Patent ID: 8588869
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: G06F,H04M,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A data collection device (DCD), comprising a motion sensor, a proximity detector, a keypad, a memory, a processor in communications with the memory, and a phone, wherein the DCD is configured to perform a method comprising: placing the DCD in a first low power mode responsive to the DCD being front down for a first predetermined period of time; placing the DCD in the first low power mode in a second low power mode responsive to the DCD being back down for a second predetermined period, wherein the second predetermined period of time is longer than the first predetermined period of time; placing the DCD in the second power mode in a third low power mode responsive to the DCD being in a position that is neither front down nor back down for a third predetermined period of time, wherein the third predetermined period of time is longer than the second predetermined period of time; and placing the DCD in one of the first power mode, the second power mode, or the third power mode in a reduced power state when the proximity detector detects the DCD is close to a user's face, wherein said reduced power states comprises a speakerphone or hands free mode.