Patent · US Expired

System and method for conserving battery power in a mobile station

US7113811B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Agere Systems Inc. · US

Inventors

Norman Goris · Dortmund, DE
Wolfgang Scheit · Westerburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 17, 2003
Grant date	Sep 26, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 28, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile station and a method of conserving battery power consumed thereby. In one embodiment, the mobile station includes: (1) a chassis having a display and (2) a proximity sensor coupled to the chassis and adapted to cause a power consumption of the display to be reduced when the display is within a predetermined range of an external object.

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