METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE POWER SAVING IN A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE
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1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
- one or more wireless transceivers;
a data traffic monitor module operative to monitor one or more wireless communications parameters; and
a power management module operative to select a power mode for the mobile computing device based on the one or more wireless communications parameters, wherein the power mode comprises an extended power save mode wherein the one or more wireless transceivers are disabled during a plurality of consecutive wireless beacon events.
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Abstract
A mobile computing device is described that includes one or more wireless transceivers, a data traffic monitor module operative to monitor one or more wireless communications parameters, and a power management module operative to select a power mode for the mobile computing device based on the one or more wireless communications parameters. In various embodiments, the power mode comprises an extended power save mode wherein the one or more wireless transceivers are disabled during a plurality of consecutive wireless beacon events. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
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one or more wireless transceivers; a data traffic monitor module operative to monitor one or more wireless communications parameters; and a power management module operative to select a power mode for the mobile computing device based on the one or more wireless communications parameters, wherein the power mode comprises an extended power save mode wherein the one or more wireless transceivers are disabled during a plurality of consecutive wireless beacon events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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monitoring one or more wireless communications parameters for a mobile computing device; and selecting a power mode for the mobile computing device based on the one or more wireless communications parameters, wherein the power mode comprises an extended power save mode wherein one or more wireless transceivers of the mobile computing device are disabled during a plurality of consecutive wireless beacon events. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed by a processor enable a system to:
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monitor one or more wireless communications parameters for a mobile computing device; select a power mode for the mobile computing device based on the one or more wireless communications parameters, wherein the power mode comprises an extended power save mode wherein one or more wireless transceivers of the mobile computing device are disabled during a plurality of consecutive wireless beacon events; and
.periodically transmit an address resolution protocol (ARP) response to one or more wireless access points or other network devices to maintain a wireless connection between the mobile computing device and the one or more wireless access points or other network devices when the mobile computing device is in the extended power save mode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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