Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption of receiver
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1. A method of reducing power consumption of a receiver, the method comprising:
- identifying sensors configured to transmit a signal;
generating data to control a transmission operation of the sensors; and
transmitting the data to the sensors,wherein the generating data comprises combining a transmission time of a first sensor and a transmission time of a second sensor into a single period of an active mode section, each active mode section being separated from another active mode section by a sleep mode section during which receiving of the signal is disabled, andwherein the data comprises time information indicating a period of time required to elapse before a sensor is permitted to transmit a signal in response to the sensor receiving the data.
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Abstract
A method of reducing power consumption of a receiver includes identifying a plurality of sensors for transmitting a signal, generating data for controlling a transmission operation of the plurality of sensors, and transmitting the data to the plurality of sensors.
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1. A method of reducing power consumption of a receiver, the method comprising:
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identifying sensors configured to transmit a signal; generating data to control a transmission operation of the sensors; and transmitting the data to the sensors, wherein the generating data comprises combining a transmission time of a first sensor and a transmission time of a second sensor into a single period of an active mode section, each active mode section being separated from another active mode section by a sleep mode section during which receiving of the signal is disabled, and wherein the data comprises time information indicating a period of time required to elapse before a sensor is permitted to transmit a signal in response to the sensor receiving the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19)
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10. An apparatus for reducing power consumption, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor identifying unit configured to identify a sensors configured to transmit a signal; a data generating unit configured to generate data to control a transmission operation of the sensors; and a data transmitting unit configured to transmit the data to the sensors, wherein the data generating unit is further configured to combine a transmission time of a first sensor and a transmission time of a second sensor into a single period of an active mode section, each active mode section being separated from another active mode section by a sleep mode section during which receiving of the signal is disabled, and wherein the data comprises time information indicating a period of time required to elapse before a sensor is permitted to transmit a signal in response to the sensor receiving the data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of reducing power consumption of a receiver, the method comprising:
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generating data to control sensors configured to transmit a signal to the receiver so that all of the sensors transmit respective signals to the receiver within a single active period during which the receiver is enabled to receive signals without creating interference between the signals, each active period being separated from another active period by a sleep period during which receiving of the signal is disabled; and transmitting the data to the sensors, wherein the data comprises time information indicating a period of time required to elapse before a sensor is permitted to transmit a signal in response to the sensor receiving the data.
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