whether an operation mode switching condition of the mobile terminal is satisfied based on the information; and switching an operation mode of the mobile terminal, if the switching condition is satisfied, wherein obtaining and switching are performed by an application that invokes and uses an Application Programming Interface (API). | 10-25-2012 |
20120282982 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH IDLE MODE ANTENNA SWITCHING - Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communication circuitry. The wireless communication circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry coupled to multiple antennas. An electronic device may alternate between a sleep mode and a wake mode. During wake mode, the electronic device may monitor a paging channel in a wireless network for incoming paging signals. The device may use a selected one of the multiple antennas in monitoring the paging channel. If received signal quality is satisfactory, the device may maintain use of the selected one of the multiple antennas for subsequent wake period monitoring of the paging channel. If received signal quality falls below a threshold or is otherwise indicated to not be satisfactory, the device may switch to use of a different one of the multiple antennas in monitoring the paging channel. Other criteria may also be used in controlling the switching between antennas for paging channel monitoring. | 11-08-2012 |
20120295673 | WIRELESS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS SYSTEM - A wireless system includes: a paging chip arranged to selectively generate a notification signal according to a paging signal; and a processing chip arranged to switch from a first mode to a second mode upon receiving the notification signal, wherein power consumption of the processing chip in the first mode is lower than power consumption of the processing chip in the second mode, and the paging chip and the processing chip are externally coupled with each other. | 11-22-2012 |
20120302295 | MANAGING PROJECTED POWER OUTAGE AT MOBILE RADIO BASE SITES - Power management methods are provided for projecting the likelihood of forthcoming power outage at one or more mobile radio base sites and for mitigating the effects of such a projected power outage. | 11-29-2012 |
20120309468 | OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) VIRTUALISATION AND PROCESSOR UTILIZATION THRESHOLDS FOR MINIMIZING POWER CONSUMPTION IN MOBILE PHONES - A mobile phone that uses OS virtualization for minimizing power consumption in mobile phones is provided. Apparatus and methods may involve conserving processor power in a mobile phone according to the invention may include the following steps. A first step may be awakening a first processing core from a low power state in response to a first operating system (OS) thread. A following step may include processing the first OS thread using the first processing core. A next step may include determining whether utilization of the first processing core over a first time period has exceeded a predetermined threshold. The method may also include awakening a second processing core from a low power consumption state if utilization of the first processing core over a first time period has exceeded a predetermined threshold. | 12-06-2012 |
20120315960 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND BATTERY POWER SAVING MODE SWITCHING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal is switched into a specific battery power saving mode based upon a usage pattern of the terminal so as to control battery power saving items individually or by each group. A method for switching a battery power saving mode of the mobile terminal includes analyzing a usage pattern of the terminal, automatically switching the terminal mode into a power saving mode according to the analyzed usage pattern, and controlling a displayed screen with respect to each event in the switched power saving mode. | 12-13-2012 |
20120315961 | DEVICE FOR DERIVING A DYNAMIC VOLTAGE SCALING DATA PROFILE - A wireless communication device for deriving a dynamic voltage scaling data profile is described. The wireless communication device includes memory that includes a dynamic voltage scaling voice profile. The wireless communication device also includes a data profile determination module coupled to the memory. The data profile determination module obtains an offset and derives a dynamic voltage scaling data profile by offsetting the dynamic voltage scaling voice profile based on the offset. | 12-13-2012 |
20120315962 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device includes a receiver, a transmitter and an interruption module. The receiver receives an allocation signal indicating a first period usable by the communication device and a second period usable by a plurality of communication devices including the communication device. The transmitter transmits a transmission signal in the first period. If the transmission of the transmission signal is completed within the first period, the interruption module interrupts at least a part of power supply to the receiver in the second period. If the transmission of the transmission signal is not completed within the first period and directivity of radio waves used by a second communication device includes a direction of the communication device in a communication period allocated before the second period, the transmitter transmits the transmission signal in the second period. | 12-13-2012 |
20120315963 | System and Method for Display Timeout on Mobile Communication Devices - A mobile communication device includes executable instructions for carrying out a method including setting a time duration for an application, receiving a first input, receiving a second input, determining the elapsed time between the first and second inputs, modifying the time duration based upon the elapsed time, and dimming a screen of the mobile device when the elapsed time exceeds the time duration. | 12-13-2012 |
20120322515 | Apparatus and Method to Indicate Power Saving Mode of a Network Element - A method of controlling the mode of a user equipment includes forwarding a message from the network element to the network indicating a request to move to a power saving mode/state; and moving the user equipment to a power saving state/mode. The method may including deciding at the network which state the network element is to move to; and indicating this and/or further data pertaining to said state/mode, to the network element. The mode may be an IDLE or Connected mode of LTE and includes an extended DRX cycle. | 12-20-2012 |
20120329533 | Portable Communication Device with Multi-Tiered Power Save Operation - A system for operating a portable communication device includes a module to operate the portable communication device in a first mode. The system may provide telephony service to a user at a first performance level. The system may determine to operate the portable communication device in a power-save mode that is different from the first mode. The system may operate the portable communication device in the power-save mode and provide telephony service to the user at a second performance level different from the first performance level. | 12-27-2012 |
20130017869 | MAC controlled sleep mode/wake-up mode with staged wake-up for power management - A power management scheme for a wireless communications device processor substantially implemented on a single CMOS integrated circuit is described. By incorporating controls for sleep and wake-up mode transitions in the processor's control logic, improved power savings with reduced latency is provided, obviating the need for hardware-focused solutions with elaborate signaling mechanisms. A fully integrated power management with staged wake-up operations controlled by the MAC solution consumes less power than the conventional wireless LAN solutions in standby mode. | 01-17-2013 |
20130029732 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUNCTION OF COMMUNICATION MODULE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling a function of a communication module in a portable terminal, by which the function of the communication module can be automatically turned on or off in order to reduce the consumption of a battery of the portable terminal based on a connection/disconnection pattern, so that learning pattern the communication module selectively turned on a particular cycle calculated as a learning pattern. | 01-31-2013 |
20130045780 | UMTS FDD MODEM OPTIMIZED FOR HIGH DATA RATE APPLICATIONS - A method for increasing data rate in wireless communications includes selectively activating a plurality of hardware accelerators, and performing, using the hardware accelerators, data processing for modem data based on parameters received from a processor. | 02-21-2013 |
20130065653 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A first position information generation unit ( | 03-14-2013 |
20130084924 | Standby Method for Handheld Mobile Terminal, Microprocessor, and Mobile Phone - A standby method for a handheld mobile terminal includes acquiring a physical state parameter of the terminal when it is determined that a handheld mobile terminal is in a no-operation state. It can be judged whether the physical state parameter satisfies a corresponding preset standby condition. The terminal is controlled to immediately enter a standby state when the physical state parameter satisfies the corresponding preset standby condition. | 04-04-2013 |
20130090151 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADVANCED MOTION DETECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - Advanced Motion Detection in Wireless Communication Systems processes accelerometer or other sensor input data to distinguish between random in-place movements and actual start of motion that could produce a change in the user's location by filtering unsustained random motion. Random in-place motion such as table banging, knee jiggling, vibration, etc. are filtered out from Stationary and Non-Stationary motion state determinations. The process utilizes data from motion sensors or any accelerometer standard in all smart mobile devices and any mobile device that has automatic portrait-landscape switching (screen rotation). A state machine processes sensor or other input to produce a filtered Stationary or Non-Stationary output movement state unaffected by transient motion or rest periods. A sensor processing subsystem (SPS), or other low power processor for processing sensor or other input may be implemented to reduce power consumption and processing overhead while, for example, a modem processor or other high power processor is in a sleep mode. | 04-11-2013 |
20130122971 | POWER MANAGEMENT OF A RADIO DATA TRANSCEIVER - Methods and apparatuses for operating a wireless mobile station configured to communicate with a wireless access point are described. A first awake timer may be started in response to receiving a beacon signal from the wireless access point. The beacon signal may indicate that data is available or pending for the wireless mobile station. A second awake timer may be started in response to data received from the wireless access point. When the second awake timer expires, the wireless mobile station may return to the sleep state. In one embodiment, the first awake timer counts for a first period of time and the second awake timer counts for a second period of time which is shorter than the first period of time. The RF radio may be in a higher power state when the first and/or the second awake timers are counting. In one embodiment, the wireless mobile station and the wireless access points may be synchronized using target beacon transmission times of the beacon signal. | 05-16-2013 |
20130122972 | System and Method Providing Low Power Operation in a Multimode Communication Device - A system and method providing low-power operation in a multimode communication device. Various aspects of the present invention may, for example, include at least one radio module that is adapted to communicate in a plurality of communication modes. The at least one radio module may also be adapted to operate in at least a first power-save mode. At least one module may, for example, be adapted to analyze at least one non-informational aspect of a signal (e.g., a received radio signal) to determine whether a first communication network corresponding to a first communication mode of the plurality of communication modes might be available. The at least one module may then, for example, be adapted to determine, based at least in part on the determined availability of the first communication network, whether to operate the at least one radio module in a respective mode other than the first power-save mode. | 05-16-2013 |
