Method, apparatus and computer program product for intuitive energy management of a short-range communication transceiver associated with a mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a short-range communication transceiver;
an acceleration sensor in communication with the transceiver that detects acceleration of the mobile terminal; and
a processor in communication with the sensor and the transceiver that determines if the acceleration of the mobile terminal exceeds a predefined threshold and, upon determination of an acceleration exceeding the predefined threshold, adjusts the power consumption of the transceiver by altering the activation frequency of the transceiver.
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Abstract
The method, terminal and computer program product determine the acceleration of a mobile terminal associated with the short-range communication transceiver and adjusts the power consumption of the short-range communication transceiver based upon whether a predefined acceleration threshold has been exceeded. To adjust the power consumption, the frequency at which the transceiver is activated may be altered. Thus, the power consumption of the transceiver may be reduced when the acceleration threshold is exceeded and/or may be increased when the acceleration threshold is not exceeded. Due to the adjustment of power consumption by transceivers, power is conserved in the mobile terminals associated with transceivers, which permits the mobile terminals and the transceivers to operate longer without requiring charging or replacement of the power supply.
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38 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a short-range communication transceiver; an acceleration sensor in communication with the transceiver that detects acceleration of the mobile terminal; and a processor in communication with the sensor and the transceiver that determines if the acceleration of the mobile terminal exceeds a predefined threshold and, upon determination of an acceleration exceeding the predefined threshold, adjusts the power consumption of the transceiver by altering the activation frequency of the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for activating a short-range communication transceiver associated with a mobile terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting motion to a mobile terminal; determining a rate of motion provided to the mobile terminal; activating the transceiver associated with the mobile terminal if the rate of motion exceeds a predefined threshold; and determining a frequency at which the transceiver is activated based upon the determined rate of motion. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for energy management in a mobile terminal, the method comprising the step of:
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detecting motion of a mobile terminal; determining a rate of motion provided to the mobile terminal; altering the power state of a motion sensing device if the rate of motion exceeds a first predefined threshold; and altering the power state of a short-range communication transceiver if the rate of motion exceeds a second predefined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for adjusting power consumption of a short-range communication transceiver associated with a mobile terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining an acceleration rate of the mobile terminal; and adjusting the power consumption of the transceiver based upon the acceleration rate of the mobile terminal exceeding a predefined threshold, wherein adjusting the power consumption of the transceiver comprises altering the frequency at which the transceiver is activated. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for activating a short-range communication transceiver associated with a mobile terminal, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion capable of determining a rate of motion provided to the mobile terminal; a second executable portion capable of altering the power state of the transceiver associated with the mobile terminal if the rate of motion exceeds a first predefined threshold; and a third executable portion capable of determining a frequency at which the transceiver is activated based upon the determined rate of motion. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A computer program product for activating a short-range communication transceiver associated with a mobile terminal, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion capable of determining a rate of motion provided to the mobile terminal; a second executable portion capable of altering the power state of the transceiver associated with the mobile terminal if the rate of motion exceeds a first predefined threshold; and a third executable portion capable of altering the power state of a motion sensor associated with the mobile terminal if the rate of motion exceeds a first predefined threshold.
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29. A computer program product for adjusting power consumption of a short-range communication transceiver associated with a mobile terminal, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion capable of determining an acceleration of the mobile terminal; and a second executable portion capable of adjusting the power consumption of the transceiver based upon the determined acceleration of the mobile terminal exceeding a predefined acceleration threshold level, wherein adjusting the power consumption of the transceiver comprises altering the frequency at which a reader of the transceiver is activated. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for providing a mobile terminal short-range wireless communication;
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a secondary mobile terminal including, a Radio Frequency Identification (REID) reader, an acceleration sensor in communication with the reader that detects acceleration of the mobile terminal, a processor in communication with the sensor and the reader that determines if the acceleration of the secondary mobile terminal exceeds a predefined threshold and provides activation to the reader upon determination of an acceleration exceeding the predefined threshold, and a short-range wireless communication module that provides for communication of information read by the RFID reader; and a primary mobile terminal including a short-range communication module that is associated with the short-range communication module of the secondary mobile terminal, such that information read by the RFID reader of the secondary mobile terminal is communicated to the primary mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
- the system comprising;
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