Inventors:
Mary M Madine - Tempe AZ, US
Colin G. Dunlop - Queen Creek AZ, US
Joseph C. Sligo - Chandler AZ, US
Assignee:
General Instrument Corporation - Horsham PA
International Classification:
H04B 7/00
US Classification:
455522, 455 412, 455 134, 455572, 455574, 370311, 340 101
Abstract:
A power control device (), for use with a WPAN host device (), and a method () for supporting seamless mobility in transferring content between a WPAN-enabled device and the host device, such as between a Bluetooth-enabled information source and a Bluetooth-enabled host device. The host device includes a WPAN module (), an on/off control module () and the power control device or module (). The power control module () includes a power source () for powering a controller () that instructs the on/off control module to turn on the host device if the host device is turned off and if a WPAN information source has a WPAN master/slave relationship with the host device. The controller also can instruct the on/off control module to turn off the host device if the WPAN information source no longer has a WPAN master/slave relationship with the host device.