METHOD OF CONTROLLING A DEVICE IMPLEMENTING THE SAME

There is provided a method of controlling a device that comprises a receiver and a movement sensor, the method comprising (a) deactivating the receiver; (b) while the receiver is deactivated, analyzing measurements from the movement sensor to determine a measure of the distance the device has moved...

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Main Authors PIJL MARTEN JEROEN, FULTON PAUL MICHAEL, BALDUS HERIBERT
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 26.03.2015
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:There is provided a method of controlling a device that comprises a receiver and a movement sensor, the method comprising (a) deactivating the receiver; (b) while the receiver is deactivated, analyzing measurements from the movement sensor to determine a measure of the distance the device has moved from a first location; and (c) in the event that it is determined from the measurements from the movement sensor that the device has moved from the first location by more than a threshold distance, activating the receiver and using the receiver to obtain a second measurement of the location of the device.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201214363824