Method of Optimizing Power Consumption in A Wireless Device
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Reinisch, Craig Watson, David Wheatley, Nitya Narasimhan
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for operating a wireless communication device. The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of battery powered modules that are carried by a user and together operate as the wireless communication module (ensemble), detecting a battery reserve power level of a first module of the plurality of modules and transferring a processing function from the first module to a second module of the plurality of modules based upon the detected battery reserve power.
Claims20
A method of operating a wireless communication device comprising:
- providing a plurality of battery powered modules that are carried by a user and together operate as the wireless communication device;
- detecting a battery reserve power level of a first module of the plurality of modules;
- and
- transferring a processing function from the first module to a second module of the plurality of modules based upon the detected battery reserve power.
A wireless communication device comprising:
- a plurality of battery powered modules that are carried by a user and that together operate as the wireless communication device;
- means for detecting a battery reserve power level of a first module of the plurality of modules;
- and
- means for transferring a processing function from the first module to a second module of the plurality of modules based upon the detected battery reserve power.
A wireless communication device comprising:
- a plurality of battery powered modules that are carried by a user and that together operate as a wireless personal area network;
- a power monitoring application that detects a battery reserve power level of a first module of the plurality of modules;
- and
- a power control application that transfers a processing function from the first module to a second module of the plurality of modules based upon the detected battery reserve power.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.