Automatic Power-Off of Bluetooth Device from Linked Device
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a Bluetooth transceiver; and
a processor configured to;
automatically initiate a power-off process of the electronic device if a battery level in the electronic device goes below a threshold; and
transmit a signal, in response to the initiating, to a second electronic device according to a Bluetooth communications protocol via the Bluetooth transceiver, wherein the signal includes an instruction to cause the second electronic device to initiate a power-off process of the second electronic 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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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a Bluetooth transceiver; and a processor configured to; automatically initiate a power-off process of the electronic device if a battery level in the electronic device goes below a threshold; and transmit a signal, in response to the initiating, to a second electronic device according to a Bluetooth communications protocol via the Bluetooth transceiver, wherein the signal includes an instruction to cause the second electronic device to initiate a power-off process of the second electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic device, comprising:
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a Bluetooth transceiver; and a processor configured to; configure a first power-off process for the electronic device; initiate the first power-off process for the electronic device after the configuring; transmit signals, after the initiating, to one or more second electronic devices according to a Bluetooth communications protocol via the Bluetooth transceiver, wherein the signals include instructions to cause the one or more second electronic devices to initiate respective second power-off processes. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic device, comprising:
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a Bluetooth transceiver; a user interface; and a processor configured to; receive an instruction via the user interface to switch the electronic device into an airplane mode; and transmit, in response to the receiving the instruction, a signal to a second electronic device according to a Bluetooth communications protocol via the Bluetooth transceiver, wherein the signal includes an instruction to cause the second electronic device to initiate a power-off process. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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