20130122973 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN A MOBILE DEVICE - Apparatuses, systems and methods for reducing power consumption during standby operation of a mobile device are disclosed. A page decoding algorithm can be stored in nonvolatile memory during standby. The page decoding algorithm can be executed from the nonvolatile memory, when the mobile device is awakened from a sleep state to determine if there is any activity such as an incoming call. No power is required for the nonvolatile memory to maintain storage of the algorithm so that the power requirement during standby of the mobile device is reduced. | 05-16-2013 |
20130130751 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION - A wireless communication device is disclosed that is capable of reduced power consumption. Uplink and downlink sub-frames in a WiMAX, 802.16m or LTE environment often include several vacant symbols during which power-hungry hardware and software components need not operate at full power. By analyzing a physical layer beacon and control information of a received signal, the specific locations of data bursts can be determined, as well as periods of needed operation of a receiver module to effectively decode those data bursts. The receiver module can otherwise be controlled to operate in a LOW power state during remaining periods of vacant time, thereby conserving power consumption and extending battery life. | 05-23-2013 |
20130130752 | FLIP-CHIP LINEAR POWER AMPLIFIER WITH HIGH POWER ADDED EFFICIENCY - Disclosed are devices and methods for improving power added efficiency and linearity of radio-frequency power amplifiers implemented in flip-chip configurations. In some embodiments, a harmonic termination circuit can be provided so as to be separate from an output matching network configured to provide impedance matching at a fundamental frequency. The harmonic termination circuit can be configured to terminate at a phase corresponding to a harmonic frequency of the power amplifier output. Such a configuration of separate fundamental matching network and harmonic termination circuit allows each to be tuned separately to thereby improve performance parameters such as power added efficiency and linearity. | 05-23-2013 |
20130150135 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, PROGRAM AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication device is provided and includes: an electromagnetic-wave generating means for outputting an electromagnetic wave; and a transmitting/receiving means for transmitting data by modulating the electromagnetic wave in accordance with data as well as receiving data transmitted from the other device by demodulating the electromagnetic wave outputted by the electromagnetic-wave generating means or the electromagnetic wave outputted by the other device as the other party of communication, wherein the transmitting/receiving means transmits attribute information indicating communication ability of the device itself as well as receives attribute information indicating communication ability of the other device as the data, and the electromagnetic-wave generating means turns off the output of the electromagnetic wave for a given period of time after the transmission of the data based on the attribute information. | 06-13-2013 |
20130165187 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DATA TRANSMISSION BASED ON POWER CONSUMPTION OF NODES IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Each of nodes along multiple routes in a communication network is provided with route information including information on the multiple routes each communicably coupling a transmission source and a transmission destination. A first route has power consumption least among the multiple routes, where the power consumption of a route is a total sum of power consumption of nodes along the route. Upon receiving realtime data, the each node transmits the realtime data using the first route when the first route has available bandwidth capacity enough for transmitting the realtime data, and sets a second route bypassing the first route when the first route does not have available bandwidth capacity enough for transmitting the realtime data. Upon receiving non-realtime data, the each node performs a predetermined processing without setting the second route, when the first route does not have available bandwidth capacity enough for transmitting the non-realtime data. | 06-27-2013 |
20130178253 | USING LOCATION INFORMATION TO CONTROL TRANSMISSION SIGNAL LEVELS OF WIRELESS DEVICES - Provided is adjusting power output levels of a wireless network device by determining a location information of another wireless network device relative to the wireless network device, the location information including distance range. Based on the location information of the another wireless network device, a power output level is adjusted to optimize the power usage of the wireless network device. The power output level is readjusted based upon a sensing a subsequent signal of the another wireless device, and when a signal strength of the subsequent signal compares favorably to a predetermined threshold level, the location information is refreshed, and the power output level of the wireless network device is readjusted based upon the refreshed location information. | 07-11-2013 |
20130237292 | Handheld Electronic Device with Dedicated Standby Key - A handheld mobile communication device comprises a keyboard, a navigation actuator, and a dedicated standby key. The dedicated standby key is located along an edge of the handheld mobile communication device. The dedicated standby key is the only key in the handheld mobile communication device for initiating entry into a standby mode. The handheld mobile communication device further comprises a standby mode module arranged to disable, upon entry into the standby mode, the navigation actuator and at least a portion of the keyboard. | 09-12-2013 |
20130244736 | MACROCELL BASE STATION, A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, AND A FEMTOCELL BASE STATION, AND A METHOD OF SWITCHING A FEMTOCELL BASE STATION BETWEEN A DORMANT MODE AND AN ACTIVE MODE - A method is provided of switching a femtocell base station for wireless telecommunications between a dormant mode and an active mode. The femtocell base station lies within the coverage area of a macrocell base station. The macrocell base station determines whether a user terminal authorised to connect connect with the femtocell base station is within the coverage area of the femtocell base station, and dependent upon said determination the macrocell base station transmitting over air to the femotocell base station a command for the femtocell base station to switch mode. | 09-19-2013 |
20130260843 | Method and Apparatus for Reducing Power Consumption of Mobile Phone, and Mobile Phone - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for reducing power consumption of a mobile phone and also a mobile phone. The method includes: activating a proximity sensor of a mobile phone when a call is originated or received; obtaining a weighted acceleration of the mobile phone by using an acceleration sensor; determining a switch-on time point of the proximity sensor according to the weighted acceleration of the mobile phone; and switching on the proximity sensor at the switch-on time point so that a backlight of the mobile phone is in an on state or an off state according to a detection result of the proximity sensor. In this way, an appropriate switch-on time point may be obtained according to different weighted accelerations of the mobile phone, so as to reduce power consumption of the mobile phone in a conversation. | 10-03-2013 |
20130273980 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING THE BATTERY LIFE OF A MOBILE DEVICE - The present invention provides a system and method for extending the battery life of a mobile device. The method of extending the battery life of a mobile device can be broadly summarized by the following steps of determining if at least one component on the mobile device can be placed in a hibernation state for a predetermined time, setting a remote clock to a current time and powering off the at least one component on the mobile device that can be placed in the hibernation state. The method further includes waiting a predetermined interval selected by a user, wherein the time interval can be selected from a factory preset or an environmental setting, re-activating the at least one component on the mobile device that was placed in the hibernation state and synchronizing a system clock with the remote clock. | 10-17-2013 |
20130281168 | REAL-TIME LOCATION AND PRESENCE USING A PUSH-LOCATION CLIENT AND SERVER - A system for providing real-time always-on location is presented for maintaining the current location of a mobile device, while saving the battery by managing the GPS in a power-saving mode while the device is considered to be stationary. The system also provides a real-time location in an indoor environment where a GPS signal may not be available. Additionally, methods for driving detection are also presented. | 10-24-2013 |
20130310118 | System and Method for Display Timeout on Mobile Communication Devices - A mobile communication device includes executable instructions for carrying out a method including setting a time duration for an application, receiving a first input, receiving a second input, determining the elapsed time between the first and second inputs, modifying the time duration based upon the elapsed time, and dimming a screen of the mobile device when the elapsed time exceeds the time duration. | 11-21-2013 |
20130316769 | DORMANCY MODE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for controlling a dormancy mode of the portable terminal by minimizing the dormancy mode entry delay of the display in power-off state are provided. The method includes starting, when the application processor and the communication processor stop data communication in display power-off state, a dormancy mode timer, checking, when the dormancy mode timer expires, a dormancy mode flag indicating communication channel state, and entering, when the dormancy mode flag indicates a communication channel connection release state, the dormancy mode, wherein the dormancy mode timer counts a number of segments constituting a maximum standby time for entering the dormancy mode. | 11-28-2013 |
20130324196 | CONTROL OF ACTIVATION OF LOCATION-RELATED SENSORS OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods, systems and apparatuses for selecting which of a plurality of sensors to use for location detection of a mobile device are disclosed. One method includes activating lowest-power location-related sensors of the mobile device at power up of a mobile device, and activating medium-power location-related sensors of the mobile device upon detection of motion of the mobile device and/or a change in a wireless connection to the mobile device. | 12-05-2013 |
20130344922 | NETWORK DEVICE - Provided is a network device capable of achieving low power consumption of a call control card and suppressing a failure of the call control card. A network device | 12-26-2013 |
20140024416 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT ON MOBILE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED MOBILE DEVICES - The present invention provides method and apparatus for power management of mobile devices and associated mobile devices. The method for power management of mobile devices includes acquiring a predefined battery power level variation Δn of the mobile device and its corresponding usage time t | 01-23-2014 |
20140031092 | Method Of Reducing Power Consumption Within A Portable Communication Device - A method for reducing power consumption within a portable communication device, where the device includes a plurality of spatial sensing modules includes detecting a location of the portable communication device to a desired level of accuracy; determining that the location of the portable communication device is indoors; using one or more of the spatial sensing modules to sense a motion state or a spatially stationary state of the portable communication device by detecting changes in the surroundings of the portable communication. Detecting changes in the surroundings of the portable communication device includes using an inertial motion sensor to detect that the portable communication device is stationary; and using a control module of the device, for selectively switching ON or switching OFF one or more of the plurality of spatial sensing modules in a hierarchical manner, to reduce power consumption, in response to one or more of sensing the motion state, the spatially stationary state of the device or detecting change in surroundings of the portable communication device. | 01-30-2014 |
20140038674 | TWO-PHASE POWER-EFFICIENT ACTIVITY RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR MOBILE DEVICES - An activity recognition system for an electronic device comprising at least one sensor and a two-phase activity recognition module. The sensors capture data relating to user activity. The activity recognition application module identifies a user activity based on data captured by the sensors, and dynamically controls power consumption of the activity recognition module based on the user activity identified. | 02-06-2014 |
