Mobile device power saving
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorPaul J. Rankin
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Abstract
A method is provided for power saving in a mobile device (10) for use in conjunction with a plurality of beacon devices (12, 14, 20), together with devices for use in such systems. The mobile device detects and receives data from such beacon devices including a first one of said beacon devices when the mobile device is at a first location within a first predetermined distance from said first one of said beacon devices. The mobile device is equipped to detect movement thereof and, having detected the first one of said beacon devices, the mobile device is disabled from detecting such beacon devices until said device has determined that it has moved from said first location.
Claims9
A method for power saving in a mobile device for use in conjunction with a plurality of beacon devices, wherein:
- said mobile device detects and receives data from such beacon devices including a first one of said beacon devices when said mobile device is at a first location within a first predetermined distance from said first one of said beacon devices, and said mobile device detects movement thereof;
- wherein, having detected said first one of said beacon devices, said mobile device is disabled from detecting such beacon devices until said device has determined that it has moved from said first location.
A mobile device for use in conjunction with a plurality of beacon devices, said mobile device including:
- communications means operable to detect and receive data from such beacon devices including a first one of said beacon devices when said mobile device is at a first location within a first predetermined distance from said first one of said beacon devices;
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- detector means operable to detect movement of said mobile device;
- wherein, said communications means having detected said first one of said beacon devices, said communications means are disabled from detecting such beacon devices until said detector means determine that said mobile device has moved from said first location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.