Dynamic baseband management
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- one or more processing elements, wherein the one or more processing elements are configured to cause an accessory wireless device to;
determine whether the accessory wireless device has a relay wireless link with a companion wireless device;
determine, if the accessory wireless device has a relay wireless link with a companion wireless device, a type of the relay wireless link; and
determine a baseband operating mode based at least in part on whether the accessory wireless device has a relay wireless link with the companion wireless device and further based at least in part on the type of the relay wireless link, wherein said determining a baseband operating mode comprises, if the accessory wireless device has a relay wireless link with a companion wireless device and an application at the accessory wireless device is requesting location information for the accessory wireless device, selecting a limited baseband operating mode, wherein in the limited baseband operating mode the accessory wireless device determines the location of the accessory wireless device and does not perform cellular transmissions.
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to dynamic baseband management for a wireless device. The wireless device may be an accessory device. The accessory device may determine whether it has a short-range wireless communication link with a companion device. The accessory device may determine one or more proximity metrics relating to the companion device. The accessory device may further determine one or more metrics associated with user settings, user activity and/or application activity at the wireless device. The wireless device may select a (e.g., full, limited, or off) baseband operating mode based on any or all of these considerations.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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one or more processing elements, wherein the one or more processing elements are configured to cause an accessory wireless device to; determine whether the accessory wireless device has a relay wireless link with a companion wireless device; determine, if the accessory wireless device has a relay wireless link with a companion wireless device, a type of the relay wireless link; and determine a baseband operating mode based at least in part on whether the accessory wireless device has a relay wireless link with the companion wireless device and further based at least in part on the type of the relay wireless link, wherein said determining a baseband operating mode comprises, if the accessory wireless device has a relay wireless link with a companion wireless device and an application at the accessory wireless device is requesting location information for the accessory wireless device, selecting a limited baseband operating mode, wherein in the limited baseband operating mode the accessory wireless device determines the location of the accessory wireless device and does not perform cellular transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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at an accessory device; determining whether the accessory device has a short-range wireless communication link with a companion device; determining, if the accessory device does not have a short-range wireless communication link with a companion device, a length of time for which the accessory device has not had a short-range communication link with a companion device; and determining a baseband operating mode based at least in part on whether the accessory device has a short-range wireless communication link with a companion device and, if the accessory device does not have a short-range communication link with a companion device, further based at least in part on the length of time for which the accessory device has not had a short-range communication link with a companion device, wherein said determining a baseband operating mode comprises, if the accessory device has a short-range wireless communication link with a companion device and an application at the accessory device is requesting location information for the accessory device, selecting a limited baseband operating mode, wherein in the limited baseband operating mode the accessory device determines the location of the accessory device and does not perform cellular transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An accessory wireless device, comprising:
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wireless communication circuitry, comprising at least cellular communication circuitry, global navigational satellite system (GNSS) circuitry, and short-range wireless communication circuitry; and one or more processing elements coupled to the wireless communication circuitry, wherein the one or more processing elements are configured to cause the accessory wireless device to; determine whether the accessory wireless device has a short-range wireless communication link with a companion wireless device; determine one or more metrics associated with user settings, user activity and/or application activity at the accessory wireless device, wherein the one or more metrics associated with user settings, user activity and/or application activity at the accessory wireless device comprise at least whether an application is currently requesting location information for the accessory wireless device; determine whether to limit functionality of the cellular communication circuitry based at least in part on whether the accessory wireless device has a short-range wireless communication link with a companion wireless device and further based at least in part on the one or more metrics associated with user settings, user activity or application activity at the accessory wireless device; and determine whether to use the GNSS circuitry of the accessory wireless device to obtain the location information or to obtain the location information from the companion wireless device via a short-range wireless communication link when an application is currently requesting location information for the accessory wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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