REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF WI-FI ENABLED MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of reducing energy consumption of a device that operates intermittently with extended periods of inactivity between intermittent operations, comprising the steps of:
- monitoring operation of said device to detect periods of inactivity;
predicting the duration of a detected period of inactivity; and
turning off power to said device for a period of time substantially corresponding to said predicted duration.
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Abstract
A system and method for maximizing the standby time of mobile communication devices that have WiFi or other high energy-consuming network interfaces, by predicting in real time actionable silent periods (ASPs) of the interface and shutting the interface down during these ASPs. Standby times are significantly increased, resulting in longer periods of operation before battery charging is required, while keeping minimal the probabilities of missing incoming data packets when the interface is turned off.
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1. A method of reducing energy consumption of a device that operates intermittently with extended periods of inactivity between intermittent operations, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring operation of said device to detect periods of inactivity; predicting the duration of a detected period of inactivity; and turning off power to said device for a period of time substantially corresponding to said predicted duration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile apparatus, comprising:
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a network interface; a processor; and a power supply that turns off power to said network interface in response to a signal from said processor generated in accordance with real-time monitoring by said processor of network activity through said network interface and prediction of silent period durations during which no network activity is present in said interface based on said real-time monitoring; wherein said power supply turns off power to said network interface for a duration substantially corresponding to a predicted silent period duration. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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