Power management profile
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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, wherein said predetermined period of time is determined by the mobile communication device waiting until it detects that a measured radio frequency (RF) field is stronger than a predetermined level.
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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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16 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, wherein said predetermined period of time is determined by the mobile communication device waiting until it detects that a measured radio frequency (RF) field is stronger than a predetermined level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. 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, wherein said predetermined period of time is determined by the apparatus waiting until it detects that a measured radio frequency (RF) field is stronger than a predetermined level. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. 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, wherein said predetermined period of time is determined by the apparatus waiting until it detects that a measured radio frequency (RF) field is stronger than a predetermined level.
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