20140038675 | FRONT END RADIO ARCHITECTURE (FERA) WITH POWER MANAGEMENT - A front end radio architecture (FERA) with power management is disclosed. The FERA includes a first power amplifier (PA) block having a first-first PA for amplifying first-first signals and a first-second PA for amplifying first-second signals. Also included is a second PA block having a second-first PA for amplifying second-first signals and a second-second PA for amplifying second-second signals. At least one power supply is adapted to selectively supply power to the first-first PA and the second-second PA through a first path. The power supply is also adapted to selectively supply power to the first-second PA and the second-first PA through a second path. A control system is adapted to selectively enable and disable the first-first PA, the first-second PA, the second-first PA, and the second-second PA. | 02-06-2014 |
20140045555 | ELASTOMERIC BACK WITH RAILS FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device has a front face and a back face opposite the front face. The back face includes an elastomeric layer. A pair of longitudinal sides are coupled to the front face and back face, and a pair of latitudinal sides are also coupled to the front face and back face. The back face or the longitudinal sides define a recessed slot extending along a longitudinal length of the back face or longitudinal sides, respectively. The recessed slot defines an open end at at least one of the latitudinal sides. The recessed slot has a recessed slot surface that has a low-friction material. A holster includes a pocket defining an open top end configured to receive the mobile device. A rail extends longitudinally along an interior side of the pocket. The rail is configured to correspond with and slidably engage the slot on the mobile device. | 02-13-2014 |
20140045556 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE TRANSMISSION AND/OR RECEPTION OF SAFETY MESSAGES BY PORTABLE WIRELESS USER DEVICES - Safety message monitoring operations and/or safety message transmission operations are controlled for a mobile wireless communications device. The periodicity with regard to safety message monitoring and/or safety message transmissions is varied based on the environment of the mobile wireless device. The transmission power level with regard to safety message transmissions is varied based on the environment of the mobile wireless device. In some embodiments, safety message monitoring and transmission operations are disabled when the mobile device is determined to be inside a building or inside a vehicle. In some embodiments, safety message monitoring rate and safety message transmission rate is varied as a function of proximity to vehicular traffic and/or the level of detected vehicular traffic. In some embodiments, safety message transmission power level is varied as a function of proximity to vehicular traffic and/or the level of detected vehicular traffic. | 02-13-2014 |
20140051485 | TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING IDLE STATE ACTIVITY IN MOBILE DEVICES - An apparatus may comprise a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver and a message aggregation module arranged to intercept multiple messages from one or more mobile data applications during an idle mode of a device, one or more of the multiple messages operable to trigger a transition of the device from the idle mode to a connected mode by causing a radio resource control message to be sent from the device to a radio access network, the message aggregation module to store the multiple messages in a buffer associated with the one or more mobile data applications in order to maintain the device in the idle mode, and schedule for transmission by the RF transceiver the stored messages at a defined time instance based on a delay tolerance for the one or more mobile data applications when the device is in the connected mode. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 02-20-2014 |
20140057684 | POWER LOOP CONTROL BASED ENVELOPE TRACKING - Configuration-feedback circuitry and transceiver circuitry are disclosed. The configuration-feedback circuitry regulates an output power from a radio frequency power amplifier based on a difference between a target output power from the radio frequency power amplifier and a measured output power from the radio frequency power amplifier. The transceiver circuitry regulates a modulated power supply voltage, which is used by the radio frequency power amplifier to provide power for amplification, based on the difference between the target output power from the radio frequency power amplifier and the measured output power from the radio frequency power amplifier. | 02-27-2014 |
20140066135 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERACTING WITH A VEHICLE OVER A MOBILE RADIOTELEPHONE NETWORK - A telemetry system coupled to a vehicle can communicate with a remote site using the overhead control channels of a wireless network, such as a cellular mobile radiotelephone network. The telemetry system can monitor or control aspects of the vehicle's operations based on remote user input. The telemetry system can receive a command from a data processing center and, based on the command, perform an action at the vehicle such that a user can remotely interact with the vehicle. | 03-06-2014 |
20140066136 | POWER MANAGEMENT SCHEME FOR PORTABOLE DATA COLLECTION DEVICES UTILIZING LOCATION AND POSITION SENSORS - A data collection device (DCD) is placed in a first low power mode after the DCD has been in a first predetermined position, and placed in a second low power mode after a first predetermined period of time. In another embodiment the DCD includes a wireless telephone, and a proximity sensor which detects when the DCD is close to a user's face, wherein the telephone is automatically put in a handset mode when the DCD is close to a user's face, and automatically put in a speakerphone mode when the DCD is not close to a user's face. | 03-06-2014 |
20140080550 | MOBILE CLIENT DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus including a touch panel and a near field communication interface. The information processing apparatus detects that an input received at the touch panel corresponds to a predetermined input when the information processing apparatus is in a suspended state; and controls the information processing apparatus execute a predetermined function via the near field communication interface and awake from the suspended state upon detecting that the input corresponds to the predetermined input. | 03-20-2014 |
20140100003 | NETWORK SEARCHING METHOD AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A network searching method adapted to a mobile electronic device in a no service state is provided. In the method, a first timer is activated. A network searching operation is performed. Whether an available network is found is determined. If the available network is not found, whether a time count of the first timer is smaller than a network searching active interval is determined. If the time count is not smaller than the network searching active interval, a second timer is activated. Before a network searching inactive interval set up by the second timer expires, the mobile electronic device is controlled to remain in a power save mode. If the time count is smaller than the network searching active interval, a third timer is activated. When a sleep interval set up by the third timer expires, the mobile electronic device is controlled to perform the network searching operation again. | 04-10-2014 |
20140106827 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING PROCESSING SPEED OF PROCESSOR AND WIRELESS NETWORK - An apparatus and method for selecting a processor clock speed and a wireless network are disclosed. The method for selecting a processing speed of a processor and/or a wireless network to be connected in a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes detecting states of a processor-related queue and a network module-related queue, and selecting a processing speed of the processor-related queue and/or a wireless network to be connected, based on the detected states of the processor-related queue and the network module-related queue and power consumptions of a processor and a network module. The processing speed of the processor-related queue and/or the wireless network to be connected are selected to keep a difference between a length of the processor-related queue and a length of the network module-related queue at a predetermined value and minimize the power consumptions of the processor and the network module. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106828 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS TO SAVE ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A NETWORK NODE - Method and arrangement in a network node for preparing powering down of a first module of a controlling part comprised in the network node, wherein the network node also comprises a radio transceiving part, and wherein the controlling part is configured to run processes for controlling radio transmission over the radio transceiving part, which controlling part further comprises a second module. The method comprises determining to power down the first module. Also, the method comprises identifying a process in the first module that is utilized for controlling radio transmission over a common channel in the radio transceiving part. Further, the method comprises mirroring the identified process in the first module over to the second module of the controlling part. In addition the method comprises switching to control the radio transmission over the common channel in the radio transceiving part from the mirrored process running on the second module. | 04-17-2014 |
20140113690 | DYNAMIC POWER MANAGEMENT IN A WIRELESS DEVICE - In a method for dynamically adjusting power consumption of a wireless assembly in a communication device a first signal indicative of activity of a first wireless interface unit and a second signal indicative of activity of a second wireless interface unit are received at a dynamic power management unit. The first wireless interface unit configured to operate according to a first communication protocol. The second wireless interface unit configured to operate according to a second communication protocol. The second communication protocol is different than the first communication protocol. A supply voltage level needed to support the activity of the first wireless interface unit and the activity second wireless interface unit is supported based on the first signal and the second signal. A supply voltage supplied to the wireless assembly is adjusted based on the supply voltage level. | 04-24-2014 |
20140120990 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REJECTING A LOW POWER STATE BASED ON A COVER DETECTION BY A MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Apparatus, system and method for rejecting entry to a power saving mode based on a cover detection by an NFC enabled mobile device when an NFC field has been detected, such as from a second NFC enabled device. The apparatus, system and method may include detecting a magnetic field indicating proximity of the mobile device to a cover, determining when a predetermined delay has elapsed, checking the state of a flag that is set when an NFC field is detected, and preventing putting the mobile device into a low power state based on the cover indication if the flag is set. | 05-01-2014 |
20140148227 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CURRENT CONSUMPTION OF MOBILE TERMINAL - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling current consumption of a mobile device. The method includes measuring weather in an environment of the mobile device and comparing the measured value with an operating threshold. When the measured value is out of the operating range, current consumed by the mobile device is controlled. | 05-29-2014 |
20140155126 | PUSH-PULL AMPLIFIER WITH QUIESCENT CURRENT ADJUSTER - A push-pull amplifier has an input node and a series connection of two resistors. The series connection comprises a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal. A first resistor of the two resistors is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal. A second resistor is connected between the second and third terminals. The input node is connected to the second terminal. A first controllable current source is connected to the first terminal of the series connection for sourcing a first current to the series connection. A second controllable current source is connected to the third terminal of the series connection for sinking a second current from the series connection. A first transistor and a second transistor are connected in push-pull configuration, wherein a control input of the first transistor is connected to the first terminal of the series connection and a control input of the second transistor is connected to the third terminal of the series connection. | 06-05-2014 |
