Wireless device dormancy override

• US 7,590,403 B1
• Filed: 06/07/2005
• Issued: 09/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Good Technology Incorporated (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Susoy, Jim, House, Eric Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Duc
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHOW, CHARLES CHIANG
• Application Number:
  US11/146,820
• Time in Patent Office: 1,561 Days
• Field of Search: 455/574, 455/412.1, 455/418, 455/419, 455/420, 455/424, 455/425, 455/456.5, 455/456.6, 455/63.1, 455/67.11, 455/127.5, 455/127.1, 455/186.1, 455/278.1, 455/334, 455/407, 455/507, 455/343.2, 455/343.3, 235/462.46, 235/462.3, 235/472.01, 235/474.02, 340/7.38, 340/988, 340/445, 340/928, 340/929, 340/539.1, 340/539.3, 340/7.32, 340/7.36, 340/7.37, 370/311, 370/445, 370/449, 370/346, 370/349, 370/352, 370/355, 370/450
• US Class Current: 455/343.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0232 according to average transmission signal activity
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A wireless device is disclosed. The wireless device includes a radio module and an application. The radio module is used to communicate data on a wireless network. The application is used to facilitate the transition of the radio module from an active state to a dormant state. This transition occurs whenever data has not been communicated at the radio module for a predetermined time interval.

Claims

1. A wireless device comprising:

a timer;

a power management mechanism to conserve battery power;

an application program interface API to control a radio module;

a radio module to receive timeout information via a wireless service provider network to maintain an active state; and

an application to control said timer &

said power management mechanism to facilitate the transition of the radio module from the active state to a dormant state whenever data has not been communicated at the radio module for a predetermined time interval by overriding the received timeout information.

2. The wireless device of claim 1 wherein the application comprises a timer to transmit a signal to the radio module upon reaching the predetermined time interval to override the timeout information received from the wireless network.

3. The wireless device of claim 2 further comprising an application program interface (API) to facilitate communication between the timer and the radio module.

4. The wireless device of claim 3 wherein the API forces the radio module into the dormant state.

5. The wireless device of claim 2 wherein the timer is set to the predetermined time interval each time the wireless device communicates data.

6. The wireless device of claim 1 further comprising code division multiple access (CDMA) hardware.

7. The wireless device of claim 1 wherein the radio module checks the wireless device to determine if data is waiting to be communicated, wherein the data waiting to be communicated is an acknowledgement from a server indicating receipt of recently communicated data.

8. The wireless device of claim 7 wherein if data is waiting to be communicated the wireless device remains in the active state.

9. A method comprising:

controlling a radio module via a application program interface API;

receiving data at a radio module via a wireless service provider network;

activating a timer to count to a predetermined time interval upon receiving the data;

receiving timeout information via the wireless network to maintain the radio module in an active state; and

overriding the timeout information by forcing the radio module into a dormant state from the active state upon the timer reaching the predetermined time interval, to conserve battery power.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising resetting the timer upon the radio module communicating data.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein the forcing of the radio module into the dormant state is preformed by an application program interface (API).

12. The method of claim 10 further comprising the radio module remaining in the active state upon communicating data.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the radio module is to wait for an acknowledgement from a server before entering into the dormant state.

14. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sets of instructions, the sets of instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

control a radio module via a application program interface API;

receive at a radio module via a wireless service provider network;

activate a timer to count to a predetermined time interval upon receiving the data;

receive timeout information via the wireless network receive to maintain the radio module in an active state; and

override the timeout information by forcing the radio module into a dormant state from the active state upon the timer reaching the predetermined time interval, to conserve battery power.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 14 further causes the machine to reset the timer upon the radio module communicating data.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 14 wherein the forcing of the radio module into the dormant state is preformed by an application program interface (API).

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 15 wherein the radio module remains in the active state upon communicating data.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 17 wherein the radio module is to wait for an acknowledgement from a server before entering into the dormant state.