Apparatus for saving power by using location information and method thereof
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1. A power saving apparatus using location information, the apparatus comprising:
- a transceiver for receiving a location information set from a base station, the base station storing the location information set; and
a controller for determining a location of the power saving apparatus and generating self-location information based on the determined location, comparing the self-location information to the received location information set, and activating any one of a plurality of modes based on the comparing, each of the plurality of modes utilizing a different power consumption level.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of saving power using location information, which can control power consumption of a mobile terminal in a sparse cell environment is provided. The power saving apparatus using location information comprises a transceiver for receiving a location information set from a base station having the stored location information set, a controller for receiving the location information set from the transceiver, and activating any one of a plurality of modes by using the location information set, where each of the plurality of modes utilizes a different power consumption level.
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36 Claims
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1. A power saving apparatus using location information, the apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver for receiving a location information set from a base station, the base station storing the location information set; and a controller for determining a location of the power saving apparatus and generating self-location information based on the determined location, comparing the self-location information to the received location information set, and activating any one of a plurality of modes based on the comparing, each of the plurality of modes utilizing a different power consumption level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of saving power in a power saving apparatus using location information, the method comprising:
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determining a location of the power saving apparatus and generating self-location information based on the determined location; receiving a location information set from a base station; comparing the self-location information to the received location information set; and activating any one of a plurality of modes based on the comparing, each of the plurality of modes utilizing a different power consumption level. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of a base station, the method comprising:
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storing a first location information set which comprises base station location information about a location of each of at least one base station, and base station coverage information about a coverage of each of the at least one base station; receiving a second location information set from a mobile terminal; comparing the first location information set with the second location information set; and transmitting the first location information set to the mobile terminal when the first location information set corresponds to a newer location information set in comparison to the second location information set. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions for causing a base station to implement a method, the method comprising:
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a first set of instructions for storing a first location information set which comprises base station location information about a location of each of at least one base station, and base station coverage information about a coverage of each of the at least one base station; a second set of instructions for receiving a second location information set from a mobile terminal; a third set of instructions for comparing the first location information set with the second location information set; and a fourth set of instructions for transmitting the first location information set to the mobile terminal when the first location information set corresponds to a newer location information set in comparison to the second location information set. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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