20140155127 | Envelope Tracker Path Adaptation for Power Saving - In response to changing power output requirements of a UE, an envelope tracking (ET) path of a transmission chain changes power modes. When the UE output power is below a threshold, the ET path may switch an ET power supply to a low power mode. With the switch to low power mode, the UE may also set one or more of the other components in the ET path to a low power mode of operation to save additional power. | 06-05-2014 |
20140155128 | Unequal Amplifier Gain Compression Via Shaping Table - A communication device, such as a smart phone, includes an envelope tracking power supply that provides a voltage supply signal for a power amplifier. The envelope tracking signal input to the envelope tracking power supply arises from application of a shaping table on a desired transmit signal. The shaping table implements non-uniform gain compression across a range of output powers, and in particular may aggressively compress the power amplifier for low output powers, and less aggressively compress the power amplifier at high output powers. The non-uniform gain implemented via the shaping table may provide significant power savings, while still allowing the transmitter to meet spectral mask requirements. | 06-05-2014 |
20140187294 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING PREDICTED FREQUENCY ERROR ESTIMATION OF A VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR AND RELATED METHODS - An electronic device may include a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) and a temperature sensor. The electronic device may also include a controller configured to cooperate with the VCO and the temperature sensor to determine both a temperature and a frequency error of the VCO for each of a plurality of most recent samples. Each of the most recent samples may have a given age associated therewith. The controller may also be configured to align the temperature, the frequency error, and the given age for each of most recent samples in a three-dimensional ( | 07-03-2014 |
20140221054 | SAVING POWER IN A MOBILE TERMINAL - Saving power in a mobile terminal includes determining alignment processing moments after the mobile terminal enters a standby mode. Alignable wakeup events, which occur during alignment processing periods corresponding to each alignment processing moment, are thus controlled to commence related processing at each of the alignment processing moments. Power consumption caused by various wakeup events in a standby mode may thus be reduced and battery life of the mobile terminal may thus be improved. | 08-07-2014 |
20140235299 | PARALLEL ARRANGEMENT OF ASYNCHRONOUS BUCK CONVERTERS FOR ADVANCED POWER CAPABILITY - A method and apparatus for extending the driving capacity of a power management device are provided. The method involves determining an energy requirement for the operation of a power management device. Next, the method compares the energy requirement for the operation of a power management device with a capability of a first power device. If the energy requirement is greater than the energy requirement of the first power device, the energy is switched to a second power device of higher capacity. The apparatus includes: a first power device; a second power device connected in parallel to the first power device; a first inductor connected to the first power device and a capacitor connected to the first inductor; and a second inductor connected to a second power device and a capacitor connected to the second inductor. | 08-21-2014 |
20140235300 | PROGRAMMABLE TRANSMIT CONTINUOUS-TIME FILTER - A programmable-current transmit continuous-time filter (TX-CTF) system can be included in a radio frequency (RF) transmitter. The input of the TX-CTF can receive a baseband transmission signal, and the output of the TX-CTF can be provided to an upconversion mixer for conversion to RF for transmission. The TX-CTF includes amplifier circuitry and passive circuitry that together define the filter parameters. The TX-CTF further includes programmable current circuitry that provides a programmable bias current to the amplifier circuitry. The TX-CTF system also includes control logic that receives one or more transmitter control signals and, in response, generates signals that control the bias current provided to the TX-CTF. | 08-21-2014 |
20140235301 | CONFIGURABLE DC-DC CONVERTER - A method includes, in a mobile communication terminal that is powered by a DC-DC converter and is operated by a user in accordance with multiple possible usage scenarios, determining a usage scenario according to which the terminal currently operates. One or more parameters of operation for the DC-DC converter are derived from the usage scenario. The DC-DC converter is configured to supply electrical power to the terminal using the derived parameters of operation. | 08-21-2014 |
20140256386 | MOBILE DEVICE FOR POWER REDUCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A device and a method for saving power in a mobile electronic device are provided. A mobile electronic device includes a plurality of antennas and a transceiver, wherein the transceiver includes a control unit configured to switch to a low power mode to operate in the low power mode, or to operate at least one of the plurality of antennas in the low power mode when a data non-transmission period occurs for a predetermined time in an active state. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256387 | POWER CONSUMPTION CONTROL APPARATUS IN PDA PHONE - A mobile device is configured to control power consumption. The mobile device includes a detector configured to detect at least one of an active input or a passive condition, where the passive condition is based on a comparison of a device state or a change in the device state to a threshold. The mobile device includes a controller configured to respond to the detected active input or passive condition by causing less than all components in the mobile device, including the display screen of the mobile device, to enter a sleep mode directly from within an in-call mode. An amount of power supplied to the display screen is reduced in the sleep mode. The operational modes of the mobile device include the sleep mode and the in-call mode, and the mobile device is configured to consume at least 4% less power in the sleep mode than in the in-call mode. | 09-11-2014 |
20140274222 | Hands-Off Detection and Deactivation for Handheld User Devices - A user device having an active application periodically detects for a hands-off state of the user device. Upon detecting a hands-off state, the user device affects at least one of the active application and the user device. Prior to affecting at least one of the active application and the user device, the user device detects for one or more of a connection between the user device and another device, and an application of pressure to the user device. If either is detected the, the user device bypasses affecting at least one of the active application and the user device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140274223 | Method and Apparatus for a Battery Saver Utilizing a Sleep and Vacation Strategy - A cellular communication module utilized within a battery-powered vehicle comprising a processor configured to activate an extended power mode, wherein the extended power mode allows the cellular communication module to establish a data session with a cellular communication network for a first time period. The process if further configured to activate a low power mode, wherein the low power mode allows the cellular communication module to maintain a registered cellular connection with the cellular communication network for a second time period, and activate a sleep mode, wherein the sleep mode maintains a registered cellular connection with the cellular communication network during a reoccurring wake-up cycle or is disconnected from the cellular communication network for a third time period. | 09-18-2014 |
20140274224 | MANAGING POWER CONSUMPTION ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In one aspect, in general, a method includes, based on a first indication of an amount of battery life of a battery-powered device, calculating a first polling interval for an electronic communication application running on the battery-powered device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140274225 | POWER OPTIMIZATIONS FOR CHALLENGING WAN SERVICE CONDITIONS - A method for a tracking device optimizing power to remain reachable for a desired period based on evaluated wide-area-network conditions. The tracking device may communicate via a power-intensive long-range transceiver and may continually measure service conditions related to network communications. The tracking device may periodically calculate statistical information describing the service conditions, such as a percentage of time in which the tracking device was out-of-network-service. Based on the statistics, the tracking device may operate in an optimization mode to conserve power when out-of-network-service. In an embodiment, the tracking device may calculate the statistics based on evaluation periods defined by predefined numbers of out-of-network-service occurrences, predefined time periods, and/or a hybrid of both. In an embodiment, the tracking device may conserve power in a power save state that alternates with another operating state in which the tracking device periodically evaluates criteria before either continuing to conserve power or utilize network resources. | 09-18-2014 |
20140274226 | Method and Apparatus for an Alert Strategy Between Modules - A telematics control unit comprising a transceiver configured to receive a message from a vehicle module during a sleep mode, the message requesting the telematics control unit to output information via a telecommunications network. The telematics control unit also includes a processor configured to determine whether to output the information or delay the output of the information based upon the message, and output the information to the telecommunications network, or delay outputting the information until the telematics control unit enters a full-power mode or a wake-up cycle. | 09-18-2014 |
20140274227 | ET SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTMENT FOR NOISE - An envelope tracking transceiver dynamically adjusts envelope tracking parameters to achieve the desired tradeoff between noise performance and power efficiency. When higher levels of noise are acceptable, the envelope tracking transceiver dynamically adjusts transmitter parameters to achieve better power efficiency while sacrificing noise performance. When lower levels of noise are desired, the envelope tracking transceiver dynamically adjusts parameters to achieve better noise performance while sacrificing efficiency. | 09-18-2014 |
20140302896 | Portable Charging System for a Smartphone - Provided herein is an electronically-linkable protective smartphone case and a portable charging system comprising the protective case and a charging holster. The protective case has means for contacting a battery disposed in the charging holster and means for electronically contacting the charging port of a smartphone disposed within the protective case. The portable charging system comprises the charging holster into which the protective case/smartphone are slidably received and in contact with the battery terminals of the charging holster battery. Also provided is a method for charging a smartphone by electronically connecting the smartphone within the protective case and contacting the protective case to the battery in the charging holster whereby a charge is delivered to the smartphone battery. | 10-09-2014 |
20140335920 | METHOD FOR RULE-BASED CONTEXT ACQUISITION - Methods and systems for rule-based context acquisition are disclosed herein. The method includes accepting a request for target context from an application at a context acquisition system and identifying context rules relating to the target context using a rule-based inference cache. The method also includes determining an inferred value of the target context based on previously-acquired contexts and the context rules without initializing sensor procedures as a result of the request. | 11-13-2014 |
20140357327 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL FOR POWER SAVING - A disclosed apparatus is a portable terminal apparatus. This apparatus includes: a determination unit that determines whether switching from a connection with a first wireless communication system to a connection with a second wireless communication system is effective, based on a communication state with a first base station apparatus included in the first wireless communication system or a moving state of the portable terminal apparatus itself; a transmission unit that transmits, upon determining that the switching is effective, a message to inquire a second base station apparatus included in the second wireless communication system, to the first base station apparatus, and omits, upon determining that the switching is not effective, the transmission; and a search unit that search, upon receiving data for searching for the second base station apparatus from the first base station apparatus, for the second base station apparatus according to the received data. | 12-04-2014 |
