Wireless communication devices and movement monitoring methods
First Claim
1. A wireless communication device comprising:
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wireless communication circuitry coupled with the housing and configured to communicate wireless signals;
movement circuitry coupled with the housing and configured to provide movement data regarding movement sensed by the movement circuitry;
event processing circuitry coupled with the housing and the movement circuitry, wherein the event processing circuitry is configured to process the movement data, and wherein at least a portion of the event processing circuitry is configured to operate in a first operational state having a different power consumption rate compared with a second operational state;
wherein the portion of the event processing circuitry comprises digitization circuitry coupled with the housing and the movement circuitry, and wherein the digitization circuitry is configured to receive analog signals generated within the movement circuitry, and to output digital signals corresponding to the analog signals; and
wherein the movement circuitry is configured to sense movement events along a plurality of axes of movement, and wherein the event processing circuitry is configured to monitor movement along less than all of the axes of movement during the first operational state, and to monitor movement along an increased number of axes compared with the first operational state during the second operational state.
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Abstract
Wireless communication devices and movement monitoring methods are described. In one aspect, a wireless communication device includes a housing, wireless communication circuitry coupled with the housing and configured to communicate wireless signals, movement circuitry coupled with the housing and configured to provide movement data regarding movement sensed by the movement circuitry, and event processing circuitry coupled with the housing and the movement circuitry, wherein the event processing circuitry is configured to process the movement data, and wherein at least a portion of the event processing circuitry is configured to operate in a first operational state having a different power consumption rate compared with a second operational state.
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36 Claims
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1. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a housing; wireless communication circuitry coupled with the housing and configured to communicate wireless signals; movement circuitry coupled with the housing and configured to provide movement data regarding movement sensed by the movement circuitry; event processing circuitry coupled with the housing and the movement circuitry, wherein the event processing circuitry is configured to process the movement data, and wherein at least a portion of the event processing circuitry is configured to operate in a first operational state having a different power consumption rate compared with a second operational state; wherein the portion of the event processing circuitry comprises digitization circuitry coupled with the housing and the movement circuitry, and wherein the digitization circuitry is configured to receive analog signals generated within the movement circuitry, and to output digital signals corresponding to the analog signals; and wherein the movement circuitry is configured to sense movement events along a plurality of axes of movement, and wherein the event processing circuitry is configured to monitor movement along less than all of the axes of movement during the first operational state, and to monitor movement along an increased number of axes compared with the first operational state during the second operational state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A wireless communication device comprising:
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means for communicating wireless communication signals; means for monitoring movement of the wireless communication device; means for operating the wireless communication device in a plurality of different operational states having different rates of power consumption during the monitoring, and wherein the means for operating comprises means for operating the wireless communication device in a first of the operational states during an absence of movement of the wireless communication device, and operating the wireless communication device in a second of the operational states during a presence of movement of the wireless communication device, the second of the operational states having an increased rate of power consumption compared with the first of the operational states; and wherein the means for monitoring movement comprises means for monitoring an increased number of axes of movement during the second of the operational states compared with the first of the operational states.
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23. A movement monitoring method comprising:
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providing a wireless communication device; communicating wireless communication signals with respect to an external device using the wireless communication device; monitoring movement of the wireless communication device using electrical circuitry of the wireless communication device; providing movement data regarding the movement of the wireless communication device; operating the wireless communication device in a plurality of different operational states having different rates of energy consumption corresponding to a presence and an absence of movement of the wireless communication device; wherein the providing movement data comprises providing movement data of a plurality of different axes of movement during the presence of movement of the wireless communication device, and wherein the monitoring comprises monitering for the presence of the movement of the wireless communication device along less than the plurality of axes of movement during the absence of the movement of the wireless communication device; and wherein the monitoring comprises monitoring the movement of the wireless communication device along different numbers of axes of movement during the operating of the wireless communication device in the different operational states. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A movement monitoring method comprising:
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providing a plurality of wireless communication devices and an interrogator; monitoring movement of the wireless communication devices using respective individual ones of the wireless communication devices, the monitoring comprising operating the wireless communication devices in a first operational state in the absence of a movement event and having reduced power consumption rate and a second operational state in the presence of a movement event and having an increased power consumption rate compared with the power consumption rate of the first operational state; communicating movement data obtained by the monitoring from the wireless communication devices to the interrogator; and wherein the monitoring, for an individual one of the wireless communication devices, comprises monitoring the movement of the respective one of the wireless communication devices along a different number of axes of movement corresponding to operation of the respective one of the wireless communication devices in different ones of the first and second operational states. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a housing; wireless communication circuitry coupled with the housing and configured to communicate wireless signals; movement circuitry coupled with the housing and configured to provide movement data regarding movement sensed by the movement circuitry; event processing circuitry coupled with the housing and the movement circuitry, wherein the event processing circuitry is configured to process the movement data, and wherein at least a portion of the event processing circuitry is configured to operate in a first operational state having a different power consumption rate compared with a second operational state; and wherein the movement circuitry is configured to sense movement events along a plurality of axes of movement, and wherein the event processing circuitry is configured to monitor movement along less than all of the axes of movement during the first operational state, and to monitor movement along an increased number of axes compared with the first operational state during the second operational state.
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