System and method for facilitating short-range wireless communications between a mobile wireless device and an auxiliary system
First Claim
1. A wireless device comprising:
- a short-range transceiver for communicating with an auxiliary device;
a signal module for providing a mode control signal; and
, a control module for controllably shifting the short-range transceiver between a power saver mode and a search mode based on the mode control signal received from the signal module;
wherein, when in the search mode, the short-range transceiver is operable to search for the auxiliary device to communicate therewith, and when in the power saver mode, the short-range transceiver is not operable to search for the auxiliary device.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for facilitating short-range wireless communications between a mobile wireless device and an auxiliary device. The wireless device includes a short-range transceiver for communicating with an auxiliary device; a signal module for providing a mode control signal; and, a control module for controllably shifting a short-range transceiver between a power saver mode and a search mode based on the mode control signal received from the signal module. When in the search mode, the short-range transceiver is operable to search for the auxiliary device to communicate therewith. When in a power saver mode, the short-range transceiver is not operable to search for the auxiliary device.
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28 Claims
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1. A wireless device comprising:
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a short-range transceiver for communicating with an auxiliary device;
a signal module for providing a mode control signal; and
,a control module for controllably shifting the short-range transceiver between a power saver mode and a search mode based on the mode control signal received from the signal module;
wherein, when in the search mode, the short-range transceiver is operable to search for the auxiliary device to communicate therewith, and when in the power saver mode, the short-range transceiver is not operable to search for the auxiliary device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A method of controlling short-range wireless communication between a wireless device and an auxiliary device, the wireless device having a detector for detecting a proximate device indicator, the method comprising providing the proximate device indicator near to the auxiliary device to indicate proximity of the auxiliary device to the wireless device, and initiating short-range communication between the wireless device and the auxiliary device based on the proximate device indicator indicating proximity of the auxiliary device to the wireless device.
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19. A wireless system comprising
(a) an auxiliary device having a short-range communication module; -
(b) a proximate device indicator for indicating proximity of the auxiliary device, wherein the proximate device indicator is located proximate to the auxiliary device; and
,(c) a wireless device having (i) a short-range transceiver for communicating with the auxiliary device;
(ii) a detector for detecting when the proximate device indicator is in close proximity; and
,(iii) a control module for controllably shifting the short-range transceiver from a power saver mode to a search mode when the detector detects that the proximate device indicator is in close proximity, and for controllably shifting the short-range transceiver from a search mode to a power saver mode when the detector detects that the proximate device indicator is not in close proximity;
wherein, when in the search mode, the short-range transceiver is operable to search for the short-range communication module of the auxiliary device to communicate therewith, and when in the power saver mode, the short-range transceiver is not operable to search for the short-range communication module of the auxiliary device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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