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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
John R. Sanders, Seattle, WA (US);
Vlad Riscutia, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew J. Peacock, Seattle, WA (US);
David M. Gray, Bellevue, WA (US);
David J. Brennan, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A technique is described for efficiently detecting a wireless beacon signal emitted from a beacon-emitting mechanism, and thereby reducing consumption of power. The technique operates by selectively increasing detection activity when a detection event is likely to occur, and decreasing it otherwise. The technique leverages calendar information as one factor in determining when a detection event is likely to occur. The technique can also vary the detection activity based on location information (identifying the location of a user) and/or motion information (describing the motion of the user).