System and method for preserving battery life for a mobile station
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsBaowei Ji, Farooq Khan, Zhouyue Pi
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Abstract
A mobile station capable of accessing a wireless communication network having a plurality of base stations is provided. The mobile station is configured to determine if a battery level of the mobile station is below a selected one of a plurality of power level thresholds. The mobile station is also configured to, upon a determination that the battery level is below the selected power level threshold, send a battery report to a first base station of the wireless communication network. The mobile station is further configured to enter a battery power preservation mode. The battery power preservation mode may include an enhanced idle mode, an enhanced sleep mode, or a persistent allocation mode.
Claims23
A mobile station capable of accessing a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of base stations, the mobile station configured to:
- determine if a battery level of the mobile station is below a selected one of a plurality of power level thresholds;
- and
- upon a determination that the battery level is below the selected power level threshold:
- send a battery report to a first base station of the wireless communication network;
- and
- enter a battery power preservation mode.
A base station in a wireless communication network, the base station capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile stations, the base station configured to:
- receive a battery report from a first of the mobile stations;
- determine if the first mobile station is eligible to enter a battery power preservation mode;
- and
- upon a determination that the first mobile station is eligible to enter the battery power preservation mode, enter the battery power preservation mode for the first mobile station.
A wireless communication network comprising a plurality of base stations, each base station capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile stations, each base station is configured to:
- receive a battery report from a first of the mobile stations;
- determine if the first mobile station is eligible to enter a battery power preservation mode;
- and
- upon a determination that the first mobile station is eligible to enter the battery power preservation mode, enter the battery power preservation mode for the first mobile station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.