20140364174 | ON-DEVICE ENERGY ESTIMATION FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A technique for estimating energy consumption of a portable electronic device is described. During this energy-estimation technique, the portable electronic device determines hardware-state information for communication subsystems that implement different communication protocols, and software-state information for the communication protocols. Then, using models for the communication subsystems, and the hardware-state information and the software-state information, the portable electronic device estimates the energy consumption. Based on the estimated energy consumption, certain percentages of the battery charge may be allotted for different applications or features, battery-life diagnostics may be improved, and useful information may be provided to a user about the battery drain on their portable electronic device. | 12-11-2014 |
20140364175 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING POWER OF TERMINAL - A terminal communicating with at least one wireless communication device determines whether a first data is received from the at least one wireless communication device in a first mode, in which power is supplied to a display portion, determines whether a second data is received during a first time period from the time when the first data is received, and switches to a second mode in which the power supplied to the display portion is blocked according to whether the second data is received. | 12-11-2014 |
20140370941 | POWER EFFICIENT SENSOR ACCESSORY MANAGEMENT THROUGH SENSOR SUBSYSTEM - Application instructions for a sub-system processing unit are received through an application programming interface (API). The application instructions control a sub-system processing unit to process wireless messages directed to a main processing unit. A message rule may be generated based on the received application instructions and predefined conditions and actions stored in the sub-system processing unit. Responsive to receiving the wireless messages from sensors and/or tags external to the wireless terminal, an action may be performed at the sub-system processing unit according to the generated message rule to control and/or reduce processing of the wireless messages by the main processing unit. | 12-18-2014 |
20140370942 | Feature Pack For A Portable Device - A feature pack coupled to and interfaced with a cellular phone, which is able to relieve the cellular telephone from performing tasks associated with several of battery power draining features of the cell phone thus preserving the power of the battery of the cellular telephone. The feature pack, while interfaced and coupled to the cellular telephone, uses its own circuitry and battery to perform these tasks. The feature has a compartment within which the cellular telephone (or other device with which it is coupled) is disposed. The feature pack has circuitry separate from the coupled device, but is able to use audio and other types of signals from the coupled device to perform such tasks as using speakers, microphones, recording voice and audio signals and communicating with external devices via a Blue Tooth interface. | 12-18-2014 |
20140370943 | Switching Circuit and Method - A switching circuit ( | 12-18-2014 |
20140378188 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUIT FOR IMPROVING CURRENT CONSUMPTION AND RF PERFORMANCE - A wireless communications circuit includes: a transceiver; a power amplifier module including a plurality of power amplifiers coupled to the transceiver; a filter module, including a plurality of filters coupled to the power amplifier module; an antenna switching module coupled between the filter module and an antenna; a tunable matching network coupled between the antenna and the antenna switching module; and a baseband circuit coupled to the tunable matching network. The baseband circuit is used for generating a control signal to the tunable matching network to adjust an impedance of the tunable matching network, wherein the impedance of the tunable matching network is adjusted to be different values under different operating conditions of the wireless communications circuit. | 12-25-2014 |
20140378189 | PARALLELIZATION OF APPLICATION LAUNCH AND ACTIVATION OF MOBILE DATA CONNECTION FOR APPLICATIONS REQUIRING REMOTE DATA IN A DEVICE - A method and apparatus is provided that launches a selected application on a User Equipment (UE) such that if the launched application requires a mobile data connection and the UE's modem is in a dormant state, then the UE will transition the UE's modem from the dormant state to an active state and/or establish a mobile data connection while or in parallel with the selected application's initialization. | 12-25-2014 |
20150011268 | FEATURE PACK FOR INTERFACING WITH DEVICES - A feature pack coupled to and interface with a cellular phone is able to relieve the cellular phone from performing tasks that drain the battery of the cell phone thus preserving the power of the battery of the cellular phone. The feature pack has its own battery separate and apart from the battery of the cellular phone and processes signals received from the cellular phone. The feature pack also provides power to various tools mounted onto surfaces of the feature pack. | 01-08-2015 |
20150024805 | MOBILE STATION - In order to suppress an increase in signal quantity attributed to repetition of transition to a “Preservation state” and return to an “Active state” when multiple applications are operated independently, a mobile station (UE) of the invention includes: a management unit ( | 01-22-2015 |
20150024806 | TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM STORED THEREON, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - There are provided a terminal device capable of reducing power consumption when a plurality of applications perform data communication, a communication method for the terminal device, a program executed by the terminal device, a storage medium having the program stored thereon, and a radio communication system including the terminal device. The terminal device includes: application running means for running a plurality of applications adapted to perform data communication; communication means for performing a procedure necessary for activating data communication to make a state transition to a communicable state, and performing data communication; and management means for controlling execution of subsequent data communication before a transition from the communicable state to another state. | 01-22-2015 |
20150038198 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including a position sensor for detecting position information, and a detection times control unit for acquiring detection accuracy information regarding detection accuracy of the position sensor based on a detection result of the position sensor, and controlling the number of detection times of the position sensor based on the acquired detection accuracy information. | 02-05-2015 |
20150057052 | METHOD FOR REDUCING CURRENT CONSUMPTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method of and device for reducing current consumption is provided. The method includes providing, by a first processor to a second processor, information indicating a state of a display of the electronic device or a display of an external electronic device configured to communicate with the electronic device; receiving, by the second processor, data external to the electronic device; and determining, by the second processor, whether to transmit the data or a result of processing the data to the first processor based on at least a part of the information. | 02-26-2015 |
20150065205 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT FOR MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - A power supply circuit for the modem of a mobile telecommunications device comprises a battery, a modem status detection circuit for detecting whether the modem is in communication with a base station or is searching for a base station, a current or voltage booster, and a switching circuit controlled by the detection circuit for switching the current or voltage booster into and out of operation such that the booster provides additional current to the modem when it is searching for a base station. | 03-05-2015 |
20150080063 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR RENDERING AN INFORMATION BEARING FUNCTION OF TIME - An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method for partitioning an energy or power source. The energy source may be, for example, a battery or batteries or other power supply or power supplies for an electronic device, such as a cell phone, or mobile device. The energy source (battery for example), or power supply, provides power to a cell phone, or mobile device or any other load or power consuming device. Partitioning this energy source is a technique for controlling its operation so that power is provided to the power consuming device, such as a cell phone more efficiently, thereby extending the length of time the phone can be used between re-charging. | 03-19-2015 |
20150087361 | RULE-BASED TIMEOUT AND SECURITY ACCESS - Devices, methods and computer-readable media for controlling a device timeout parameter are disclosed. For example, a device receives a condition for modifying a timeout parameter and a modification. The device then detects the condition for modifying the timeout parameter and applies the modification to the timeout parameter in response to detecting the condition. A method determines a maximum time for a timeout parameter of a device and transmits a message to the device indicating the maximum time for the timeout parameter. A further method determines a condition for modifying a timeout parameter of a device and a modification. The method then transmits a message to the device indicating the condition for modifying the timeout parameter of the device and the modification. | 03-26-2015 |
20150099564 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE IN-NETWORK TIME ALIGNMENT FOR ENVELOPE TRACKING POWER AMPLIFIER - A subscriber station is configured to extend a battery life using a method for envelope tracking power amplification. The subscriber station includes a main processor configured to perform a plurality of functions to operate the subscriber station. The subscriber station also includes a power source configured to provide power to one or more components in the subscriber station and an envelope tracking power amplifier (ET PA) configured to amplify a signal. The ETPA also is configured to estimate and adaptively maintain the envelope and RF signal time alignment during operation of the ET PA. | 04-09-2015 |
20150126257 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SLEEP STATE OF NETWORK-ACCESSIBLE TERMINAL - Provided are a method and system for providing a sleep state in a device accessible to a wired or wireless network. Provided are a method and a system, which dynamically determine the optimal parameter in a sleep state depending on a network characteristic in providing the sleep state to a network-accessible terminal, and thus reduce the period of an active state of the network-accessible terminal, thereby considerably decreasing power consumption. Provided are a method and a system, which do not unnecessarily use a clock in an active state by selecting the optimal clock according to a purpose of transiting from the sleep state to the active state, and thus reduce the period of the active state of the network-accessible terminal, thereby considerably decreasing power consumption. | 05-07-2015 |
20150148109 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE OBSERVATION OF MOBILE DEVICE BEHAVIOR - Methods, devices and systems for detecting suspicious or performance-degrading mobile device behaviors intelligently, dynamically, and/or adaptively determine computing device behaviors that are to be observed, the number of behaviors that are to be observed, and the level of detail or granularity at which the mobile device behaviors are to be observed. The various aspects efficiently identify suspicious or performance-degrading mobile device behaviors without requiring an excessive amount of processing, memory, or energy resources. Various aspects may correct suspicious or performance-degrading mobile device behaviors. Various aspects may prevent identified suspicious or performance-degrading mobile device behaviors from degrading the performance and power utilization levels of a mobile device over time. Various aspects may restore an aging mobile device to its original performance and power utilization levels. | 05-28-2015 |
