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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Timothy Fulton Park, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Steven Lee, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Fulton Park, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Steven Lee, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sensor is used to detect movement of a mobile device. For example, data received from an accelerometer may be averaged together and compared to a threshold value. If the average of the data is greater than a threshold value, the mobile device may be assumed to be moving. This information may be used to control the frequency of data collection by, for example, a GPS receiver in order to maximize utility and minimize power use.
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