Wireless device battery optimization by suppressing oscillation in cell scope during idle mode
AssigneeCarrier Iq, Inc.
InventorsBenoit Pasquereau, David Paul Hayter
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Abstract
One example of a method of managing battery usage by a wireless mobile communication device includes reading a start time, an end time, and other information, for each of a number of extents, and identifying one or more handovers, using the start time, end time, and other information, wherein the one or more handovers are handover activity. Next, the handover activity is compared to an allowable threshold, and a determination made as to when the number of idle mode handovers exceeds the allowable threshold. Finally, battery usage by the wireless mobile communication device is reduced by taking action to reduce the number of idle mode handovers that occur.
Claims18
A method of managing battery usage by a wireless mobile communication device, the method comprising:
- reading a start time, an end time, and other information, for each of a plurality of extents;
- identifying a plurality of handovers, using the start time, end time, and other information, wherein the plurality of handovers collectively comprise handover activity;
- comparing the handover activity to an allowable threshold;
- determining when the number of a particular type of handover exceeds the allowable threshold;
- and
- reducing battery usage by taking action to reduce the number of the particular type of handovers that occur.
A wireless mobile communication device, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory storage media including an agent in the form of executable instructions which, when executed by or at the direction of the processor, perform the following processes:
- reading a start time, an end time, and other information, for each of a plurality of extents;
- identifying a plurality of idle mode handovers, using the start time, end time, and other information;
- and
- reporting the idle mode handovers.
A wireless network operator entity configured to communicate with a plurality of wireless mobile communication devices, the wireless network operator entity comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory storage media including executable instructions which, when executed by or at the direction of the processor, perform the following processes:
- receiving information from a wireless mobile communication device, wherein the information comprises a start time, an end time, and other information, for each of a plurality of extents;
- analyzing the received information to identify a number of idle mode handovers experienced by the wireless mobile communication device, and to identify a location for each of the idle mode handovers;
- determining when the number of idle mode handovers exceeds an allowable threshold;
- and
- performing, or causing the performance of, an action to reduce the number of idle mode handovers experienced by the wireless mobile communication device, wherein the action, when taken, reduces battery usage by the wireless mobile communication device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.