Power management of sensors within a mobile device

An apparatus for managing power consumption of at least one sensor within a mobile device, comprising:

• a processor;
• a power supply coupled to the processor;
• at least one sensor coupled to the power supply;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions for causing the processor to
• receive a request from a sensor client regarding a sensor,
• determine whether the sensor client requested registration/deregistration,
• control a power supply and an operational mode of the sensor, based upon the registration/deregistration request, for reducing power consumption of the sensor,
• determine whether the sensor client provided a start/stop request for data from the sensor, and
• control power to the sensor, a device/driver configuration, and an operational mode of the sensor, based upon the start/stop request for data, for reducing the power consumption of the sensor.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the processor to manage power consumption of a plurality of sensors within a mobile device, comprising:

• instructions to receive a request from a sensor client regarding a sensor;
• instructions to determine whether the sensor client requested registration/deregistration;
• instructions to control a power supply and an operational mode of the sensor, based upon the registration/deregistration request, for reducing power consumption of the sensor;
• instructions to determine whether the sensor client provided a start/stop request for data from the sensor;
• and
• instructions to control power to the sensor, a device/driver configuration, and an operational mode of the sensor, based upon the start/stop request for data, for reducing the power consumption of the sensor.

An apparatus for managing power consumption of a plurality of sensors within a mobile device, comprising:

• means for receiving a request from a sensor client regarding a sensor;
• means for determining whether the sensor client requested registration/deregistration;
• means for controlling a power supply and an operational mode of the sensor, based upon the registration/deregistration request, for reducing power consumption of the sensor;
• means for determining whether the sensor client provided a start/stop request for data from the sensor;
• and
• means for controlling power to the sensor, a device/driver configuration, and an operational mode of the sensor, based upon the start/stop request for data, for reducing the power consumption of the sensor.