DEVICES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR WIRELESS ADAPTER DISENGAGEMENT CONTROL

• US 20090112964A1
• Filed: 10/29/2007
• Published: 04/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: MCGLONE, MATTHEW, BEGENS, JOHN
• Application Number:
  US11/926,725
• Publication Number:
  US 20090112964A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/200
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/20 Manipulation of established connections

Abstract

Disclosed are devices, methods and computer readable media including a wireless adapter disengagement control that is configured to disengage at least most of the wireless communication when several conditions are met. A wired communication detector detects that a wired communication connector is in communication with a wired network, and an event registration control detects an event. The event is a trigger for determining whether the device is simultaneously in communication with a wired network and consuming system resources associated with wireless communication. By using an event as a trigger for the determination of whether the device is simultaneously in communication with a wired network and consuming system resources associated with wireless communication, the disclosed devices and methods beneficially add no additional background processes to the operation of the device, and require no additional configuration to the device.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a controller;

an event registration control coupled to the controller that is configured to detect at least one of a plurality of registered events;

a wireless network adapter coupled to the controller;

a wired communication connector coupled to the controller;

a wired communication detector that is configured to detect when the wired communication connector is in communication with a wired network; and

a wireless adapter disengagement control that is configured to disable the wireless network adapter when the wired communication detector detects that the wired communication connector is in communication with a wired network and the event registration control detects a registered event.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

the wireless network adapter is configured to engage in wireless communication with a wireless network; and

the wireless adapter disengagement control is further configured to disengage at least most of the wireless communication when the wired communication detector detects that the wired communication connector is in communication with a wired network and the event registration control detects a registered event.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a registered event of the event registration control includes detection of connection of the wired communication connector to a wired network.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a registered event of the event registration control includes power up of the device.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a registered event of the event registration control includes resuming operation of the device from hibernation.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a registered event of the event registration control includes resuming operation of the device from standby.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a registered event of the event registration control includes a predetermined task startup.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a manual override control of the wireless adapter disengagement control, the manual override control coupled to the controller.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

an alert control coupled to the controller, the alert control configured for notification that the wireless adapter disengagement control has been activated.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

an engagement control configured to enable the wireless network adapter when the wired connector detector detects that the wired communication connector is not in communication with a wired network.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, further comprising:

an alert control coupled to the controller, the alert control configured for notification that the engagement control has been activated.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a user interface coupled to the controller configured to receive input to form user defined predetermined events to which the event registration control is responsive.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 is a computer.

14. An electronic device, comprising:

a controller configured to execute instructions;

a memory coupled to the controller and configured to store instruction modules;

an event handler module having instructions configured to detect a plurality of registered events;

a wireless network adapter coupled to the controller and configured to provide a wireless connection between the device and a network;

a wired network adapter coupled to the controller and configured to provide a wired connection between the device and the network and configured to notify the event handler when the wired network adapter is connected; and

a netchange module having instructions configured to at least partially disable the wireless network adapter when the event handler module detects at least one registered event and that the wired network adapter is connected.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the event handler is configured to detect at least one of power up of the device, resuming operation of the device from hibernation, resuming operation of the device from standby, a predetermined task startup, or a user defined predetermined event.

16. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein:

the wired network adapter is further configured to notify the event handler when the wired network adapter is not connected; and

the netchange module is configured to enable the wireless network adapter when the event handler detects an event that the wired network adapter is not connected.

17. A method of an electronic device including a controller, a wireless network adapter coupled to the controller, and a wired communication connector coupled to the controller, the method comprising:

detecting an event registered with an event registration control, the event including at least one of power up of the device, resuming operation of the device from hibernation, resuming operation of the device from standby, a predetermined task startup, or a user defined predetermined event;

detecting when the wired communication connector is in communication with a wired network; and

disabling the wireless network adapter when both detecting that the wired communication connector is in communication with a wired network and detecting an event registered with the event registration control.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

manually overriding disabling the wireless network adapter.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

enabling the wireless network adapter when detecting that the wired communication connector is not in communication with a wired network.

20. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method of an electronic device including a controller, a wireless network adapter coupled to the controller, and a wired communication connector coupled to the controller, the method comprising:

detecting an event registered with an event registration control, the event including at least one of power up of the device, resuming operation of the device from hibernation, resuming operation of the device from standby, a predetermined task startup, or a user defined predetermined event;

detecting when the wired communication connector is in communication with a wired network; and

disabling the wireless network adapter when both detecting that the wired communication connector is in communication with a wired network and detecting an event registered with the event registration control.