AUTOMATIC POWER-OFF OF BLUETOOTH DEVICE FROM LINKED DEVICE
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Abstract
Methods and systems for powering-off a Bluetooth device from a linked device are provided. A device can transmit a Bluetooth signal to a linked device to instruct the linked device to power-off. In this manner, the user need only turn off one device manually which results in all linked devices being powered off. This process can be initiated by a user through a device directly linked with the device to be powered-off or through a device that is indirectly connected, through one or more Bluetooth networks, with the device to be powered-off. This process can also be automatically initiated by a device when a set of predetermined conditions exist. Once instructed to do so, a device can initiate a predetermined power-off process which can involve terminating any ongoing functions and turning off various subsystems. In accordance with the present invention, a user can initiate a power-off of all the devices on a Bluetooth network through a single device.
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48 Claims
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1-19. -19. (canceled)
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20. A method for switching a device to a low-power mode comprising:
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transmitting a signal from a first device to a second device using a Bluetooth communications protocol; and switching the second device to a low-power mode in response to the transmitted signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for switching a device between a low-power mode and a full-power mode, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first Bluetooth signal from a first device to a second device; switching the second device to a low-power mode in response to the first Bluetooth signal; transmitting a second Bluetooth signal from the first device to the second device protocol; and switching the second device to a full-power mode in response to the second Bluetooth signal. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system for switching a device to a low-power mode comprising:
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a first device configured to transmit a signal using a Bluetooth communications protocol; and a second device configured to receive a signal using a Bluetooth communications protocol, wherein; the first device is configured to transmit a signal to the second device using a Bluetooth communications protocol; and the second device is configured to switch to a low-power mode in response to the transmitted signal. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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