Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic wake to update wireless connectivity
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Application No.: US14720615Application Date: 2015-05-22
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Publication No.: US09967823B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Derek Basehore , Alexandra Levich
- Applicant: Google Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
- Current Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Main IPC: G08C17/00
- IPC: G08C17/00 ; H04W52/02 ; H04W4/02 ; H04W48/16 ; H04W84/12 ; H04W52/28 ; H04W88/06 ; H04W76/04

Abstract:
A computing device updates wireless connectivity information while the device is in an idle state, in expectation of user-interaction. Power is suspended to wireless network circuitry in a mobile device, for example, when the device is in an idle state. On detecting a movement of the mobile device, a location sensor is activated to read a current location of the mobile device while power to the wireless network circuitry is suspended. Based on the current location being a threshold distance from a location determined before power to the wireless network circuitry was suspended, the wireless network circuitry is activated and a current listing of wireless access points near the mobile device is determined without user interaction with the virtual features of the device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160345269A1 AUTOMATIC WAKE TO UPDATE WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Public/Granted day:2016-11-24
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