Controlling power supplied to a circuit using an externally applied magnetic field
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a power control circuit operable to connect and disconnect a power source from a circuit, the power source supplying power to the circuit,wherein the power control circuit connects the power source to the circuit in response to an externally applied magnetic field, and the power control circuit is operable to receive a signal from the circuit for directing the power control circuit to maintain the connection of the power source to the circuit after a removal of the externally applied magnetic field, wherein the connection of the power source to the circuit is otherwise severed after the removal of the externally applied magnetic field and without the signal from the circuit.
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Abstract
A power control circuit is used to control the power supplied to a circuit from a power source. The power control circuit is operable to connect and disconnect the power source from the circuit. The power control circuit connects the power source to the circuit in response to an externally applied magnetic field.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a power control circuit operable to connect and disconnect a power source from a circuit, the power source supplying power to the circuit, wherein the power control circuit connects the power source to the circuit in response to an externally applied magnetic field, and the power control circuit is operable to receive a signal from the circuit for directing the power control circuit to maintain the connection of the power source to the circuit after a removal of the externally applied magnetic field, wherein the connection of the power source to the circuit is otherwise severed after the removal of the externally applied magnetic field and without the signal from the circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a device having at least a passive tag, a power control circuit, a device circuitry different from the passive tag, and a power source; a reader operable to generate a magnetic field; the passive tag operable to generate a signal in response to the magnetic field being applied to the passive tag; and the power control circuit operable to connect and substantially disconnect the power source from the device circuitry, wherein the power control circuit connects the power source to the device circuitry in response to receiving the signal from the passive tag, and the power control circuit is operable to receive a signal from the device circuitry for directing the power control circuit to maintain the connection of the power source to the device circuitry after a removal of the magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of conserving power in a device comprising:
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receiving an externally applied magnetic field; awakening the device from an off mode in response to receiving the externally applied magnetic field, wherein the device is substantially disconnected from a power source in the off mode such that the device is inoperable to perform a function in the off mode, wherein the step of awakening comprises controlling a power control circuit to connect a power source to the device in response to receiving the magnetic field; and subsequent to a removal of the externally applied magnetic field, controlling a power control circuit to maintain a connection between the power source and the device in response to receiving a signal from the device that directs the power control circuit to maintain the connection, the signal is separate from any signal that is generated in response to the externally applied magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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a power source means for supply power to a device; a power control circuit means for connecting and substantially disconnecting the power source means from the device; and a tag means for generating a signal directing the power control circuit means to connect the power source means to the device in response to the magnetic field being applied to the tag means; and wherein the power control circuit is operable to receive a signal from the circuit for directing the power control circuit to maintain the connection of the power source to the device after a removal of the applied magnetic field, wherein the signal is separate from any signal that is generated in response to the applied magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An apparatus controlling power supplied to a power consuming circuit, the apparatus comprising:
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a circuit operable to generate a signal in response to being within a proximity of an external device; and a power control circuit operable to connect and substantially disconnect a power source from the power consuming circuit, wherein the power control circuit connects the power source to the power consuming circuit in response to receiving the signal from the circuit, and the power control circuit is further operable to receive a signal from the power consuming circuit for directing the power control circuit to maintain the connection of the power source to the power consuming circuit after a removal of the circuit from the proximity of the external device, wherein the signal from the circuit is separate from any signal that is generated in response to the circuit being within a proximity of the external device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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