Patent ID: 11908291
Assignee: FREEUS, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A method to reconfigure power modes of a mobile personal emergency response service (MPERS) device, the method comprising:
operating the MPERS device in a first power mode, wherein operating the MPERS device in the first power mode includes:
continuously powering a processor of the MPERS device; and
continuously powering a communication interface of the MPERS device;

receiving a power mode reconfiguration command from a server that instructs the MPERS device to operate in a second power mode that is different than the first power mode; and
in response to receiving the power mode reconfiguration command, terminating operation of the MPERS device in the first power mode and operating the MPERS device in the second power mode, wherein operating the MPERS device in the second power mode includes:
continuously powering the processor of the MPERS device; and
intermittently powering the communication interface of the MPERS device wherein intermittently powering the communication interface comprises:
powering on the communication interface according to a predetermined schedule to communicate with the server;
powering on the communication interface from an off state to report an emergency event in response to actuation of an emergency button of the MPERS device by a user of the MPERS device; and
powering down the communication interface at other times.