Method and System for Device Activation
First Claim
1. A method of activating an electronic device comprising:
- obtaining movement data indicative of movement of the electronic device;
determining whether at least a portion of the movement data satisfies a predetermined activation criteria comprising one or more predetermined motion patterns of the electronic device;
activating a power state based on determining whether the portion of the movement data satisfies the predetermined activation criteria; and
disabling activation of the control circuit for a period of time in response to one or more consecutive determinations that the portion of the movement data does not satisfy the predetermined activation criteria.
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Abstract
An electronic device is configured to analyze movement data generated by a sensor (e.g., an accelerometer assembly) in the electronic device to determine if the electronic device should be activated from a reduced power state. A control circuit in the electronic device can compare the movement data to a predetermined movement pattern to determine whether the movement should be ignored, or if the movement is consistent with a user shaking the electronic device to activate the electronic device. As a result of this approach, erroneous activation of the electronic device is avoided, thereby preventing the electronic device from needlessly depleting its battery before deployment by the end user.
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1. A method of activating an electronic device comprising:
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obtaining movement data indicative of movement of the electronic device; determining whether at least a portion of the movement data satisfies a predetermined activation criteria comprising one or more predetermined motion patterns of the electronic device; activating a power state based on determining whether the portion of the movement data satisfies the predetermined activation criteria; and disabling activation of the control circuit for a period of time in response to one or more consecutive determinations that the portion of the movement data does not satisfy the predetermined activation criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic device comprising:
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a communications interface; a sensor configured to; generate movement data indicative of movement of the electronic device; and a control circuit configured to; obtain the movement data from the sensor; determine whether at least a portion of the movement data satisfies a predetermined activation criteria comprising a predetermined motion pattern of the electronic device; activate a power state based on determining whether the portion of the movement data satisfies the predetermined activation criteria; and disable activation of the control circuit for a period of time in response to one or more consecutive determinations that the portion of the movement data does not satisfy the predetermined activation criteria. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed, configure a control circuit to:
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obtain movement data indicative of movement of an electronic device; determine whether the movement data satisfies a predetermined activation criteria comprising a predetermined motion pattern of the electronic device; deactivate the control circuit in response to determining that the movement data does not correspond to the predetermined activation criteria; and activate a communication interface in response to determining that the movement data corresponds to the predetermined activation criteria.
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