System and method for facilitating short-range wireless communications between a mobile wireless device and an auxiliary system
First Claim
1. A wireless device comprising:
- a short-range transceiver for communicating with an auxiliary device;
a signal module for providing a mode control signal; and
,a control module for controllably shifting the short-range transceiver between a power saver mode and a search mode based on the mode control signal received from the signal module;
wherein,when in the search mode, the short-range transceiver is operable to search for the auxiliary device to communicate therewith, and when in the power saver mode, the short-range transceiver is inactive and not operable to search for the auxiliary device;
the signal module comprises a detector for detecting when the auxiliary device is in close proximity, the signal module being operable to send a first signal when the detector detects that the auxiliary device is in close proximity and a second signal when the detector detects that the auxiliary device is not in close proximity; and
the control module is operable to shift the short-range transceiverfrom the power saver mode to the search mode when the first signal is received from the signal module, andfrom the search mode to the power saver mode when the second signal is received from the signal module.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for facilitating short-range wireless communications between a mobile wireless device and an auxiliary device. The wireless device includes a short-range transceiver for communicating with an auxiliary device; a signal module for providing a mode control signal; and, a control module for controllably shifting a short-range transceiver between a power saver mode and a search mode based on the mode control signal received from the signal module. When in the search mode, the short-range transceiver is operable to search for the auxiliary device to communicate therewith. When in a power saver mode, the short-range transceiver is not operable to search for the auxiliary device.
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24 Claims
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1. A wireless device comprising:
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a short-range transceiver for communicating with an auxiliary device; a signal module for providing a mode control signal; and
,a control module for controllably shifting the short-range transceiver between a power saver mode and a search mode based on the mode control signal received from the signal module;
wherein,when in the search mode, the short-range transceiver is operable to search for the auxiliary device to communicate therewith, and when in the power saver mode, the short-range transceiver is inactive and not operable to search for the auxiliary device; the signal module comprises a detector for detecting when the auxiliary device is in close proximity, the signal module being operable to send a first signal when the detector detects that the auxiliary device is in close proximity and a second signal when the detector detects that the auxiliary device is not in close proximity; and the control module is operable to shift the short-range transceiver from the power saver mode to the search mode when the first signal is received from the signal module, and from the search mode to the power saver mode when the second signal is received from the signal module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling short-range wireless communication using a short-range transceiver between a wireless device and an auxiliary device, the method comprising:
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providing a proximate device indicator near to the auxiliary device to indicate proximity of the auxiliary device to the wireless device; detecting when the proximate device indicator is in close proximity using a detector of a signal module on the wireless device; sending a first signal from the signal module to a control module on the wireless device when the detector detects that the proximate device indicator is in close proximity; sending a second signal from the signal module to the control module when the detector detects that the proximate device indicator is not in close proximity; using the control module, controllably shifting the short-range transceiver from a power saver mode to a search mode when the first signal is received from the signal module; and using the control module, controllably shifting the short-range transceiver from the search mode to the power saver mode when the second signal is received from the signal module;
wherein,when in the search mode, the short-range transceiver is operable to search for the auxiliary device to communicate therewith, and when in the power saver mode, the short-range transceiver is inactive and not operable to search for the auxiliary device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless system comprising
(a) an auxiliary device having a short-range communication module; -
(b) a proximate device indicator for indicating proximity of the auxiliary device, wherein the proximate device indicator is located proximate to the auxiliary device; and
,(c) a wireless device having (i) a short-range transceiver for communicating with the auxiliary device; (ii) a detector for detecting when the proximate device indicator is in close proximity; and
,(iii) a control module for controllably shifting the short-range transceiver from a power saver mode to a search mode when the detector detects that the proximate device indicator is in close proximity, and for controllably shifting the short-range transceiver from the search mode to the power saver mode when the detector detects that the proximate device indicator is not in close proximity; wherein, when in the search mode, the short-range transceiver is operable to search for the short-range communication module of the auxiliary device to communicate therewith, and when in the power saver mode, the short-range transceiver is inactive and not operable to search for the short-range communication module of the auxiliary device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions executable on a processor of a wireless device, the processor being operable to execute the instructions to:
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control a detector of a signal module on the wireless device to detect when a proximate device indicator is in close proximity, wherein the proximate device indicator is near to the auxiliary device and indicates proximity of the auxiliary device to the wireless device; control the signal module to send a first signal to a control module on the wireless device when the detector detects that the proximate device indicator is in close proximity; control the signal module to send a second signal to the control module when the detector detects that the proximate device indicator is not in close proximity; instruct the control module to controllably shift the short-range transceiver from a power saver mode to a search mode when the first signal is received from the signal module; and instruct the control module to controllably shift the short-range transceiver from the search mode to the power saver mode when the second signal is received from the signal module;
wherein,when in the search mode, the short-range transceiver is operable to search for the auxiliary device to communicate therewith, and when in the power saver mode, the short-range transceiver is inactive and not operable to search for the auxiliary device.
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