20150304956 | METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANAGING RADIO STATES IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING DEVICE MOBILITY INFORMATION - This disclosure is directed to a method, computer program product and mobile communication device configured for managing radio states in a mobile communication device using device mobility information. A mobility state is determined from the number of cell changes over a predefined period of time. If the mobility state transitions to medium or high, such as when the user is in a vehicle, a Bluetooth radio is enabled. If a connection to a Bluetooth-enabled device is available, a connection is established. When the connection is disconnected, a configurable timer is started. If the timer expires without re-establishing the connection or the mobility state transitioning to medium or high, the Bluetooth radio is disabled to reduce power consumption. According to an embodiment, a Wi-Fi radio may then enabled to establish a Wi-Fi connection. Various configurations of computer program products and mobile communication devices are also described. | 10-22-2015 |
20150312854 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A terminal device provided with an acquisition section for acquiring information on a network, a display section for displaying the information, and a control section for controlling to stop or suppress operation of a hardware section excluding at least the acquisition section. The operation of the hardware section can be stopped or suppressed while information is being acquired from the network, whereby power consumption can be suppressed by the amount of the operation stop or the operation suppression, and the battery life can be extended. Accordingly, an appropriate and suitable transition to a power-saving state can be made in accordance with a usage situation regardless of power-saving transition time, whereby unnecessary power consumption can be suppressed. | 10-29-2015 |
20150312862 | BLUETOOTH APPARATUS WITH ULTRA-LOW STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - The present invention provides a Bluetooth apparatus with ultra-low standby power consumption and an implementation method thereof. The Bluetooth apparatus comprises a main body and a switch apparatus. A control circuit is arranged in the main body, and the control circuit comprises a Bluetooth module, a low-level-triggered ultra-low power consumption switch module and a high-level-triggered reset switch module. The low-level-triggered ultra-low power consumption switch module is connected to a deep sleep control pin of the Bluetooth module, and the high-level-triggered reset switch module is connected to an ON/OFF end of the Bluetooth module. A switching apparatus controls the low-level-triggered ultra-low power consumption switch module and the high-level-triggered reset switch module to work. According to the present invention, when a 50 MAH battery is used on a Bluetooth headset, the standby current is 0.5 uA, and theoretical standby time can reach 2500 hours, which is amounted to 104 days. When the novel technology is used on the Bluetooth headset, standby time can increase from 4 days to 104 days, with an increase of 100 days of standby time, which greatly reduces charging frequency and improves convenience in use. | 10-29-2015 |
20150312863 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER SAVING SCHEME IN A LOCATION SENSOR - An approach is provided for providing efficient power saving schemes for a device and any associated sensors thereon while allowing for various levels of functionalities. A device determines a distance from a location of a device on a route to a checkpoint location on the route based, at least in part, on mapping data associated with the route. Then the device causes an initiation of a sleep mode of operation for at least one location sensor associated with the device. Further, the device causes an initiation of an active mode of operation for the at least one location sensor based, at least one in part, on a determination that the device has substantially traveled the distance, a portion of the distance, or a combination thereof. | 10-29-2015 |
20150319688 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENERGY SAVING AND MINIMIZING INTERFERENCE LEVEL IN A RADIO ACCESS NODE NETWORK DEPLOYMENT - The method comprises arranging a radio access node network deployment in a master/slave configuration, and automatically performing a switching on and/or switching off of RF transceivers of the slave radio access nodes of said radio access node network deployment.
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20150327170 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POWER SAVING MODE CONTROL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. | 11-12-2015 |
20150327179 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - A portable terminal device achieving suppressed power consumption without impairing convenience of a user is provided. A portable terminal device includes a storage portion for storing an application and a history of use of the application, a communication portion for communicating with an information communication device, and a control unit for controlling the portable terminal device. The control unit is configured to calculate a frequency of use of the application based on the history of use and prohibit communication by the application with the information communication device when the frequency of use is lower than a predetermined frequency of use. | 11-12-2015 |
20150351035 | METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF A MOBILE DEVICE AND MOBILE DEVICE - A method for reducing power consumption of a mobile device comprises determining a link quality of a link for a transmission of data between the mobile device and a receiver and transmitting the data the data in dependence of the determined link quality from the mobile device to the receiver when the determined link quality is sufficiently high to allow a data transmission with a predetermined transmit power by the mobile device. | 12-03-2015 |
20150351037 | ADAPTIVE BATTERY LIFE EXTENSION - According to one embodiment, a first battery number is determined representing a battery condition of a battery of a mobile device using a predictive model, where the predictive model is configured to predict future battery conditions based on a past battery usage of the battery. A second battery number is determined representing the battery condition using a drain model, where the drain model is configured to predict a future battery discharge rate based on a past battery discharge rate. A third battery number is determined representing the battery condition based on a current battery level corresponding to a remaining life of the battery at the point in time. Power management logic performs a power management action based on the battery condition derived from at least one of the first battery number, the second battery number and the third battery number. | 12-03-2015 |
20150351048 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION POWER OF WIRELESS DEVICE - A method for controlling transmission power of a wireless device is provided. A WiFi link is established to a communication device. A data rate of data packets transmitted to the communication device is monitored. Information from the communication device is obtained in response to the transmitted data packets. A transmission power of the wireless device is decreased when the data rate of the data packets reaches a highest data rate and the first information satisfies a specific condition. | 12-03-2015 |
20150358907 | User Equipment, Cellular Communication Network Node and Method of Controlling Operation of a User Equipment - A user equipment comprises a wireless interface for communication with a cellular communication network. The user equipment has different operating states which include a power saving state. Transitions between the power saving state and a further operating state different from the power saving state may be triggered by a device-to-device signal received directly from a further user equipment. | 12-10-2015 |
20150365892 | LOW-POWER WEARABLE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SWITCHING AND COMMUNICATION AMONG MULTIPLE OPERATING SYSTEMS AND APPLICATION MANAGEMENT METHODS THEREOF - A low-power wearable device includes a storage unit and a processing unit. The processing unit includes a processor and is coupled to the storage unit. The processing unit operates a big operating system (BOS) and a little operating system (LOS) and can dynamically switch between the BOS and the LOS according to the system loading status of the wearable device, wherein power consumption and resource requirements of the BOS are different than those of the LOS. | 12-17-2015 |
20150365893 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wireless communication apparatus obtains information on a communication performance when selecting a power saving mode. A wireless communication apparatus performing communication while selecting a power saving mode (power efficient) in which a power consumption is small or an operation mode (for example, normal mode: normal) other than the power saving mode, includes: a communication control part | 12-17-2015 |
20150365897 | Data Transmission Method, Apparatus, and System, Network Side Device, and Terminal Device - A data transmission method, apparatus, and system, a network side device, and a terminal device. The data transmission method is applied to the terminal device and includes: setting the terminal device to be in a first non-activated state or a second non-activated state, where in the first non-activated state, the terminal device does not listen to a paging message, and in the second non-activated state, the terminal device listens to a paging message within a first preset listening time or a first preset quantity of listening times, and does not listen to a paging message when the first listening time or the first quantity of listening times is exceeded, setting the terminal device to be in a connected state, and sending, by the terminal device, the uplink data after updating system information; and receiving downlink data that is buffered by the network side device. | 12-17-2015 |
20150365898 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM INCLUDING PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - According to a mobile communication apparatus, an external apparatus location storage processor stores an external apparatus location acquired by an external apparatus location acquisition processor. A wireless communication switching processor switches a wireless communication function from OFF state to ON state if the distance between a mobile communication apparatus location acquired by a mobile communication apparatus location acquisition processor and the external apparatus location stored by the external apparatus location storage processor is shorter than a predetermined distance, and switches the wireless communication function from ON state to OFF state if the distance is longer than the predetermined distance. | 12-17-2015 |
20150365903 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR UPDATING A CONTENT ITEM - Methods, apparatuses and computer program products are provided for updating a content item. In this regard, a current context associated with a content item can be determined based on criteria such as, a user's tendencies, user preferences, battery level, time of day, etc. The current context of the content item can be active or inactive. If a content item is in an active current context and an associated triggering event occurs, the content item can be updated. If the content item is in an inactive current context, the content item need not be updated. Content items may be updated in various manners, including generating a preview of the content item. A preview of a content item may be generated by retrieving the content item via an interface, where the interface is determined from data associated with the content item. Upon retrieval of a content item via the interface, a preview of the content item can be generated, such as by generating an image file having associated metadata. The metadata maybe used for linking the preview to additional, related content items. | 12-17-2015 |
20150365904 | MOBILE TRAFFIC OPTIMIZATION AND COORDINATION AND USER EXPERIENCE ENHANCEMENT - Systems and methods for prediction of activity session for mobile network use optimization and user experience enhancement are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system for enhancing user experience with a mobile application on a mobile device including, using user activity characteristics at a mobile device and server activity characteristics of a host server to anticipate a future activity session at the mobile device and transferring impending content from the host server the mobile device to pre-cache content on the mobile device to support predicted data activity for the future activity session that has been predicted. | 12-17-2015 |
