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US 8,275,424 B2Granted
System and method for controlling a wireless device
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorJames W. McCoy
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Abstract
A method is provided for controlling operation of a wireless device, including: receiving an initial incoming signal from a remote device in a first operational mode, the initial incoming signal including information related to an initial remaining battery power in the remote device; determining that a second operational mode will be a first possible mode if the initial remaining battery power in the remote device is within a first power range; determining that the second operational mode will be a second possible mode if the initial remaining battery power in the remote device is within a second power range; and transmitting instructions to the remote device in the first operational mode to transmit and receive in the second operational mode.
Claims20
A method for controlling the operation of the wireless device, including:
- receiving an initial incoming signal from a remote device in a first operational mode, the initial incoming signal including information related to an initial remaining battery power in the remote device;
- determining that a second operational mode will be a first possible mode if the initial, remaining battery power in the remote device is within a first range;
- determining that the second operational mode will be a second possible mode if the initial remaining battery power in the remote device is within a second range;
- transmitting instructions to the remote device in the first operational mode to transmit and receive in the second operational mode:
- receiving an operational incoming signal from a remote device in the second operational mode after transmitting the instructions to the remote device, the operational incoming signal including information related to a revised remaining battery power in the remote device;
- determining that a third operational mode will be the first possible mode if the revised remaining battery power in the remote device is within the first range;
- determining that the third operational mode will be the second possible mode if the revised remaining battery power in the remote device is within the second range;
- and
- transmitting instructions to the remote device in the second operational mode to transmit and receive in the third operational mode.
6 more elements
A method for controlling operation of a wireless device, including:
- receiving an initial incoming signal from a remote device in a first operational mode, the initial incoming signal including information related to an initial remaining battery power in the remote device;
- determining that a second operational mode will be a first possible mode if the initial remaining battery power in the remote device is within a first power range;
- determining that the second operational mode will be a second possible mode if the initial remaining battery power in the remote device is within a second power range;
- and
- transmitting instructions to the remote device in the first operational mode to transmit and receive in the second operational mode;
- wherein the first possible mode comprises a full duplex mode and the second possible mode comprises a half-duplex mode.
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A method for controlling operation of a wireless device, including:
- receiving an initial incoming signal from a remote device in a first operational mode, the initial incoming signal including information related to an initial remaining battery power in the remote device;
- determining that a second operational mode will be a first possible mode if the initial remaining battery power in the remote device is within a first power range;
- determining that the second operational mode will be a second possible mode if the initial remaining battery power in the remote device is within a second power range;
- transmitting instructions to the remote device in the first operational mode to transmit and receive in the second operational mode;
- receiving an operational incoming signal from a remote device in the second operational mode after transmitting the instructions to the remote device, the operational incoming signal including a request for assignment of a requested mode, and information related to a revised remaining battery power in the remote device;
- determining whether the requested mode is an appropriate mode by considering the revised remaining battery power in the remote device;
- setting a third operational mode to be the requested mode if the requested mode is appropriate;
- setting the third operational mode to be an alternate mode if the requested mode is not appropriate;
- and
- transmitting instructions to the remote device in the second operational mode to transmit and receive in the third operational mode.
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A method for controlling operation of a wireless device, including:
- receiving an initial incoming signal from a remote device in a first operational mode, the initial incoming signal includes a request for assignment of a requested mode and information related to an initial remaining battery power in the remote device;
- determining whether the requested mode is an appropriate mode by considering the initial remaining battery power in the remote device;
- setting a second operational mode to be the requested mode if the requested mode is appropriate;
- setting the second operational mode to be an alternate mode if the requested mode is not appropriate;
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- transmitting instructions to the remote device in the first operational mode to transmit and receive in the second operational mode;
- wherein the first operational mode comprises one of a full duplex mode and a half-duplex mode, and the requested mode comprises another of the full duplex mode and the half-duplex mode.
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A method for controlling operation of a wireless device, including:
- receiving an incoming signal from a remote mobile device in a first operational mode, the incoming signal including information related to a remaining battery power in the remote mobile device;
- determining that a second operational mode will be one of at least:
- (i) a full duplex mode when the remaining battery power in the remote mobile device meets a first power criterion;
- or (ii) a half duplex mode when the remaining battery power in the remote mobile device meets a second criterion;
- and
- transmitting instructions to the remote mobile device in the first operational mode to subsequently transmit and receive in the second operational mode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.