Apparatus, method, and system for sensing suppression for location-based applications
AssigneeDeutsche Telekom AG
InventorsKyu-Han KIM, Zhenyun ZHUANG, Jatinder Pal SINGH
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Abstract
A method is provided for managing a location sensing operation for location-based applications, including activating a first sensor disposed in the portable device so as to provide a location sensing operation requested by at least one location-based application. The method further includes periodically monitoring movement of the portable device by a second sensor disposed in the portable device, and suppressing the location sensing operation of the first sensor in accordance with the movement of the portable device detected by the second sensor.
Claims22
A method for managing a location sensing operation for at least one location-based application executed on a portable device, comprising:
- activating a first sensor disposed in the portable device so as to provide the location sensing operation requested by the at least one location-based application;
- periodically monitoring movement of the portable device by a second sensor disposed in the portable device;
- and
- suppressing the location sensing operation of the first sensor in accordance with the movement of the portable device detected by the second sensor.
A portable device for providing at least one location-based application, comprising:
- a digital processor configured to execute at least one location-based application, the location-based application requesting a location sensing operation;
- a first sensor configured to execute the location sensing operation requested by the at least one location-based application;
- and
- a second sensor configured to periodically monitor movement of the portable device,
- wherein the digital processor is further configured to suppress the location sensing operation of the first sensor in accordance with the movement of the portable device detected by the second sensor.
A computer readable medium having computer readable codes stored thereon, the computer readable codes, when executed by a digital process disposed in a portable device, managing a location sensing operation for at least one location-based application, the computer readable codes comprising:
- instructions for activating a first sensor so as to provide the location sensing operation requested by the at least one location-based application;
- instructions for periodically monitoring movement of the portable device based on sensor readings collected from a second sensor;
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- instructions for suppressing the location sensing operation of the first sensor in accordance with the movement of the portable device detected by the first sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.