Method and apparatus for managing power for a device
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1. A method for managing device power, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying via logic circuitry, a device that is a member of a group of devices that are assigned to an incident scene;
identifying via the logic circuitry, critical applications on the device that need to be run by the group of devices at the incident scene;
identifying by the logic circuitry, a time period for the critical applications;
constructing, by the logic circuitry, a message comprising the critical applications and the time period; and
transmitting, via a transmitter, the message to the device, wherein the message causes the device to power on the identified critical applications on the device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing power for devices that may be part of a group is provided herein. During operation a power-management device will transmit a power-management message to a device or group of devices. The message indicates a time period (keep-alive time) and critical services that are to be kept operating for the keep-alive time. In response, the device(s) that receive the message may transmit an information message indicating whether or not a device has enough power to run the services for the keep-alive time.
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1. A method for managing device power, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying via logic circuitry, a device that is a member of a group of devices that are assigned to an incident scene; identifying via the logic circuitry, critical applications on the device that need to be run by the group of devices at the incident scene; identifying by the logic circuitry, a time period for the critical applications; constructing, by the logic circuitry, a message comprising the critical applications and the time period; and transmitting, via a transmitter, the message to the device, wherein the message causes the device to power on the identified critical applications on the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus comprising:
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logic circuitry identifying a group of devices at assigned to an incident scene, identifying critical applications on the devices that need to be run by each device that is a member of the group of devices at the incident scene, identifying a time period for the critical applications, and constructing a message comprising the critical applications and the time period; and a transmitter transmitting the message to the group of devices, wherein the message causes each device that is part of the group of device to power on the identified critical applications. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver within a device that is part of a group of devices assigned to an incident, the receiver receiving an over-the-air message comprising critical applications needed at an incident scene, and a time period; logic circuitry activating the critical applications on the device identified in the message and inactivating non-critical applications. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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