Patent ID: 9599492
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G01D,G05B,G08B,H04B,H04M,H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method for controlling a sensor by a mobile device, the method comprising: executing an application performing a task; obtaining first sensor data using a first sensor to perform the task; receiving second sensor data obtained using a second sensor of at least one communication-connected external device; comparing a pattern of the first sensor data with a pattern of the second sensor data referring to at least one of a time difference, a phase difference, a frequency difference, and an amplitude difference; and when the pattern of the first sensor data is consistent with the pattern of the second sensor data in a predetermined range for a predetermined time interval, disabling the first sensor and using the second sensor data for performing the task according to a battery state of the mobile device and the external device.