METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MOBILE DEVICE CLOCK MANAGEMENT
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1. A method, at a mobile device, comprising:
- obtaining a first value of a sleep counter and a first time stamp in response to the mobile device entering a lower power state, wherein the first time stamp is referenced to a local network time;
entering a higher power state to acquire a paging signal;
obtaining a second value of the sleep counter and a second time stamp while in the higher power state, wherein the second time stamp is referenced to the local network time;
returning to the lower power state; and
estimating an increment cycle of the sleep counter based, at least in part, on a first difference between the first time stamp and the second time stamp, and second difference between the first value of the sleep counter and the second value of the sleep counter.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods, systems and/or devices to calibrate a network time by acquisition of satellite positioning system (SPS) signals and different instances of time, and time-tagging SPS times according to the network time. In particular, the network time may be calibrated based, at least in part, on a first difference between first and second SPS times obtained at two SPS position fixes and a second difference between corresponding first and second time stamps.
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1. A method, at a mobile device, comprising:
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obtaining a first value of a sleep counter and a first time stamp in response to the mobile device entering a lower power state, wherein the first time stamp is referenced to a local network time; entering a higher power state to acquire a paging signal; obtaining a second value of the sleep counter and a second time stamp while in the higher power state, wherein the second time stamp is referenced to the local network time; returning to the lower power state; and estimating an increment cycle of the sleep counter based, at least in part, on a first difference between the first time stamp and the second time stamp, and second difference between the first value of the sleep counter and the second value of the sleep counter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile device comprising:
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a receiver; a sleep counter circuit; and one or more processors configured to; obtain a first value of a sleep counter and a first time stamp in response to the mobile device entering a lower power state, wherein the first time stamp is referenced to a local network time; transition the mobile device to a higher power state to acquire a paging signal received at the receiver; obtain a second value of the sleep counter and a second time stamp while in the higher power state, wherein the second time stamp is referenced to the local network time; transition the mobile device to the lower power state; and estimate an increment cycle of the sleep counter based, at least in part, on a first difference between the first time stamp and the second time stamp, and second difference between the first value of the sleep counter and the second value of the sleep counter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which are executable by one or more processors of a mobile device to:
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obtain a first value of a sleep counter and a first time stamp in response to the mobile device entering a lower power state, wherein the first time stamp is referenced to a local network time; transition the mobile device to a higher power state to acquire a paging signal; obtain a second value of the sleep counter and a second time stamp while in the higher power state, wherein the second time stamp is referenced to the local network time; transition the mobile device to the lower power state; and estimate an increment cycle of the sleep counter based, at least in part, on a first difference between the first time stamp and the second time stamp, and second difference between the first value of the sleep counter and the second value of the sleep counter. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. At a mobile device, an apparatus comprising:
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means for obtaining a first value of a sleep counter and a first time stamp in response to the mobile device entering a lower power state, wherein the first time stamp is referenced to a local network time; means for entering a higher power state to acquire a paging signal; means for obtaining a second value of the sleep counter and a second time stamp while in the higher power state, wherein the second time stamp is referenced to the local network time; means for returning to the lower power state; and means for estimating an increment cycle of the sleep counter based, at least in part, on a first difference between the first time stamp and the second time stamp, and second difference between the first value of the sleep counter and the second value of the sleep counter. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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