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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2003
Zeke Koch, Seattle, WA (US);
Susan E. Pappalardo, Kirkland, WA (US);
Ray Sun, Seattle, WA (US);
James D. Drage, Seattle, WA (US);
Chee H. Chew, Redmond, WA (US);
Joel P. Dehlin, Redmond, WA (US);
Debbie M. Yau, Toronto, CA;
Zeke Koch, Seattle, WA (US);
Susan E. Pappalardo, Kirkland, WA (US);
Ray Sun, Seattle, WA (US);
James D. Drage, Seattle, WA (US);
Chee H. Chew, Redmond, WA (US);
Joel P. Dehlin, Redmond, WA (US);
Debbie M. Yau, Toronto, CA;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method that facilitates control of the power states of a mobile device's wireless radios. Radios can be collectively turned off in a straightforward, intuitive operation, and can be restored to a powered-on state in a similar manner. In addition to collective powering down and restoring, the power states of individual radios can be controlled in a selective manner. When any radio is on, a connectivity dialog provides a link for collectively turning wireless devices off. When no radios are on, the connectivity dialog provides a corresponding link to turn wireless radios on, which may be only those that were on prior to the collective shutdown. A settings user interface, such as accessible via a link on the connectivity dialog, provides on/off radio buttons and checkboxes that enable the selective control of radio power state.