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Saving battery on wireless connections on mobile devices using internal motion detection

  • US 8,433,934 B1
  • Filed: 06/28/2012
  • Issued: 04/30/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for optimizing battery life in a mobile computing device, the method comprising:

  • determining that a wireless signal associated with a wireless network connection utilized by the mobile computing device is at or below a reception strength threshold;

    in response to determining that a wireless signal associated with a wireless network connection utilized by the mobile computing device is at or below a reception strength threshold, disabling the wireless network connection in response to the wireless signal being at or below the reception strength threshold;

    while the wireless network connection is disabled;

    determining, from one or more motion sensors of the mobile computing device, an amount of motion of the mobile computing device during a predetermined time period;

    determining that the amount of motion of the mobile device exceeds a predetermined motion threshold; and

    in response to determining that the amount of motion of the mobile device exceeds a predetermined motion threshold, enabling the previously-disabled wireless network connection.

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