1. A method for saving battery power consumption of a User Equipment (UE) in a mobile telecommunication system, said method comprising:
checking whether any predetermined criteria are fulfilled, said predetermined criteria including a request criterion that is fulfilled if the UE explicitly requests to receive paging at an extended DRX cycle, and a reselection criterion that is fulfilled if cell reselection is not performed for the UE for a predetermined period of time; and
applying an extended DRX cycle to the UE, if at least one of the predetermined criteria is fulfilled.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said applying comprises configuring a paging proxy, such that the paging proxy will receive paging information from the network on behalf of the UE and forward the paging information to the UE in accordance with the extended DRX cycle.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein, in cases where the reselection criterion is fulfilled, said applying comprises receiving information indicating that the reselection criterion is fulfilled, and, in response, installing an extended DRX state for the UE in the core network, and sending paging information to the UE in accordance with the extended DRX cycle.
4. A paging proxy associated with a mobile telecommunication network and comprising:
inputoutput circuits configured to receive a paging proxy configuration message indicating that a user equipment (UE) requests an extended DRX cycle, and configured to receive a paging message for the UE from the network and forward the received paging message to the UE; and
a processing circuit configured to control forwarding of the received paging message by the inputoutput circuits in accordance with the received paging proxy configuration message, such that said inputoutput circuits forward the received paging message to the UE in accordance with the extended DRX cycle.
5. The paging proxy of claim 4, wherein the paging proxy configuration message indicates an extended DRX cycle set to infinity implying that the UE requests not to be paged during a time period and wherein the paging proxy is further configured to receive the paging message on behalf of the UE.
6. The paging proxy of claim 5, wherein the paging proxy comprises electronic storage for storing information related to the received paging messages.
7. The paging proxy of claim 6, wherein the paging proxy comprises a communication circuit configured for sending the stored information to the UE.
8. The paging proxy of claim 5, wherein the paging proxy is configured to indicate to the network when the UE is willing to receive paging messages again.
9. The paging proxy of claim 4, wherein the paging proxy configuration message indicates that the UE requests an extended DRX cycle during a time period, and the paging proxy is adapted to forward the received paging message to the UE in accordance with the extended DRX cycle.
10. The paging proxy of claim 9, wherein the paging proxy is configured to transmit a message indicating the extended DRX cycle to a radio network node such that the radio network node can synchronize with the extended DRX cycle.
11. The paging proxy of claim 9, wherein the time period is a predetermined time period.
12. The paging proxy of claim 9, wherein the end of the time period is indicated by a message received from the UE.
13. The paging proxy of claim 4, wherein the processing circuit is configured to forward the received paging message to the UE in accordance with the extended DRX cycle by being configured to:
intercept the paging message sent from the network to the UE when the UE is in the extended DRX cycle; and
delay sending the paging message to the UE until a time when a receiver of the UE is scheduled to be on.
14. The paging proxy of claim 4, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to hide from the network that the UE has requested the extended DRX cycle, is operating in the extended DRX cycle, or both.
15. The paging proxy of claim 4, wherein the paging proxy is operatively connected between a base station supporting the UE and the network, such that the paging proxy receives the paging proxy configuration message via the base station, and forwards the received paging message to the UE via the base station.
16. A user equipment (UE) for a mobile telecommunication network, said UE adapted to monitor paging information in idle mode in accordance with a configured DRX cycle and comprising:
a transceiver for communicating with the network; and
one or more processing circuits operatively associated with the transceiver and configured to send a request to extend the DRX cycle for the UE, in response to determining that a request criterion is fulfilled or that a reselection criterion is fulfilled, said one or more processing circuits further configured to consider the request criterion as fulfilled responsive to detecting an explicit request by a user of the UE for an extended DRX cycle, and to consider the reselection criterion as fulfilled responsive to determining that cell reselection has not been performed for the UE for a predetermined period of time.
17. The UE of claim 16, wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured to send the request for the extended DRX cycle as a paging proxy configuration message sent to a paging proxy, and wherein the paging proxy is configured to intercept and handle paging messages sent to the UE by the network in accordance with the paging proxy configuration message.
18. The UE of claim 16, wherein the UE is configured to transmit a paging poll request to the paging proxy and to receive a paging poll response in order to receive information about paging messages received by the paging proxy on behalf of the UE.
19. The UE of claim 16, wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured to check whether the reselection criterion is fulfilled and, if so, to send a request for an extended DRX cycle to a core network node in the network.
20. The UE of claim 16, wherein the UE is configured to perform downlink measurements while in an idle mode, in accordance with the extended DRX cycle.
21. The UE of claim 16, wherein the UE is configured to receive DRX cycle information in accordance with the extended DRX cycle.
22. The UE of claim 16, wherein the UE is configured to request a shorter DRX cycle.
23. The UE of 16, wherein the paging information comprises paging indicators.
24. A core network node of a mobile telecommunication network adapted to extend a DRX cycle for a user equipment (UE) in idle mode and adapted to signal the extended DRX cycle to the UE, wherein the core network node comprises:
inputoutput circuits configured for: sending a reselection criterion to be used by the UE in determining whether to request use of an extended DRX cycle; receiving a request to extend the DRX cycle of the UE; and sending paging information for the UE; and
one or more processing circuits operatively associated with the inputoutput circuits and configured to: in response to receiving the request to extend the DRX cycle of the UE, control sending of the paging information for the UE in accordance with the extended DRX cycle; and
wherein the reselection criterion defines a predetermined period of time, and wherein the UE considers the reselection criterion satisfied if no cell reselection for the UE occurs for the predetermined period of time.
