System and method for facilitating short-range wireless communications between a mobile wireless device and an auxiliary system

摘要

The present invention relates to a system and method for facilitating short-range wireless communications between a mobile wireless device and an auxiliary device. The wireless device includes a short-range transceiver for communicating with an auxiliary device; a signal module for providing a mode control signal; and, a control module for controllably shifting a short-range transceiver between a power saver mode and a search mode based on the mode control signal received from the signal module. When in the search mode, the short-range transceiver is operable to search for the auxiliary device to communicate therewith. When in a power saver mode, the short-range transceiver is not operable to search for the auxiliary device.

主权项

1. A wireless device comprising:
a short-range transceiver for communicating with a second device; a control module for controllably shifting the short-range transceiver from a second mode to a search mode, and from the search mode to the second mode, the control module configured to shift the short-range transceiver from the second mode to the search mode without sensing the second device; and a user input operable to configure the control module to provide the shifting between modes.