Saving power in a communication device
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorChih-Hsiang WU
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Abstract
A user device (UE) capable of operating in dual-mode connectivity (DC) with a master node (MN) and a secondary node (SN) detects a low-power condition of a battery of the UE. In response, the user device prevents the UE from operating in DC with the SN, so that the UE and the MN are configured to operate in single connectivity.
Claims18
A method in a user device (UE) capable of operating in dual-mode connectivity (DC) with a master node (MN) and a secondary node (SN), the method comprising:
- detecting, by processing hardware, a low-power condition of a battery of the UE;
- and
- in response to detecting the low-power condition of the battery:
- preventing, by the processing hardware, the UE from operating in DC with the SN, so that the UE and the MN are configured to operate in single connectivity.
The method of any of the preceding claims, further comprising:
- disabling MN carrier aggregation (CA) in response to detecting the low-power condition of the battery.
The method of any of the preceding claims, further comprising, subsequently to preventing the UE from operating in DC:
- in response to determining that the low-power condition no longer applies, enabling the UE to operate in DC with the SN.
A UE capable of operating in dual-mode connectivity (DC) with a master node (MN) and a secondary node (SN), the UE comprising:
- a battery;
- a controller;
- and
- a memory coupled to the controller and configured to store computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to:
- detect a low-power condition of the battery of the UE;
- and
- in response to detecting the low-power condition of the battery, prevent the UE from operating in DC with the SN, so that the UE and the MN are configured to operate in single connectivity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.