1. A method comprising:
determining an amount of power available to a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is configured to implement operations to determine a location of the mobile device based, in part, on the amount of power available to the mobile device, the operations to determine the location including receiving a first location of the mobile device based, in part, on a first amount of power available to the mobile device, and computing a second location of the mobile device based, in part, on a second amount of power available to the mobile device;
comparing the determined amount of power with the first amount of power and the second amount of power; and
selecting the first location received by the mobile device or the second location computed by the mobile device as the location of the mobile device based on a result of the comparing,
where the method is performed by one or more computer processors of the mobile device.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection is performed in a process on the mobile device that acts as a server for multiple applications on the mobile device.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:
providing the location selected by the process to at least one of the multiple applications.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first location is determined using transmitter identifying information received in the mobile device from multiple transmitters, and locations of the multiple transmitters.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second location is computed using a satellite-based positioning system receiver of the mobile device.
6. A non-transitory program carrier storing instructions operable to cause a mobile device to perform operations comprising:
determining an amount of power available to a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is configured to implement operations to determine a location of the mobile device based, in part, on the amount of power available to the mobile device, the operations to determine the location including receiving a first location of the mobile device based, in part, on a first amount of power available to the mobile device, and computing a second location of the mobile device based, in part, on a second amount of power available to the mobile device;
comparing the determined amount of power with the first amount of power and the second amount of power; and
selecting the first location received by the mobile device or the second location computed by the mobile device as the location of the mobile device based on a result of the comparing.
7. The non-transitory program carrier of claim 6, wherein the selection is performed in a process on the mobile device that acts as a server for multiple applications on the mobile device.
8. The non-transitory program carrier of claim 7, further comprising:
providing the location selected by the process to at least one of the multiple applications.
9. The non-transitory program carrier of claim 6, wherein the first location is determined using transmitter identifying information received in the mobile device from multiple transmitters, and locations of the multiple transmitters.
10. The non-transitory program carrier of claim 6, wherein the second location is computed using a satellite-based positioning system receiver of the mobile device.
11. A mobile device comprising:
one or more computer processors; and
a program carrier storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
determining an amount of power available to a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is configured to implement operations to determine a location of the mobile device based, in part, on the amount of power available to the mobile device, the operations to determine the location including receiving a first location of the mobile device based, in part, on a first amount of power available to the mobile device, and computing a second location of the mobile device based, in part, on a second amount of power available to the mobile device;
comparing the determined amount of power with the first amount of power and the second amount of power; and
selecting the first location received by the mobile device or the second location computed by the mobile device as the location of the mobile device based on a result of the comparing.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the selection is performed in a process on the mobile device that acts as a server for multiple applications on the mobile device.
13. The system of claim 12, further comprising:
providing the location selected by the process to at least one of the multiple applications.
14. The system of claim 11, wherein the first location is determined using transmitter identifying information received in the mobile device from multiple transmitters, and locations of the multiple transmitters.
15. The system of claim 11, wherein the second location is computed using a satellite-based positioning system receiver of the mobile device.
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. Battery sensor arrangement having a fastening device which can be connected directly to a pole of a motor vehicle battery, wherein the battery sensor (3, 4) and the fastening device are combined to an integrated structural unit, the fastening device is connected only to a single pole, the fastening device has a clamp (1, 2) conventional for battery connection cables in the motor vehicle, and the structural unit is adapted with respect to its size and shape to conventional battery pole troughs.
2. Battery sensor arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the battery sensor (3, 4) consists of a planar measuring shunt (3) and of an electronic unit (4), in that the measuring shunt (3) is further developed as a resistance element (11) with two resistance connections (10a, 10b) constructed as mechanical carriers, in that the electronic unit (4) is fastened to the resistance connections (10a, 10b), and in that the resistance element (11) is integrated in the electronic unit (4) in a circuit-related manner.
3. Battery sensor arrangement according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the battery sensor (3, 4) consists of a planar measuring shunt (3) and an electronic unit (4), in that the measuring shunt (3) is further developed as a resistance element (11) with two resistance connections (10a, 10b) constructed as mechanical carriers, in that the electronic unit (4) or the carrier board (12) of the electronic unit (4) is fastened to the planar resistance connections (10a, 10b) by means of an electrically conducting material (14).
4. Battery sensor arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the battery sensor (3, 4) is fastened by way of a first resistance connection (10a) in a conducting manner and is fastened by way of the second resistance connection (10b) in an insulating manner to the clamp body (1), and in that the connection cable for the motor vehicle supply assigned to a pole of a battery can be connected to the second resistance connection (10b).
5. Battery sensor arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the electronic unit (4) is connected with a temperature sensor (13; 13a; 13b) which is arranged in a heat-conducting manner on a resistance connection (10a, 10b) or directly on the clamp body (1).
6. Battery sensor arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the electronic unit (4) has a connector (16) to which at least one supply cable to the other pole of the battery can be connected.
7. Battery sensor arrangement according one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the electronic unit (4) has a connector (16) to which at least one communication line to other electronic equipment in the motor vehicle can be connected.
8. Battery sensor arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the electronic unit (4) has a measuring, analyzing andor control unit (20) which determines the battery voltage (Ubatt), the battery current, the battery temperature andor other battery indicator quantities.
9. Battery sensor arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that a resistance connection (10b) has an interruption which can be closed by way of a power switch (19), and in that the power switch (19) can be controlled by the measuring, analyzing andor control unit (20).