Patent ID: 9304572
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G06F,H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for managing a power mode of a designated electronic device, the method comprising: determining a geographical location of a mobile electronic device; comparing the determined geographical location of the mobile electronic device with a stored location of a designated electronic device in a power-off mode; repeatedly sending a wake-up signal to the designated electronic device, for a designated period of time, if the determined geographical location of the mobile electronic device is within a proximity threshold of the designated electronic device, wherein the designated electronic device is configured to enter a power-on mode upon receipt of the wake-up signal; periodically updating the geographical location of the mobile device; and resetting the mobile electronic device if a distance between the updated geographical location of the mobile device and the stored location of the designated electronic device exceeds the proximity threshold, wherein another wake-up signal is sent to the reset mobile electronic device if subsequent to entering the reset mode, the reset mobile electronic device is determined to be within a proximity threshold of the designated electronic device.