Abstract:
A battery monitoring apparatus that senses battery conditions such as low battery charge, end of battery capacity, and end of battery life, and responds by taking actions such as sending messages to a remote site and/or powering down. A rechargeable battery is coupled to one or more power-consuming electrical components, including battery monitoring equipment. The battery monitoring equipment senses battery charge. In response to a low-battery-charge condition, the battery monitoring equipment transmits a battery status message to a remote site and powers-down some of the electrical components. Whenever the battery nears the end of its capacity, the monitoring equipment powers down all electronic components and awaits the application of external power. The invention also tracks the time required for the battery charge to deplete. Charge duration decreases over time, and whenever it reaches a predetermined minimum, the battery monitoring equipment transmits a representative status message to the remote site.
Abstract:
A battery monitoring apparatus that senses battery conditions such as low battery charge, end of battery capacity, and end of battery life, and respon ds by taking actions such as sending messages to a remote site and/or powering down. A rechargeable battery is coupled to one or more power-consuming electrical components, including battery monitoring equipment. The battery monitoring equipment senses battery charge. In response to a low-battery- charge condition, the battery monitoring equipment transmits a battery statu s message to a remote site and powers-down some of the electrical components. Whenever the battery nears the end of its capacity, the monitoring equipment powers down all electronic components and awaits the application of external power. The invention also tracks the time required for the battery charge to deplete. Charge duration decreases over time, and whenever it reaches a predetermined minimum, the battery monitoring equipment transmits a representative status message to the remote site.
Abstract:
Un aparato para el monitoreo de baterias que percibe las condiciones de la bateria, tales como carga baja de la bateria, fin de la capacidad de la bateria y fin de vida de la bateria y responde tomando acciones tales como el envio de mensajes a un sitio remoto y/o el apagado de los aparatos. Una bateria recargable es conectada a uno o mas componentes electricos que consumen energia, incluyendo el equipo de monitoreo de la bateria. El equipo de monitoreo de la bateria percibe la carga de la bateria. En respuesta a una condicion de "carga baja de la bateria", el equipo de monitoreo de la bateria transmite un mensaje de la condicion de la bateria al sitio remoto y apaga algunos de los componentes electricos. Siempre que la bateria se acerca al fin de su capacidad, el equipo de monitoreo apaga todos los componentes electronicos y espera la aplicacion de energia externa. La invencion tambien rastrea el tiempo requerido para que se agote la carga de la bateria. La carga de la bateria disminuye con el paso del tiempo y siempre que alcanza un minimo previamente determinado, el equipo de monitoreo de la bateria transmite un mensaje representativo de la condicion al sitio remoto.
Abstract:
In an embodiment, a subordinate mobile communication device (SMCD) (200; 400) receives (500A; 700; 800A) a content access profile from a dispatcher. The content access profile includes (i) proxy server selection criteria (500A; 800A) to facilitate the SMCD to select between a plurality of proxy servers based on a current transport mechanism type (e.g., WiFi, 3G, Satellite, etc.), each of the plurality of proxy servers being configured by the dispatcher to provide different degrees of support for Internet-based services to the SMCD, and/or (ii) a set of Internet-based service access rules (700; 800A) to facilitate the SMCD to independently determine whether to grant or deny access by the SMCD to Internet-based services based on the current transport mechanism type of a connection between the SMCD and an access network. The SMCD determines (505A; 605; 705; 725; 805A; 805B) its current transport mechanism type and uses the content access profile to selectively engage (515A, 525A; 615, 625; 715; 735; 815B; 820B, 830B) with a given Internet-based service.
Abstract:
Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for distributing configuration data to one or more mobile terminals. An embodiment of one method of the invention includes receiving from the host application a request from a client to transmit a configuration data value to a mobile terminal. The configuration data value can include a designation of a new precedence level for a mobile terminal corresponding to a new operating characteristic of the mobile terminal. The method can include the step of transmitting from the NMC a configuration data value including the new precedence level to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can include a mobile application defining a previous precedence level such that the mobile terminal loads the configuration data in response to the new precedence level different from the previous precedence level.
Abstract:
A battery monitoring apparatus that senses battery conditions such as low battery charge, end of battery capacity, and end of battery life, and responds by taking actions such as sending messages to a remote site and/or powering down. A rechargeable battery is coupled to one or more power-consuming electrical components, including battery monitoring equipment. The battery monitoring equipment senses battery charge. In response to a low-battery-charge condition, the battery monitoring equipment transmits a battery status message to a remote site and powers-down some of the electrical components. Whenever the battery nears the end of its capacity, the monitoring equipment powers down all electronic components and awaits the application of external power. The invention also tracks the time required for the battery charge to deplete. Charge duration decreases over time, and whenever it reaches a predetermined minimum, the battery monitoring equipment transmits a representative status message to the remote site.