POWER SAVING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE
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1. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a processor provided within the housing; and
a location-determining system configured to determine a current location of the mobile computing device at a first rate, wherein the location determining system is configured to adjust the first rate to a different second rate based on a threshold distance value and a distance from the current location to an anticipated future location of the mobile computing device;
wherein power consumption associated with the first rate is different than power consumption associated with the second rate.
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Abstract
A mobile computing device includes a housing, a processor provided within the housing, and a location-determining system configured to determine a current location of the mobile computing device at a first rate. The location determining system may be configured to adjust the first rate to a different second rate based on a threshold distance value and a distance from the current location to an anticipated future location of the mobile computing device.
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26 Claims
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1. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a housing; a processor provided within the housing; and a location-determining system configured to determine a current location of the mobile computing device at a first rate, wherein the location determining system is configured to adjust the first rate to a different second rate based on a threshold distance value and a distance from the current location to an anticipated future location of the mobile computing device; wherein power consumption associated with the first rate is different than power consumption associated with the second rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a housing; a processor provided within the housing; and a location-determining system coupled to the processor and configured to determine the location of the mobile computing device at each of a plurality of different points in time, wherein adjacent points in time are separated by a period of time, and wherein the location determining system is configured to adjust the period of time based on a current location of the mobile computing device and an anticipated future location of the mobile computing device; wherein adjustment of the period of time causes a change in power consumption by the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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determining a current location of a mobile device periodically at a first rate; determining an anticipated future location of the mobile device; and adjusting the first rate based on a threshold distance value and a distance from the current location of the mobile computing device to the anticipated future location of the mobile computing device; wherein adjusting the first rate causes a change in power consumption by the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein machine-readable instructions for causing, when executed, one or more machines to perform the following method steps:
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determining a current location of a mobile device periodically at a first rate; determining an anticipated future location of the mobile device; and adjusting the first rate based on a threshold distance value and a distance from the current location of the mobile computing device to the anticipated future location of the mobile computing device; wherein adjusting the first rate causes a change in power consumption by the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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