SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING THE BATTERY LIFE OF A MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for extending the battery life of a mobile device, comprising the steps of:
- determining if at least one component on the mobile device can be placed in a hibernation state for a predetermined time;
setting a remote clock to the current time;
powering off the at least one component on the mobile device that can be placed in the hibernation state;
waiting a predetermined interval;
re-activating the at least one component on the mobile device that was placed in the hibernation state; and
synchronizing a system clock with the remote clock.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for extending the battery life of a mobile device. The method of extending the battery life of a mobile device can be broadly summarized by the following steps of determining if at least one component on the mobile device can be placed in a hibernation state for a predetermined time, setting a remote clock to the current time, and powering off the at least one component on the mobile device that can be placed in the hibernation state. The method further includes waiting a predetermined interval, re-activating the at least one component on the mobile device that was placed in the hibernation state, and synchronizing a system clock with the remote clock.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for extending the battery life of a mobile device, comprising the steps of:
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determining if at least one component on the mobile device can be placed in a hibernation state for a predetermined time; setting a remote clock to the current time; powering off the at least one component on the mobile device that can be placed in the hibernation state; waiting a predetermined interval; re-activating the at least one component on the mobile device that was placed in the hibernation state; and synchronizing a system clock with the remote clock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system that provides for extending the battery life of a mobile device, comprising:
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a priority determination module that determines if at least one component on the mobile device can be placed in a hibernation state for a predetermined time; a remote clock that is set to the current time of a system clock; a deactivate module that powers off the at least one component on the mobile device that can be placed in the hibernation state; and an interrupt routine that reactivates the at least one component on the mobile device that was placed in the hibernation state after waiting a predetermined interval and synchronizes the system clock with the remote clock. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for extending the battery life of a mobile device, the computer program product comprising:
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a tangible storage medium readable by the mobile device and storing instructions for execution by the mobile device for performing a method comprising; determining if at least one component on the mobile device can be placed in a hibernation state for a predetermined time; setting a remote clock to the current time; powering off the at least one component on the mobile device that can be placed in the hibernation state; waiting a predetermined interval; re-activating the at least one component on the mobile device that was placed in the hibernation state; and synchronizing a system clock with the remote clock. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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