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Power management utilizing proximity or link status determination

  • US 8,484,494 B2
  • Filed: 11/20/2009
  • Issued: 07/09/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing device comprising:

  • a wireless transceiver adapted to receive a wireless signal from a wireless communication device;

    an input/output interface adapted to interface with a peripheral device;

    a processor; and

    a memory storing a power management application configured to monitor a wireless communication device proximity utilizing a received signal strength indication (RSSI) value associated with the wireless signal and responsive to the wireless communication device proximity operate the computing device in a normal operation mode or a power conservation mode, wherein the wireless signal from the wireless communication device comprises worn state data of the wireless communication device indicating a worn state or a ditched state, and the power management application is further configured to switch from the normal operation mode to the power conservation mode only if the wireless communication device is in the worn state.

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