Information processing device, control device, communication device, communication equipment, electronic device, information processing system, power management method, power management program, and recording medium
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1. An information processing device, comprising:
- a communication device;
an electronic device which executes at least one application; and
a control device which determines a control signal supplied to the communication device, in accordance with first information supplied from the electronic device.
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Abstract
A system controller is provided between a communication device and an electronic device which performs communication using the communication device. The system controller controls the communication device, in accordance with device information from the electronic device, a request from the application, and channel information from the communication device. With this arrangement, the communication device can realize an effective low-power-consumption operation, while having a high degree of versatility.
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1. An information processing device, comprising:
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a communication device;
an electronic device which executes at least one application; and
a control device which determines a control signal supplied to the communication device, in accordance with first information supplied from the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An information processing device, comprising:
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a communication device;
an electronic device which executes at least one application; and
a control device which determines a control signal supplied to the communication device, in accordance with second information supplied from the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An information processing device, including:
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a communication device;
an electronic device which executes at least one application, using the communication device; and
a control device which controls the communication device, the information processing device further comprising;
an application interface which supplies, to the control device, at least one of (i) information regarding a state of use of said at least one application and (ii) information regarding a control mode concerning an electric power management determined for each application; and
a system interface through which information regarding a use environment of the communication device is inputted to the control device, and in accordance with an input from the application interface, the control device determining an intermediate process signal indicating a method of controlling the communication device in each period, while, in accordance with the intermediate process signal and an input from the system interface, a detailed parameter for controlling the communication device being determined.
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36. An information processing system, comprising a plurality of information processing devices each including:
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a communication device;
an electronic device which executes at least one application; and
a control device which determines a control signal supplied to the communication device, in accordance with either first information supplied from the electronic device or second information supplied from the communication device, and when said plurality of information processing devices can communicate with each other, a pre-selection cycle and a pre-selection size included in a detailed parameter determined by a control device of a first one of the information processing devices, the control device being provided for controlling a communication device of said first one of the information processing devices, being equivalent to a pre-selection cycle and a pre-selection size of a second one of the information processing devices, said first one and said second one being different from each other.
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37. A method of controlling electric power regarding an information processing device which includes a communication device and an electronic device which executes at least one application that performs communication using the communication device,
the method comprising the steps of: -
determining an intermediate process signal indicating a method of controlling the communication device in each period, in accordance with at least one of (i) information regarding a state of use of said at least one application and (ii) information regarding a control mode concerning electric power management determined for each application; and
controlling the communication device, in accordance with the intermediate process signal and information regarding a use environment of the communication device.
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38. A method of controlling electric power of an information processing device which includes a communication device and can execute at least one application,
the method comprising: -
a first step of selecting, among applications in operation, an operation mode of an application which has the highest priority, as a method of controlling the communication device during a period of an operation of the application which has the highest priority; and
a second step of outputting, to the communication device, a detailed parameter including the operation mode, a transmission output level, and a reception sensitivity level which correspond to the control method determined in the first step, in accordance with the control method determined in the first step and information including at least a channel state.
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39. A control device for controlling a communication device and an electronic device which performs communication using the communication device,
the communication device obtaining first information and second information from the communication device, so that the communication device is controlled in accordance with at least one of the first information and the second information.
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47. A control device for controlling a communication device and an electronic device which performs communication using the communication device,
the control device comprising: a profile selecting section for selecting, from control profiles for controlling the electronic device and the communication device, a control profile which defines an operation to substantially minimize power consumption of at least one of the electronic device and the communication device, in accordance with operation states of the electronic device and the communication device and information including a request to the control device. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55)
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57. An electronic device which is connected to a communication device via a control device and carries out communication using the communication device,
the electronic device being controlled by the control device, in accordance with at least one of first information from the electronic device and second information from the communication device.
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58. A communication device which is connected to an electronic device via a control device and carries out communication in response to a request from the electronic device,
the communication device being controlled by the control device, in accordance with at least one of first information from the electronic device and second information from the communication device.
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59. A communication equipment, comprising a communication device and a control device which controls the communication device,
the control device controlling the communication device in accordance with at least one of (i) first information from an electronic device which carries out communication using the communication device and (ii) second information from the communication device.
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60. An information processing device, comprising:
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a communication device;
an electronic device which performs communication using the communication device; and
a control device which controls the communication device and the electronic device, the control device including a profile selecting section which selects, from control profiles for controlling the electronic device and the communication device, a control profile which defines an operation to substantially minimize power consumption of at least one of the electronic device and the communication device, in accordance with (i) operation states of the electronic device and the communication device and (ii) information including a request to the control device, the electronic device providing, to the control device, information for selecting the control profile, and the electronic device being operated by an application controlled in line with the control profile; and
the communication device providing, to the control device, information for selecting the control profile, and the communication device being controlled in accordance with the selected control profile. - View Dependent Claims (61)
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62. An electric power management program which causes a computer to execute a method of managing electric power of an information processing device including a communication device and an electronic device which executes at least one application that performs communication using the communication device,
the method including the steps of: -
determining an intermediate process signal indicating a method of controlling the communication device in each period, in accordance with at least one of (i) information regarding a state of use of said at least one application and (ii) information regarding a control mode concerning electric power management determined for each application; and
controlling the communication device, in accordance with the intermediate process signal and information regarding a use environment of the communication device.
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63. An electric power management program which causes a computer to execute a method of managing electric power of an information processing device which includes a communication device and can execute at least one application,
the method comprising: -
a first step of selecting, among applications in operation, an operation mode of an application which has the highest priority, as a method of controlling the communication device during a period of an operation of the application which has the highest priority; and
a second step of outputting, to the communication device, a detailed parameter including the operation mode, a transmission output level, and a reception sensitivity level which correspond to the control method determined in the first step, in accordance with the control method determined in the first step and information including at least a channel state.
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64. A computer-readable storage medium storing an electric power management program which causes a computer to execute a method of managing electric power of an information processing device including a communication device and an electronic device which executes at least one application that performs communication using the communication device,
the method including the steps of: -
determining an intermediate process signal indicating a method of controlling the communication device in each period, in accordance with at least one of (i) information regarding a state of use of said at least one application and (ii) information regarding a control mode concerning electric power management determined for each application; and
controlling the communication device, in accordance with the intermediate process signal and information regarding a use environment of the communication device.
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65. A computer-readable storage medium storing an electric power management program which causes a computer to execute a method of managing electric power of an information processing device which includes a communication device and can execute at least one application,
the method comprising: -
a first step of selecting, among applications in operation, an operation mode of an application which has the highest priority, as a method of controlling the communication device during a period of an operation of the application which has the highest priority; and
a second step of outputting, to the communication device, a detailed parameter including the operation mode, a transmission output level, and a reception sensitivity level which correspond to the control method determined in the first step, in accordance with the control method determined in the first step and information including at least a channel state.
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