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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2003
Avi R. Geiger, Seattle, WA (US);
Glenn M. Davis, Woodinville, WA (US);
Anton W. Krantz, Kirland, WA (US);
Avi R. Geiger, Seattle, WA (US);
Glenn M. Davis, Woodinville, WA (US);
Anton W. Krantz, Kirland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A mechanism that reduces power consumption of a transmitter/receiver circuit in a wireless device. The transmitter/receiver circuit is powered down to a reduced-power state after transmitting a message. The reduced-power state is too low to be able to transmit or receive information. Round trip statistics regarding how low it typically takes to receive a response to the message are then used to determine when to power up the transmitter/receiver circuit to the extent that it could receive the response. Accordingly, by being powered up for only a window of time in which the receipt of the response would likely occur, the transmitter/receiver circuit consumes less power while still likely receiving the response. The window of time may be adjusted as appropriate for the importance of the information, the performance of the specific wireless network, and the sensitivity of the wireless network to not receiving the response.