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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
May. 24, 2010
Ashish Nagesh Desai, San Diego, CA (US);
Ricky W. Yuen, Saratoga, CA (US);
Leonid Sheynblat, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Ashish Nagesh Desai, San Diego, CA (US);
Ricky W. Yuen, Saratoga, CA (US);
Leonid Sheynblat, Hillsborough, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods are provided for managing power consumption of a plurality of sensors within a mobile device. A method may include receiving a request from a sensor client regarding a sensor, determining whether the sensor client requested registration/deregistration, controlling a power supply and an operational mode of the sensor, based upon the registration/deregistration request, for reducing power consumption of the sensor, determining whether the sensor client provided a start/stop request for data from the sensor, and controlling power to the sensor, a device/driver configuration, and an operational mode of the sensor, based upon the start/stop request for data, for reducing the power consumption of the sensor. An apparatus may include a processor, a power supply coupled to the processor, a sensor coupled to the power supply, and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions for causing the processor to execute the aforementioned method.