Techniques and apparatuses for configuring a power saving mode of a modem module using an external real-time clock
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsLijun Lin, Vieri Vanghi, Liangchi Hsu
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Abstract
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may determine, using a real-time clock (RTC) included in a microcontroller, that a modem module is to exit a power saving mode; instruct a load switch to connect the modem module to a battery of the UE based at least in part on the determination; and instruct the modem module to exit the power saving mode based at least in part on the determination. Numerous other aspects are provided.
Claims30
A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- determining, using a real-time clock (RTC) included in a microcontroller, that a modem module, included in a low power wide area module, is to exit a power saving mode;
- instructing a load switch to connect the modem module to a battery of the UE based at least in part on the determination;
- and
- instructing the modem module to exit the power saving mode based at least in part on the determination.
A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
- memory;
- and
- one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to:
- determine, using a real-time clock (RTC) included in a microcontroller, that a modem module, included in a low power wide area module, is to exit a power saving mode;
- instruct a load switch to connect the modem module to a battery of the UE based at least in part on the determination;
- and
- instruct the modem module to exit the power saving mode based at least in part on the determination.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for wireless communication, the one or more instructions comprising:
- one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the one or more processors to:
- determine, using a real-time clock (RTC) included in a microcontroller, that a modem module, included in a low power wide area module, is to exit a power saving mode;
- instruct a load switch to connect the modem module to a battery of the UE based at least in part on the determination;
- and
- instruct the modem module to exit the power saving mode based at least in part on the determination.
An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
- means for determining, using a real-time clock (RTC) included in a microcontroller, that a modem module, included in a low power wide area module, is to exit a power saving mode;
- means for instructing a load switch to connect the modem module to a battery of the apparatus based at least in part on the determination;
- and
- means for instructing the modem module to exit the power saving mode based at least in part on the determination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.