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US 8,786,430 B2Granted
Wireless communication system and method for communicating disaster information
AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation
InventorNoriaki Kagawa
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Abstract
A wireless communication apparatus and technology operable to display disaster information is disclosed. The system receives information on a disaster such as earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, rain, or snow, and content can be displayed based on the type and severity of the disaster.
Claims17
A wireless communication device comprising:
- a receiver module operable to receive disaster information concerning a disaster that is external to the wireless communication device;
- a detector module operable to detect a degree of severity of a disaster from the disaster information;
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- a controller module operable to set a control content corresponding to the degree of severity of the disaster, wherein the controller module is further operable to set the wireless communication system in a power saving mode if the degree of severity of the disaster is higher than a predetermined degree, and set the wireless communication system in a power supply off mode if the degree of severity of the disaster is lower than the predetermined degree.
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A method of controlling a wireless communication apparatus comprising:
- receiving disaster information concerning a disaster external to the wireless communication apparatus;
- detecting a degree of severity of a disaster based on the disaster information;
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- setting a control content corresponding to the degree of severity of the disaster, wherein the wireless communication apparatus is set to a power saving mode if the degree of severity of the disaster is higher than a predetermined degree, and the wireless communication apparatus is set to a power supply off mode if the degree of severity of the disaster is lower than the predetermined degree.
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A non-transient computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor, perform a method of controlling a wireless communication apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving disaster information concerning a disaster external to the wireless communication apparatus;
- detecting a degree of severity of a disaster based on the disaster information;
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- setting a control content corresponding to the degree of severity of the disaster, wherein the wireless communication apparatus is set to a power saving mode if the degree of severity of the disaster is higher than a predetermined degree, and the wireless communication apparatus is set to a power supply off mode if the degree of severity of the disaster is lower than the predetermined degree.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.