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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2011
Sankaran C. Balasubramaniam, Bangalore, IN;
Mahesh Perepa, Bangalore, IN;
Sankaran C. Balasubramaniam, Bangalore, IN;
Mahesh Perepa, Bangalore, IN;
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A device () and method () of saving energy in a wireless communication device () capable of running on a wide area network and a local area network, are disclosed. The method () can include: operating () on a wide area network and a local area network, defining an active mode, wherein neighbor cell measurements are made at a first scanning interval; detecting () conditions to transition to a dormant mode, by: a) operating on the local area network, b) entering a scheduled quiet time, and c) determining a quality of service from the local area network meets a predetermined threshold; and transitioning () to a dormant mode wherein the neighbor cell measurements are made at a second scanning interval, reduced from the first scanning interval.