Power management utilizing proximity or link status determination
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1. A computing device comprising:
- a wireless transceiver configured to receive a wireless signal from a wireless first wireless communication device over a first wireless communications link, wherein the wireless first wireless communication device is operable to form a second wireless communications link with a wireless second wireless communication device;
an input/output interface adapted to interface with a peripheral device;
a processor; and
a memory storing a power management application configured to receive in the wireless signal from the wireless first wireless communication device an indication of a link connection status of the second wireless communications link and responsive to the link connection status of the second wireless communications link operate the computing device in a normal operation mode or a power conservation mode, the link connection status of the second wireless communications link dependent upon movement of the wireless second wireless communication device with respect to a link boundary with the first wireless communication device.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for power management are disclosed. In one example, proximity of link status of a wireless communication device is used to determine whether a power conservation mode is implemented.
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1. A computing device comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured to receive a wireless signal from a wireless first wireless communication device over a first wireless communications link, wherein the wireless first wireless communication device is operable to form a second wireless communications link with a wireless second wireless communication device; an input/output interface adapted to interface with a peripheral device; a processor; and a memory storing a power management application configured to receive in the wireless signal from the wireless first wireless communication device an indication of a link connection status of the second wireless communications link and responsive to the link connection status of the second wireless communications link operate the computing device in a normal operation mode or a power conservation mode, the link connection status of the second wireless communications link dependent upon movement of the wireless second wireless communication device with respect to a link boundary with the first wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for power conservation comprising:
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receiving at a computing device a data associated with a link connection status associated with a wireless communications link between a wireless first wireless communication device and a wireless second wireless communication device, the link connection status dependent upon movement of the wireless second wireless communication device with respect to a link boundary with the first wireless communication device; operating the computing device in a power conservation mode responsive to the data indicating the link connection status is a no-link status; and operating the computing device in a normal operation mode responsive to the data indicating the link connection status is a linked status. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:
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receiving at a computing device a data associated with a link connection status associated with a wireless communications link between a wireless first wireless communication device and a wireless second wireless communication device, the link connection status dependent upon movement of the wireless second wireless communication device with respect to a link boundary with the first wireless communication device; operating the computing device in a power conservation mode responsive to the data indicating the link connection status is a no-link status; and operating the computing device in a normal operation mode responsive to the data indicating the link connection status is a linked status. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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