Mobile location devices and methods
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- control circuitry configured to control activation/deactivation of geographical location circuitry to provide device geographical location information according to whether motion of a mobile location device is detected, wherein the control circuitry is configured to monitor device motion over successive time periods and control operation of the geographical location circuitry in response to whether device motion has been detected over one, or a combination of more than one successive, time period,wherein the control circuitry is configured to use a first time period when device motion has been detected and a second time period when device motion is not detected, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to provide device location information immediately upon detection of device motion and then again at one regular time interval during the detection of continued motion, and at a reduced time interval upon subsequent detection of no motion.
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Abstract
A mobile location device comprising geographical location means to provide device geographical location information and motion detection means to detect motion of the device, wherein the geographical location means is arranged to provide device geographical location information according to whether motion of the mobile location device is detected by the motion detecting means.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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control circuitry configured to control activation/deactivation of geographical location circuitry to provide device geographical location information according to whether motion of a mobile location device is detected, wherein the control circuitry is configured to monitor device motion over successive time periods and control operation of the geographical location circuitry in response to whether device motion has been detected over one, or a combination of more than one successive, time period, wherein the control circuitry is configured to use a first time period when device motion has been detected and a second time period when device motion is not detected, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to provide device location information immediately upon detection of device motion and then again at one regular time interval during the detection of continued motion, and at a reduced time interval upon subsequent detection of no motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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means for monitoring device motion over more successive time periods; and means for controlling activation/deactivation of geographical location circuitry to provide device geographical location information according to whether motion of a mobile location device is detected, wherein the means for controlling activation/deactivation of the geographical location circuitry comprises means for controlling operation of the geographical location circuitry in response to whether device motion has been detected over one, or a combination of more than one successive, time period, and wherein the means for controlling activation/deactivation of the geographical location circuitry is configured to provide device location information immediately upon detection of device motion and then again at one regular time interval during the detection of continued motion, and at a reduced time interval upon subsequent detection of no motion.
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19. A method of operating a mobile location device comprising:
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monitoring device motion detected over successive time periods; controlling activation/deactivation of a geographical location circuitry in response to whether device motion has been detected over one, or a combination of more than one successive time periods in order to obtain device geographical location information in response to detection of motion of the mobile location device; and providing device location information immediately upon detection of device motion and then again at one regular time interval during the detection of continued motion, and at a reduced time interval upon subsequent detection of no motion. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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