Wireless Interface Control To Reduce Power Consumption
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1. A wireless mobile unit, comprising:
- a first wireless interface configured to at least receive communication over a first wireless network;
a second wireless interface configured to provide for bidirectional communication over a second wireless network; and
an interface control configured to extract at least one identifier from information received via the first wireless interface, the interface control being operative to control activation of the second wireless interface from an off state to an on state based on a comparison of the extracted a least one identifier relative to data stored in memory of the wireless mobile unit the first wireless interface remaining in an on state regardless of the state of the second wireless interface.
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Abstract
A wireless mobile unit includes a first wireless interface configured to at least receive communication over a first wireless network. A second wireless interface is configured to provide for bidirectional communication over a second wireless network. An interface control is operative to control activation of the second wireless interface from an off state to an on state in response to a predefined radio frequency (RF) stimulus, the first wireless interface remaining in an on state regardless of the state of the second wireless interface.
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31 Claims
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1. A wireless mobile unit, comprising:
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a first wireless interface configured to at least receive communication over a first wireless network; a second wireless interface configured to provide for bidirectional communication over a second wireless network; and an interface control configured to extract at least one identifier from information received via the first wireless interface, the interface control being operative to control activation of the second wireless interface from an off state to an on state based on a comparison of the extracted a least one identifier relative to data stored in memory of the wireless mobile unit the first wireless interface remaining in an on state regardless of the state of the second wireless interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31)
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10. A wireless mobile unit comprising:
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a first wireless interface configured to at least receive communication over a first wireless network; a second wireless interface configured to provide for bidirectional communication over a second wireless network; and an interface control activation to control activation of the second wireless interface from an off state to an on state in response to a predefined radio frequency (RF) stimulus comprising an occurrence of an active voice call session over the first wireless network that is detected by the interface control, the wireless interface remaining in an on state regardless of the state of the second wireless interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 29, 30)
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13. A wireless mobile unit, comprising:
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a first wireless interface configured to provide for bidirectional communication over a first wireless network; a second wireless interface configured to provide for bidirectional communication over a second wireless network, the first wireless network being a wider network than the second wireless network; and an interface control operative to activate the second wireless interface from a powered-off state to an on state based on communication that occurs via the first wireless interface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method to help reduce power consumption in a mobile unit that includes a plurality of wireless interfaces, the method comprising:
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operating at least a first of the plurality of wireless interfaces to be capable of receiving a radio frequency signal; and controlling activation of a second of the plurality of wireless interfaces from a powered off state to an on state based on at least one of (i) an operating state of the first of the plurality of the wireless interfaces and (ii) a location of the mobile unit that is determined based on a comparison of at least one identifier extracted from information in a radio frequency signal received via the first of the plurality of wireless interfaces relative to corresponding location-identifying information stored in memory of the mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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