Patent ID: 8599745
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for conserving power on a mobile computing device, comprising: defining a power timeout parameter corresponding to a period of inactivity for a mobile computing device, wherein a time interval defined by the power timeout parameter is based on and longer than a time interval defined by a network address translation (NAT) timeout parameter associated with a communication channel on a first network connection; setting a timer equal to time interval defined by the power timeout parameter; detecting activity on the mobile computing device associated with the communication channel; resetting the timer to time interval defined by the power timeout variable when activity associated with the communication channel is detected; transitioning the mobile computing device into a power conservation state when the timer expires; detecting activity associated with the communication channel while the mobile computing device is in the power conservation state; scanning for a second network connection that is faster than the first network connection; transitioning, when the mobile computing device is in the power conservation state, the mobile computing device from the power conservation state to an active state when activity associated with the communication channel is detected by establishing the communication channel on the second network connection.