Patent ID: 9414330
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H04B,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: detecting, by an electronic device comprising a processor, at least one physical characteristic associated with the electronic device, the at least one physical characteristic comprising proximity of the electronic device to a user; monitoring, by the electronic device, wireless transmission activity of an electronic device during a given time interval; computing, by the electronic device, a measure of radiation exposure based on the monitored wireless transmission activity; determining, based on the computed measure of radiation exposure, whether a radiation-related threshold will be violated; and in response to detecting the at least one physical characteristic comprising the proximity of the electronic device to the user, adjusting, by the electronic device, a duty cycle of wireless transmissions of the electronic device based on the monitored wireless transmission activity and determining that the radiation-related threshold will be violated, where the adjusting considers the electronic device to be idle if the electronic device wirelessly transmits at a power level less than a non-zero power threshold.