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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2010
Kyu-han Kim, Redwood City, CA (US);
Zhenyun Zhuang, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jatinder Pal Singh, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kyu-Han Kim, Redwood City, CA (US);
Zhenyun Zhuang, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jatinder Pal Singh, Mountain View, CA (US);
Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn, DE;
Abstract
A method is provided for managing a location sensing operation for location-based applications, including activating a first sensor disposed in the portable device so as to provide a location sensing operation requested by at least one location-based application. The method further includes periodically monitoring movement of the portable device by a second sensor disposed in the portable device, and suppressing the location sensing operation of the first sensor in accordance with the movement of the portable device detected by the second sensor.