METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANAGING RADIO STATES IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING DEVICE MOBILITY INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- when a mobility state of a mobile device is at or above a first predetermined threshold, enabling a first short-range radio;
when a first short-range radio connection is disconnected, disabling the first short-range radio after a first predetermined time period during which;
the mobility state is below the first predetermined threshold; and
, the first short-range radio connection is not re-established;
when the mobility state is at or above a second predetermined threshold, enabling a second short-range radio after a second predetermined time period that follows the first short-range radio being disabled; and
,when no second short-range radio connection is established during a third predetermined time period, disabling the second short-range radio.
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Abstract
This disclosure is directed to a method, computer program product and mobile communication device configured for managing radio states in a mobile communication device using device mobility information. A mobility state is determined from the number of cell changes over a predefined period of time. If the mobility state transitions to medium or high, such as when the user is in a vehicle, a Bluetooth radio is enabled. If a connection to a Bluetooth-enabled device is available, a connection is established. When the connection is disconnected, a configurable timer is started. If the timer expires without re-establishing the connection or the mobility state transitioning to medium or high, the Bluetooth radio is disabled to reduce power consumption. According to an embodiment, a Wi-Fi radio may then enabled to establish a Wi-Fi connection. Various configurations of computer program products and mobile communication devices are also described.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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when a mobility state of a mobile device is at or above a first predetermined threshold, enabling a first short-range radio; when a first short-range radio connection is disconnected, disabling the first short-range radio after a first predetermined time period during which;
the mobility state is below the first predetermined threshold; and
, the first short-range radio connection is not re-established;when the mobility state is at or above a second predetermined threshold, enabling a second short-range radio after a second predetermined time period that follows the first short-range radio being disabled; and
,when no second short-range radio connection is established during a third predetermined time period, disabling the second short-range radio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile device comprising:
a processor, a first short-range radio, and, a second short-range radio, the processor configured to; when a mobility state of a mobile device is at or above a first predetermined threshold, enable the first short-range radio; when a first short-range radio connection is disconnected, disable the first short-range radio after a first predetermined time period during which;
the mobility state is below the first predetermined threshold; and
, the first short-range radio connection is not re-established;when the mobility state is at or above a second predetermined threshold, enable the second short-range radio after a second predetermined time period that follows the first short-range radio being disabled; and
,when no second short-range radio connection is established during a third predetermined time period, disable the second short-range radio. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program, wherein execution of the computer program is for:
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when a mobility state of a mobile device is at or above a first predetermined threshold, enabling a first short-range radio; when a first short-range radio connection is disconnected, disabling the first short-range radio after a first predetermined time period during which;
the mobility state is below the first predetermined threshold; and
, the first short-range radio connection is not re-established;when the mobility state is at or above a second predetermined threshold, enabling a second short-range radio after a second predetermined time period that follows the first short-range radio being disabled; and
,when no second short-range radio connection is established during a third predetermined time period, disabling the second short-range radio.
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