SELECTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT FOR A HAND HELD HOST
First Claim
1. A method for selectively providing power to at least one of a plurality of transceivers of a hand held transceiver device, comprising:
- displaying at least one menu to a user on a display of the hand held transceiver device that indicates a plurality of power modes of operation of the hand held transceiver device and that indicates transceiver power selection options for at least one of the plurality of power modes of operation;
receiving user input in response to the at least one menu;
selecting, based upon the user input, a programmable power mode of the plurality of power modes of operation for selection of power option settings;
selecting, based upon the user input, for the programmable power mode of operation, power option settings for at least one of the plurality of transceiver elements;
enabling the programmable power mode of operation; and
selectively delivering power to the at least one of the plurality of transceiver elements while operating in the programmable power mode of operation.
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Abstract
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.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for selectively providing power to at least one of a plurality of transceivers of a hand held transceiver device, comprising:
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displaying at least one menu to a user on a display of the hand held transceiver device that indicates a plurality of power modes of operation of the hand held transceiver device and that indicates transceiver power selection options for at least one of the plurality of power modes of operation; receiving user input in response to the at least one menu; selecting, based upon the user input, a programmable power mode of the plurality of power modes of operation for selection of power option settings; selecting, based upon the user input, for the programmable power mode of operation, power option settings for at least one of the plurality of transceiver elements; enabling the programmable power mode of operation; and selectively delivering power to the at least one of the plurality of transceiver elements while operating in the programmable power mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12)
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7. A hand held transceiver device, comprising:
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a plurality of transceiver elements operable to support wireless communications; a display; a processor that communicates with external devices through the plurality of transceiver elements; and wherein the hand held transceiver device is operable to; display at least one menu to a user on a display of the hand held transceiver device that indicates a plurality of power modes of operation of the hand held transceiver device and that indicates transceiver power selection options for at least one of the plurality of power modes of operation; receive user input in response to the at least one menu; select, based upon the user input, a programmable power mode of the plurality of power modes of operation for selection of power option settings; select, based upon the user input, for the programmable power mode of operation, power option settings for at least one of the plurality of transceiver elements; enable the programmable power mode of operation; and selectively deliver power to the at least one of the plurality of transceiver elements while operating in the programmable power mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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13. A method for selectively providing power to at least one of a plurality of transceivers of a hand held transceiver device, comprising:
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displaying a menu of selectable transceiver elements to a user on a display of the hand held transceiver device for a programmable power mode of operation; receiving a first user input in response to the menu of selectable transceiver elements for the programmable power mode of operation; displaying a menu of power modes of operation; receiving a second user input in response to the menu of power modes of operation; enabling the programmable power mode of operation based on the second user input; and delivering power, based on the first user input, to at least one of the selectable transceiver elements while the programmable power mode of operation is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A hand held transceiver device, comprising:
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a plurality of transceiver elements operable to support wireless communications; a display; a processor that communicates with external devices through the plurality of transceiver elements; and wherein the hand held transceiver device is operable to; display a menu of selectable transceiver elements to a user on a display of the hand held transceiver device for a programmable power mode of operation; receive a first user input in response to the menu of selectable transceiver elements for the programmable power mode of operation; display a menu of power modes of operation; receive a second user input in response to the menu of power modes of operation; enable the programmable power mode of operation based on the second user input; and deliver power, based on the first user input, to at least one of the selectable transceiver elements while the programmable power mode of operation is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for selectively providing power to at least one of a plurality of transceivers of a hand held transceiver device, comprising:
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displaying a menu of selectable transceiver elements to a user on a display of the hand held transceiver device for a programmable power mode of operation wherein the programmable power mode of operation is one of a plurality of selectable power modes of operation; receiving a user input in response to the menu; enabling the programmable power mode of operation; and delivering power, based on the user input, to at least one of the selectable transceiver elements while the programmable power mode of operation is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A hand held transceiver device, comprising:
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a plurality of transceiver elements operable to support wireless communications; a display; a processor that communicates with external devices through the plurality of transceiver elements; and wherein the hand held transceiver device is operable to; produce display signals to the display of the hand held transceiver device to display a menu of selectable transceiver elements for a programmable power mode of operation wherein the programmable power mode of operation is one of a plurality of selectable power modes of operation; receive a user input in response to the menu; enable the programmable power mode of operation; and deliver power, based on the user input, to at least one of the selectable transceiver elements while the programmable power mode of operation is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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