Receiving wireless information on a mobile device with reduced power consumption
US6289464A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for receiving wireless information on a portable computing device includes powering a wireless receiver only from a battery of the portable computing device. Receiving wireless information and storing the wireless information in memory of the wireless receiver. The wireless receiver wakes up a processor of the portable computing device when the wireless information fills a threshold of the memory available in the wireless receiver. The wireless information is then transferred from the memory of the wireless receiver to the memory of the portable computing device.
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