25. The core network node of claim 24, wherein the paging information comprises a paging indicator.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for displaying and controlling vision system operating parameters comprising the steps of:
displaying, on a graphical user interface (GUI) operated by a processor, a plurality of captured images wherein each captured image varies slightly as a result of relative motion within a field of view of a vision system imager;
defining a selected image that is one of the plurality of captured images from a window on the graphical GUI;
applying an automated locator graphic image to a particular location on the selected image in response to user input of clicking on at least a portion of the selected image;
applying one or more automated operating parameters to a desired orientation of the selected image;
defining the automated locator graphic image by at least one user definable operating parameter of the one or more automated operating parameters located in a separate control box displayed on the GUI, the at least one user definable operating parameter being in a non-numeric graphical format that includes a scale having a predetermined area and a user-movable setting graphic having a distinct appearance with respect to the scale; and
setting the user-movable setting graphic of the locator graphic image in response to the user moving the user-movable setting graphic to a desired level of the operating parameter, the user movable setting graphic located with respect to the predetermined area of the scale.
2. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the scale comprises a linear bar having a first end point and an opposing second endpoint and the moving region comprises a bar having a leading edge that moves across the scale to define the level of the operating parameter.
3. The method as set forth in claim 2 wherein the user-movable setting graphic comprises a slider graphic located so as to move to setpoints along the linear bar between the first endpoint and the second endpoint.
4. The method as set forth in claim 3 further comprising a non-numeric setting slider that allows a predetermined operating parameter to be set between a first end and a second end of a predetermined operating parameter range.
5. The method as set forth in claim 3 wherein the leading edge defines a level of threshold in the image view at which a predetermined function of the vision system is operating and a boundary defines a desired threshold level at which the predetermined function of the vision system responds.
6. The method as set forth in claim 4 wherein the leading edge defines a level of threshold in the image view at which a predetermined function of the vision system is operating and a boundary defines a desired threshold level at which the predetermined function of the vision system responds.
7. The method as set forth in claim 6 wherein the non-numeric setting slider defines operating levels at which the predetermined function operates.
8. The method as set forth in claim 7 wherein the predetermined function comprises a brightness tool and operating levels comprise a brightness range between two settable brightness range endpoints.
9. The method as set forth in claim 7 wherein the predetermined function comprises a contrast tool and the operating levels comprises a contrast sensitivity that is set within range between zero contrast and maximum contrast.
10. The method as set forth in claim 7 wherein the linear bar is provided in a parameter box at a location in the GUI that is accessed with respect to the predetermined function.
11. The method as set forth in claim 10 further comprising another linear bar having a first end point and an opposing second endpoint and another bar having a leading edge that moves across the scale to define the level of the operating parameter, the linear bar being located on the image view adjacent to a graphical representation on the image view of the predetermined function.
12. A method for displaying and controlling vision system operating parameters comprising the steps of:
displaying, on a graphical user interface (GUI) operated by a processor, a plurality of captured images;
enabling selection of at least one image of the plurality of captured images to define a selected image;
generating an automated locator graphic image that is applied to a particular location on the selected image;
applying one or more automated operating parameters to a desired orientation of the selected image; and
providing at least one user definable operating parameter that defines the automated locator graphic image, the at least one user-definable operating parameter being located in a separate control box displayed on the GUI and displayed in a non-numeric graphical format that includes a scale having a predetermined area and a user-movable setting graphic having a distinct appearance with respect to the scale, wherein a feature of the user-movable setting graphic defines a level of the operating parameter.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein each captured image of the plurality of captured images varies slightly as a result of relative motion within a field of view of a vision system imager.
14. The method of claim 12 wherein the step of applying one or more automated operating parameters is performed in response to a user input.
15. The method of claim 12 wherein the step of generating an automated locator graphic that is applied to a particular location on the selected image is performed in response to a user clicking on a feature of the selected image.
16. The method of claim 12 wherein the feature of the selected image is an edge feature.
17. The method of claim 12 wherein the step of applying one or more automated parameters to a desired orientation is in response to a user moving a feature of the selected image to a desired orientation.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein the moving step further comprises dragging, by the user, the feature of the selected image to the desired orientation.
19. The method of claim 1 wherein the defining step is in response to an input, by a user, that selected the image.
20. The method of claim 1 wherein an edge of the user-movable setting graphic defines a level of the operating parameter.
21. The method of claim 14 wherein the user input comprises dragging an edge of the selected image to the desired orientation.
22. A method for displaying and controlling vision system operating parameters comprising the steps of:
displaying, on a graphical user interface (GUI) operated by a processor, a plurality of captured images within a field of view of a vision system imager;
receiving a selection of at least one image of the plurality of captured images that defines a selected image;
generating an automated locator graphic image that is applied to a particular location on the selected image based upon user selection of the particular location;
applying one or more automated operating parameters to a desired orientation of the selected image in response to a user dragging a feature of the selected image to the desired orientation;
displaying at least one user definable operating parameter of the one or more automated operating parameters in a separate control box displayed on the GUI, the at least one user definable operating parameter defining the automated locator graphic image and being in a non-numeric graphical format, the at least one user definable operating parameter including a scale and having a predetermined area and a user-movable setting graphic, wherein a feature of the user-movable setting graphic defines a level of the operating parameter; and
wherein a setting of the user-movable setting graphic of the locator graphic image is set in response to the user moving the user-movable setting graphic to a desired level of the operating parameter.
23. The method of claim 22 wherein the plurality of captured images respectively vary slightly as a result of relative motion within the field of view of the vision system imager.
24. The method of claim 22 wherein the feature of the selected image is an edge feature.