Reducing power consumption in a networked battery-operated device using sensors

a networked battery and sensor technology, applied in the field of mobile computing devices, can solve the problems of device power source, typically a battery, depletion of battery, etc., and achieve the effect of reducing the instantaneous power consumption of the devi
US20060019724A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-01-26MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
Publication Date
2006-01-26
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A method and system for mobile device power consumption management decreases the instantaneous power consumption of a mobile device, increasing operational lifetime of the device. In an embodiment of the invention, the mobile device is associated with a plurality of device behavior modification techniques that can be set in response to data collected from a plurality of sensors associated with the device. In an embodiment, the sensors detect the device's motion, tilt, proximity to a user, contact with a user, and orientation with respect to a user. In a further embodiment, the sensors detect a temperature related to the device or its environment.
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[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 124,720, filed Apr. 17, 2002, entitled REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN A NETWORKED BATTERY-OPERATED DEVICE USING SENSORS, now pending.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates generally to mobile computing devices, and more particularly, to power consumption reduction in a mobile computing device using sensors. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] With the advent of extreme miniaturization in electronic components, many new types of devices and activities have become possible and even prevalent. For example, the use of many types of mobile devices that use radio frequency signals for connectivity has become routine. One such device is a cell phone, and another is a personal information device, i.e. a handheld computing device that is usable for tasks such as scheduling appointments as well as tasks such as communicating over a network with another user having...

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