Patent ID: 8554264

Claim:
A method for conserving battery life in a handheld computer utilized within a warehouse via optimizing transmit power of a wireless adapter of the handheld computer, comprising: determining a destination for a broadcast, including at least: obtaining a location of a wireless access point within the warehouse, the wireless access point designated for receiving at least one transmission from the wireless adapter of the handheld computer; determining a distance from the handheld computer to the wireless access point; and determining an initial value for a transmit power of a transmission from the wireless adapter of the handheld computer to the wireless access point; receiving at least one signaling parameter associated with a dynamic condition affecting the broadcast, including at least: determining at least one stocking level of one or more goods stored within the warehouse via at least querying an inventory database of at least one inventory management computer associated with the warehouse; obtaining one or more density values associated with at least one of the one or more goods stored within the warehouse; and modifying the initial value of the transmit power of the transmission from the wireless adapter of the handheld computer to the wireless access point based at least in part on the at least one stocking level and the one or more density values associated with at least one of the one or more goods stored within the warehouse; and adjusting at least one broadcasting parameter for optimizing reception of the broadcast at the destination, including at least conserving battery life of the handheld computer via at least utilizing the modified transmit power for the wireless adapter of the handheld computer to conserve battery life by transmitting using a lower transmit power while ensuring adequate reception at the wireless access point considering at least one of the stocking level or density values associated with at least one of the one or more goods stored within the warehouse.