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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Thomas S. Humphries, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
David W. Hill, Holy Cross, IA (US);
Neal J. Buchmeyer, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Maury J. Anderson, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and power saving methods are disclosed. The apparatus includes a radio communication device including at least one hardware component configured to operate in a normal mode and a power saving mode. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to monitor operations of the radio communication device and to determine whether to set the at least one hardware component to operate in the normal mode or in the power saving mode. The apparatus further includes a control mechanism associated with the at least one hardware component. The control mechanism is configured to change the operation of the at least one hardware component between the normal mode and the power saving mode based on a command received from the controller.