Apparatus, method and computer program product providing power optimization in battery powered communication devices
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining, based on a received network device resource allocation for an impending operational period, whether a power saving mode can be entered; and
if the power saving mode can be entered, selectively controlling at least one of clock signals and power supply voltages of at least a baseband portion of a receiver.
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Abstract
A method includes determining, based on a received network device resource allocation for an impending operational period, whether a power saving mode can be entered, and if the power saving mode can be entered, selectively controlling at least one of clock signals and power supply voltages of at least a baseband portion of a receiver. Also disclosed is an apparatus that operates in accordance with the method.
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31 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining, based on a received network device resource allocation for an impending operational period, whether a power saving mode can be entered; and if the power saving mode can be entered, selectively controlling at least one of clock signals and power supply voltages of at least a baseband portion of a receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program executable by a processor to perform actions comprising:
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determining, based on a received network device resource allocation for an impending operational period, whether a power saving mode can be entered; and if the power saving mode can be entered, selectively controlling at least one of clock signals and power supply voltages of at least a baseband portion of a receiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver comprising baseband circuitry; and a processor configured to determine, based on a received resource allocation for an impending operational period, whether a power saving mode can be entered, said processor further configured to selectively control at least one of clock signals and power supply voltages of at least the baseband circuitry if the power saving mode can be entered. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for determining, based on a received resource allocation for an impending operational period, whether a power saving mode can be entered; and means for selectively controlling at least one of clock signals and power supply voltages of at least a baseband portion of a receiver if the power saving mode can be entered. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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