20150370316 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC POWER MANAGEMENT ACROSS HETEROGENEOUS PROCESSORS IN A SHARED POWER DOMAIN - Systems and methods for dynamically adjusting an input parameter, such as power supply level, to a shared power domain in a portable computing device are disclosed. The power domain includes a plurality of processing resources that share the power source. The power supply level is reduced based on a critical core vote pool derived from votes from the plurality of processing resources. The critical core vote pool is narrowed from all the votes by disqualifying votes based on the operating status of the associated processing resources. For example, because inactive processing resources may be unaffected by a change in the voltage level to the shared domain, and because certain active processing resources are in a position to adjust to a power change dictated by another processing resource, such processing resources may be considered noncritical and their votes disqualified from consideration. | 12-24-2015 |
20150378421 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN OPERATION MODE OF A MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for controlling an operation mode in a mobile terminal provides the mobile terminal to determine whether a predetermined time has elapsed, after a lapse of which it enters a first power-saving mode, and drive a camera module if the predetermined time has elapsed. Meanwhile, the mobile terminal determines whether a predetermined subject is recognized by the camera module, and then delays changing to the first power-saving mode if the predetermined subject is recognized, and enters the first power-saving mode if the predetermined subject is not recognized. | 12-31-2015 |
20150382305 | SILENT MODE FOR SUBMERGED DEVICES - Aspects described herein relate to communication settings in wireless devices and in particular, to communication settings in waterproof wireless devices. Aspects described herein also relate to a method and device for handling communication settings in a waterproof wireless device. According to one aspect, the disclosure relates to a method, performed in a wireless device including communication circuitry for wireless communication, of reducing power consumption. The method includes the steps of detecting that at least a part of the wireless device is submerged in water and reducing power supplied to the communication circuitry based on the detection. Aspects described herein further relate to a wireless device for implementing the method and a corresponding computer program. | 12-31-2015 |
20160006470 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE HAVING SENSORS - A portable terminal device includes: a memory to store power data; and a processor to execute a process, the process including: receiving an instruction to execute sensing; specifying one or more sensors for executing the sensing or one or more drivers controlling the sensors so that devices including the specified sensor and driver are specified; calculating a power consumed for the sensing by the specified devices based on the power data; and selecting a combination of the driver and the sensor, having a minimum power consumed for the sensing by the specified devices. | 01-07-2016 |
20160007296 | Power Management of a Mobile Communications Device - A user interface for power management of a mobile communications device is described. In an implementation, power consumption used in performance of a plurality of tasks is monitored by a mobile communications device. A determination is made as to an amount of power that remains in a battery of the mobile communications device. A user interface is displayed on a display device of the mobile communications device that describes an amount of time each of the plurality of tasks may be performed based on the determined amount of power that remains in the battery. | 01-07-2016 |
20160014700 | DYNAMIC SLEEP MODE BASED UPON BATTERY CHARGE | 01-14-2016 |
20160036321 | DYNAMIC BYPASS CAPACITANCE - A dynamic bypass capacitance is provided for a power rail. The dynamic bypass capacitance equals a first bypass capacitance during an idle mode for a digital core powered by the power rail. During an active mode for the digital core, the dynamic bypass capacitance equals a second bypass capacitance that is greater than the first bypass capacitance. | 02-04-2016 |
20160037455 | Method and Apparatus for Reducing Power Consumption in a Mobile Electronic Device - Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatuses for reducing power consumption for a mobile electronic device in order to extend battery life. In an embodiment, the mobile electronic device monitors a power level of the battery in the mobile electronic device, determines that the power level of the battery reaches a predetermined threshold, and based upon the determination, terminates a first launcher currently running on the mobile electronic device and activates a second launcher on the mobile electronic device. By activating the second launcher which has power saving features, the power consumption of the mobile electronic device is reduced and thus the battery life is extended while preserving the basic functions of the mobile device. | 02-04-2016 |
20160050629 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR WIDEBAND ENVELOPE TRACKING SYSTEMS - Apparatus and methods for wideband envelope tracking systems are disclosed herein. In certain implementations, an envelope tracker includes a DC-to-DC converter, a current digital-to-analog converter (DAC), an error amplifier, a feedback circuit, and an AC combiner. The current DAC receives a digital envelope signal, and uses the digital envelope signal to generate an envelope current. The feedback circuit is connected between an output and an inverting input of the error amplifier, and the envelope current is provided to the error amplifier's inverting input. Additionally, the AC combiner generates a power amplifier supply voltage by combining an output of the DC-to-DC converter and an output of the error amplifier. | 02-18-2016 |
20160050633 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER IN MOBILE TERMINAL - A device and a method for controlling a transmission power in a mobile terminal are provided. The device includes an antenna set in an optimized state, a memory including a power control table that includes transmission power control data for satisfying a Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) standard in a state where efficiency of the antenna is optimized, a sensor for detecting a distance between the mobile terminal and a user, a controller for receiving distance data from the sensor and for outputting transmission power control data corresponding to the distance data by referring to the power control table, and a power amplifier connected between a transmitter and the antenna for controlling transmission power of a signal according to the transmission power control data and for outputting the signal to the antenna. | 02-18-2016 |
20160054428 | REACTIVE HYBRID LOCATION DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method is described of using the mobile device so as to control the drain of power from the power source of the mobile device, the mobile device having at least two location determination techniques having respective power drain characteristics, the method includes selecting the location determination technique having a lower power drain characteristic the greater the determined distance of the mobile device from a predetermined location or area, and selecting the location determination technique having the greater power drain characteristic the smaller the determined distance of the mobile device from a predetermined location or area. The method thus uses the least accurate technique when furthest away and the most accurate technique when closer to a predetermined location or area. | 02-25-2016 |
20160057700 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR LOW POWER SENSING OF WIRELESS ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES - Apparatus and methods for low power sensing of wireless access technologies are disclosed. In particular, a mobile wireless device, such as an access terminal, may utilize a lower power circuitry portion that operates at a lower power than active circuitry, such as a primary transceiver. The lower power circuitry portion includes a configurable searcher that is capable of sensing if signals of one or more various wireless access technologies are present. When the wireless device utilizes sleep or idle modes for power savings, use of the lower power sensing circuitry to sense the presence of wireless access technologies, rather than using an awoken higher power primary transceiver for sensing, affords increased power savings. An added ability of the lower power circuitry to be put into sleep or idles modes achieves even greater power savings. | 02-25-2016 |
20160066266 | COLD TEMPERATURE POWER THROTTLING AT A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - The subject matter of the disclosure relates to low temperature power throttling at a mobile device to reduce the likelihood of an unexpected power down event in cold weather environments. A mobile device employing a power management solution may be configured to determine that a monitored temperature at the mobile device (at the battery of the mobile device) is below a first threshold level, and whether a hardware component (such as a camera) is active or inactive. Then, based on these determinations, the mobile device can select a throttle setting from a first set of throttle settings when the hardware component is active, and a second set of throttle settings when the hardware component is inactive. Subsequently the mobile device can throttle power consumption for one or more components of the mobile device according to the selected throttle setting. | 03-03-2016 |
20160066280 | POWER MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD, MOBILE DEVICE AND CLOCK ADJUSTING METHOD - A power management approach for a mobile device includes comparing a battery provided power supply voltage to a reference voltage in order to generate an alarm signal. In response to the alarm signal the frequency of an operating clock applied to a system-on-chip is changed. | 03-03-2016 |
20160073351 | METHOD OF PROVIDING USER WITH BATTERY POWER NOTIFICATION IN MOBILE DEVICE AND MOBILE DEVICE THEREFOR - A method of providing a user with a battery power notification in a mobile device and the mobile device therefor are provided. The method includes determining a future application to be run on the mobile device, determining whether a remaining battery life of the mobile device is enough to run the future application, based on a power consumption of a preceding application running before the future application, and outputting a notification indicating a battery insufficiency of the mobile device in response to the determining that the remaining battery life is not enough. | 03-10-2016 |
20160081016 | Method, Apparatus, and System for Energy Saving Management in Network Management System - A method, an apparatus, and a system for energy saving management in a network management system are disclosed. The method for energy saving management includes: configuring, by an integrated reference point manager IRPManager, an energy saving policy, where the energy saving policy includes an identifier of a coverage backup entity for energy saving and further includes policy information of energy saving activation and/or policy information of energy saving deactivation; and sending, by the IRPManager, the energy saving policy to an integrated reference point agent IRPAgent, where the energy saving policy is used to perform energy saving management on a base station. | 03-17-2016 |
20160081018 | MOBILE DEVICE - Mobile devices such as mobile phones have always-on modes using sensors which respond to changes in the environment. A mobile device is described comprising a loudspeaker; a controller having an input coupled to the loudspeaker. The controller is operable in a first mode of operation to detect an electrical signal generated by the loudspeaker in response to an acoustic input signal. This signal can be used to activate further circuitry. Using a loudspeaker as an acoustic sensor may reduce the power consumption of the mobile device. | 03-17-2016 |
