Power management profile on a mobile device
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a power-management-initiating signal; and
grouping, in a mobile communication device, a plurality of outgoing communications into a single transmission in response to the power-management-initiating signal by delaying a first one of said outgoing communications for a predetermined period of time, and by grouping the delayed first outgoing communication with one or more additional outgoing communications that are requested during said predetermined period of time; and
wherein the grouping of a plurality of outgoing communications into the single transmission comprises;
assigning a priority of either HIGH or LOW to each of the outgoing communications;
determining that the priority of the first one of said outgoing communications is LOW; and
responsive to determining that the priority of the first one of said outgoing communications is LOW, performing said delaying of the first one of said outgoing communications.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system suitable for managing the power consumption of a mobile communication device by way of a user-selectable profile. In response to receiving a power management-initiating signal the mobile communication device performs at least one of the following: Receipt of incoming communication is deferred while other functionality of the mobile communication device is retained; outgoing communication is grouped into a single transmission; and a subsequent transmission is deferred if the transmission requires power exceeding a predetermined threshold.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a power-management-initiating signal; and grouping, in a mobile communication device, a plurality of outgoing communications into a single transmission in response to the power-management-initiating signal by delaying a first one of said outgoing communications for a predetermined period of time, and by grouping the delayed first outgoing communication with one or more additional outgoing communications that are requested during said predetermined period of time; and wherein the grouping of a plurality of outgoing communications into the single transmission comprises; assigning a priority of either HIGH or LOW to each of the outgoing communications; determining that the priority of the first one of said outgoing communications is LOW; and responsive to determining that the priority of the first one of said outgoing communications is LOW, performing said delaying of the first one of said outgoing communications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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a transmitter; and a processor configured to cause the apparatus to receive a power-management-initiating signal; and group, in said apparatus, a plurality of outgoing communications into a single transmission transmitted by the transmitter in response to the power-management-initiating signal by delaying a first one of said outgoing communications for a predetermined period of time, and by grouping the delayed first outgoing communication with one or more additional outgoing communications that are requested during said predetermined period of time; and wherein the grouping of a plurality of outgoing communications into the single transmission comprises; assigning a priority of either HIGH or LOW to each of the outgoing communications; determining that the priority of the first one of said outgoing communications is LOW; and responsive to determining that the priority of the first one of said outgoing communications is LOW, performing said delaying of the first one of said outgoing communications. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having machine readable code that, when executed by an apparatus, causes the apparatus to:
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receive a power-management-initiating signal; and group a plurality of outgoing communications into a single transmission in response to the power-management-initiating signal by delaying a first one of said outgoing communications for a predetermined period of time, and by grouping the delayed first outgoing communication with one or more additional outgoing communications that are requested during said predetermined period of time; and wherein the grouping of a plurality of outgoing communications into the single transmission comprises; assigning a priority of either HIGH or LOW to each of the outgoing communications; determining that the priority of the first one of said outgoing communications is LOW; and responsive to determining that the priority of the first one of said outgoing communications is LOW, performing said delaying of the first one of said outgoing communications.
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