System and method for selectively activating a communication device
First Claim
1. A power management system for an electronic device, comprising:
- a microprocessor controlling the electronic device;
an accelerometer; and
a power application operating on the microprocessor and providing instructions to the microprocessor toplace the electronic device in a low power state from a higher power state upon determining from displacement data derived from data generated by the accelerometer that the electronic device has been returned to around a resting location from an active position that is in a spaced relationship to the resting location, the electronic device having been operating in the higher power state when at the active position; and
place the electronic device in the low power state from the higher power state and deactivate the backlight when a predetermined time for shut-off passes.
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a system and method for managing power and activation of a communication device. The system comprises: a microprocessor controlling the electronic device; an accelerometer; and a power application operating on the microprocessor. The application provides instructions to the microprocessor to place the electronic device in a low power state from a higher power state upon determining from movement data generated by the accelerometer that the electronic device has been returned to around a resting location where the electronic device was previously in a stationary state from a first location that is in a spaced relationship to the resting location.
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17 Claims
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1. A power management system for an electronic device, comprising:
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a microprocessor controlling the electronic device; an accelerometer; and a power application operating on the microprocessor and providing instructions to the microprocessor to place the electronic device in a low power state from a higher power state upon determining from displacement data derived from data generated by the accelerometer that the electronic device has been returned to around a resting location from an active position that is in a spaced relationship to the resting location, the electronic device having been operating in the higher power state when at the active position; and place the electronic device in the low power state from the higher power state and deactivate the backlight when a predetermined time for shut-off passes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of selectively placing an electronic device in one of a plurality of power consumption modes, comprising:
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monitoring an accelerometer in the electronic device for movement data; placing the electronic device in a low power state from a higher power state upon determining from displacement data derived from data generated by the accelerometer that the electronic device has been returned to around a resting location from an active position that is in a spaced relationship to the resting location, the electronic device having been operating in the higher power state when at the active position; and placing the electronic device in the low power state from the higher power state and deactivate the backlight when a predetermined time for shut-off passes. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a microprocessor; an accelerometer; and a power application operating on the microprocessor and providing instructions to the microprocessor to place the electronic device in a low power state from a higher power state upon determining from displacement data derived from data generated by the accelerometer that the electronic device has been returned to around a resting location from an active position that is in a spaced relationship to the resting location, the electronic device having been operating in the higher power state when at the active position; and
,place the electronic device in the low power state from the higher power state and deactivate the backlight when a predetermined time for shut-off passes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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Specification