20160081029 | TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING IDLE STATE ACTIVITY IN MOBILE DEVICES - An apparatus may comprise a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver and a message aggregation module arranged to intercept multiple messages from one or more mobile data applications during an idle mode of a device, one or more of the multiple messages operable to trigger a transition of the device from the idle mode to a connected mode by causing a radio resource control message to be sent from the device to a radio access network, the message aggregation module to store the multiple messages in a buffer associated with the one or more mobile data applications in order to maintain the device in the idle mode, and schedule for transmission by the RF transceiver the stored messages at a defined time instance based on a delay tolerance for the one or more mobile data applications when the device is in the connected mode. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 03-17-2016 |
20160081030 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A mobile electronic device includes an acceleration sensor configured to detect acceleration value, a communication processing unit configured to perform communication, and a controller configured to determine a moving state and a stopped state based on the acceleration value detected by the acceleration sensor, wherein the controller is configured to cause a communication function of the communication processing unit to turn on when the mobile electronic device changes from the moving state to the stopped state and then does not change from the stopped state from the moving state again for a predetermined period of time. | 03-17-2016 |
20160088556 | Delivering Media Data To Portable Computing Devices - Power consumption in a portable computing device's receive-transmit subsystem is reduced when this subsystem receives streaming media data. The portable computing device receives a first portion of the media data via a first communication channel and a second portion of the media data via a second channel. The portable computing device may obtain the first portion well in advance of receiving the second portion and may use a wireless connection to receive the second portion. The portable computing device may terminate the wireless connection once the second portion has been received, thus reducing overall power consumption in wireless device. A client application on the portable computing device reassembles the media file from the first and second portions. | 03-24-2016 |
20160088562 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING COMMUNICATION FUNCTION - An information processing apparatus includes: a communication unit that performs wireless communication with an external apparatus; a first control unit that switches between a normal state and a low electric power consumption state that suppresses electric power consumption to less than the normal state; and a second control unit that operates at lower electric power consumption than the first control unit, in which the information processing apparatus controls a connection state of the communication unit with the first control unit and the second control unit, based on a state of the information processing apparatus. | 03-24-2016 |
20160088566 | TASK MANAGEMENT ACROSS LOW-POWER WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Technologies related to task management across low-power wireless communications are generally described. In some examples, proximal devices in range of low-power wireless communications may cooperate to allow one or more of the proximal devices to suspend task operations, while one or more of the proximal devices manage the task operations. The task operations may be associated with an energy consumption that exceeds an energy consumption associated with the low-power wireless communications, allowing the proximal devices that suspend task operations to reduce their overall energy consumption. | 03-24-2016 |
20160095054 | Delivering Media Data To Portable Computing Devices - Power consumption in a portable computing device's receive-transmit subsystem is reduced when this subsystem receives streaming media data. The portable computing device receives a first portion of the media data via a first communication channel and a second portion of the media data via a second channel. The portable computing device may obtain the first portion well in advance of receiving the second portion and may use a wireless connection to receive the second portion. The portable computing device may terminate the wireless connection once the second portion has been received, thus reducing overall power consumption in wireless device. A client application on the portable computing device reassembles the media file from the first and second portions. | 03-31-2016 |
20160095056 | Methods and Systems for Regulating Communications at a Mobile Communications Device - The present disclosure provides methods and systems for regulating communications between a mobile communications device and a plurality of communication servers with improved power consumption at the mobile communications device. Such methods and systems may use a schedule that synchronizes transmission of the communications from the mobile communications device to at least a subset of the plurality of communications servers or (ii) retrieval of the communications from at least the subset of the plurality of communications servers to the mobile communications device over a period of time. | 03-31-2016 |
20160095063 | Scoring Beacon Messages for Mobile Device Wake-Up - Techniques and systems for scoring beacon messages and selectively performing mobile device wake-up on a score are disclosed. Such a technique can include receiving, at a mobile device in a first operational state, a beacon message from a beacon device over a short-range communication link; determining a score based on the beacon message and one or more criteria for causing a transition from the first operational state to a second operational state, the second operational state consumes more energy from a battery of the mobile device than the first operational state; determining whether the score exceeds a threshold for causing the transition; if the score does not exceed the threshold, maintaining the mobile device in the first operational state; and if the score exceeds the threshold, transitioning the mobile device to the second operational state and presenting the beacon message through the mobile device in the second operational state. | 03-31-2016 |
20160095066 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A STRATEGY FOR SAVING THE ENERGY OF MOBILE TERMINAL BATTERIES - A battery sharing method to increase the service life of the batteries of PMR terminals having important uses, such as the terminal of the head of a group such as the police, firefighters, or the like, is disclosed. The technique is based on the detection of neighboring networks and/or neighboring nodes. The detection is facilitated by reiterating a selection (or reselection) of cells and a handover (HO)/vertical handover (VHO) procedure, while relaying and coordinating transmission and reception. The aim of the techniques is to improve communications as well as the duration thereof, in order to enable improved management of the battery of each terminal and to broaden coverage in areas that are not served by a network. | 03-31-2016 |
20160100368 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLANAR, MULTI-FUNCTION, MULTI-POWER SOURCED, LONG BATTERY LIFE RADIO COMMUNICATION APPLIANCE - Some embodiments provide multifunctional device that provides two or more of the following functions: a) EKey; b) Ecall capability; c) Body Electric Field measurement; d) Body proximity measurement; e) External Electric Field measurement; f) One or two way voice announcement; g) Motion sensor. Some embodiments provide an Ekey that operates from battery energy and energy harvested by one or more of the following transducers: a) Photo voltaic cell; b) Radio Frequency antenna; c) Mechanical vibration, flexing; c) thermo-electric transducer. Some embodiments provide a planar Ekey encapsulated in an insulator matrix and comprising: a) antenna realized on a flat substrate; b) Electronic circuits realized on a flat substrate that provided interconnection to electronic components and is parallel to antenna plane; b) A conformal shaped ES device that conforms above the electronic components. Other features are also provided. | 04-07-2016 |
20160112957 | METHOD FOR DETECTING MOBILE DEVICE CHARGING POINTS - As disclosed herein a method, executed by a computer, for detecting charging points for mobile devices includes determining the current location of the mobile device, identifying a charging point proximate to the current location, determining the probable travel time to the identified charging point, and activating a power conservation mode if the probable travel time is greater than the remaining estimated battery life. The current location may be completely stationary or stationary relative to some sort of transportation. The method may determine the likelihood the mobile device will visit a charging point. The method may also identify a location as a potential charging point, and after multiple uses, the location may be confirmed as a charging point. Additionally, the method may remove inactive charging points from a list of charging points. A computer system, and computer program product corresponding to the method are also disclosed herein. | 04-21-2016 |
20160119010 | POWER EFFICIENT COMMUNICATIONS - A method, system, and device provide power-efficient communications within the context of available power. Transmission and receipt data rates are scalable in accordance with output power available from a power source. Data is transmitted at a data rate determined, at least in part, by the available output power. | 04-28-2016 |
20160142975 | Method for Managing a User Equipment Device - A method, in a network node, for managing a user equipment device is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of receiving at least one of an apply instruction or a withhold instruction concerning an energy saving process for the user equipment device (step | 05-19-2016 |
20160150072 | TECHNIQUES FOR PREDICTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Techniques for managing discussion sharing on a mobile platform, comprising a power application. The power application may include, among other components, a power monitoring component to monitor at least one component and/or at least one application of a mobile device to determine device profile information, and a power management component to provide the determined device profile information of a mobile device to a server device and receive predicted information representative of forecasted power utilization of the mobile device and/or context sensitive recommendation information representative of one or more context sensitive recommendations for the mobile device. | 05-26-2016 |
20160150471 | Electricity Saving Method for Terminal Device, and Terminal Device - Disclosed are a power saving method for a terminal device and the terminal device thereof, wherein the method includes: a terminal device enabling a power saving mode and obtaining an adjusted central processing unit (CPU) clock speed set by a user and an adjusted screen resolution set by the user; if the terminal device obtains the adjusted CPU clock speed set by the user, the terminal device adjusting the CPU to operate according to the adjusted CPU clock speed set by the user; if the terminal device obtains the adjusted screen resolution set by the user, the terminal device adjusting a screen display according to the adjusted screen resolution set by the user. The embodiment of the present document saves the power consumption of a terminal device by downsizing the screen display and/or reducing the CPU clock speed, thereby effectively reducing power consumption of the terminal device. | 05-26-2016 |
20160150472 | USER TERMINAL FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal for controlling a display device and a control method thereof are provided. The user terminal includes a communicator configured to communicate with the display device, a main controller configured to control the user terminal, and a sub-controller configured to control the user terminal while the user terminal is in a sleep mode, wherein the sub-controller is configured to change a mode of the user terminal from the sleep mode to a standby mode in response to the communicator receiving environmental change detection information or user detection information from the display device while the user terminal is in the sleep mode. | 05-26-2016 |
20160150477 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Provided is a wireless communication device for packet communication. When a battery is mounted, transmission and reception of a message for obtaining information necessary for the packet communication are performed and the information is stored in a first communication information storage unit. In a waiting state, main components for wireless communication are powered off. The main components for the wireless communication are powered on at the time of sensor detection. The packet communication is performed using the information in the first communication information storage unit and the sensor detection is notified. | 05-26-2016 |
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