VEHICLE CONTROLLED POLLING REDUCTION AT MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON MOTION STATUS REPORTED BY MOBILE DEVICE

摘要

A mobile device (400) is provided and includes a sensor (407) and a control module (402). The sensor is configured to detect movement of the mobile device. The control module is configured to: based on an output of the sensor, determine whether the mobile device is moving; when the mobile device is moving, transmit via a transceiver (408) at least one signal to a vehicle (200) indicating movement of the mobile device and an indication of presence of the mobile device; based on the at least one signal, receive an instruction signal or an information signal from the vehicle via the transceiver; based on the instruction signal or an information signal, at least one of reduce a polling rate of the mobile device, cease to indicate presence of the mobile device or transition to a sleep mode; and transition from the sleep mode to an awake mode in response to movement of the mobile device.