Adjusting a duty cycle of wireless transmissions
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting, by an electronic device comprising a processor, at least one physical characteristic associated with the electronic device, the at least one physical characteristic comprising proximity of the electronic device to a user;
monitoring, by the electronic device, wireless transmission activity of an electronic device during a given time interval;
computing, by the electronic device, a measure of radiation exposure based on the monitored wireless transmission activity;
determining, based on the computed measure of radiation exposure, whether a radiation-related threshold will be violated; and
in response to detecting the at least one physical characteristic comprising the proximity of the electronic device to the user, adjusting, by the electronic device, a duty cycle of wireless transmissions of the electronic device based on the monitored wireless transmission activity and determining that the radiation-related threshold will be violated, where the adjusting considers the electronic device to be idle if the electronic device wirelessly transmits at a power level less than a non-zero power threshold.
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Abstract
A duty cycle of wireless transmissions of the electronic device is adjusted based on wireless transmission activity. The adjusting considers the electronic device to be idle if the electronic device wirelessly transmits at a power level less than a non-zero power threshold.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, by an electronic device comprising a processor, at least one physical characteristic associated with the electronic device, the at least one physical characteristic comprising proximity of the electronic device to a user; monitoring, by the electronic device, wireless transmission activity of an electronic device during a given time interval; computing, by the electronic device, a measure of radiation exposure based on the monitored wireless transmission activity; determining, based on the computed measure of radiation exposure, whether a radiation-related threshold will be violated; and in response to detecting the at least one physical characteristic comprising the proximity of the electronic device to the user, adjusting, by the electronic device, a duty cycle of wireless transmissions of the electronic device based on the monitored wireless transmission activity and determining that the radiation-related threshold will be violated, where the adjusting considers the electronic device to be idle if the electronic device wirelessly transmits at a power level less than a non-zero power threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic device comprising:
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a sensor to detect a physical characteristic associated with the electronic device, the physical characteristic comprising a proximity of the electronic device to a user; and at least one processor to; compute a measure of radiation exposure based on monitored wireless transmission activity of the electronic device; determine, based on the computed measure of radiation exposure, whether a radiation-related threshold will be violated; and in response to detecting the physical characteristic comprising the proximity of the electronic device to the user, trigger performance of a duty cycle adjustment procedure that adjusts a duty cycle of wireless transmissions from the electronic device based on determining that the radiation-related threshold will be violated. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An article comprising at least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium storing instructions that upon execution cause an electronic device to:
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detect a proximity of the electronic device to a user; monitor wireless transmission activity of the electronic device during a given time interval; compute a measure of radiation exposure based on the monitored wireless transmission activity of the electronic device; determine, based on the computed measure of radiation exposure, whether a radiation-related threshold will be violated; and in response to detecting the proximity of the electronic device to the user, reduce a duty cycle of wireless transmissions of the electronic device based on determining that the radiation-related threshold will be violated, where the adjusting considers the electronic device to be idle if the electronic device wirelessly transmits at a non-zero power level less than a non-zero power threshold. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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