Abstract: A method comprises: determining, at a controller of a computing device, an idle time period corresponding to a display of the computing device; enabling a transmission function of a short-range wireless communication assembly of the computing device during the idle time period; and disabling the transmission function of the short-range wireless communication assembly outside the idle time period.

Abstract: A method in a computing device includes: setting, at a controller of the computing device, an antenna of a short-range wireless communication assembly to a first state; obtaining, at the controller, sensor data associated with an object adjacent to the computing device; determining at the controller, whether the sensor data satisfies a criterion indicating that the object is a short-range communication device; and when the sensor data satisfies the criterion, setting the antenna to a second state.

Abstract: A method includes: controlling a short-range wireless communication assembly of a computing device during a sequence of time periods, each time period having a polling sub-period, by: during a first time period in the sequence: transmitting, from the short-range wireless communication assembly, a first polling signal according to a first power level during a polling sub-period of the first time period; and during a second time period of the sequence: transmitting, from the short-range wireless communication assembly, a second polling signal according to a second power level during a polling sub-period of the second time period.

Abstract: In some implementations, a computer system may initiate a method comprising: the method comprising: initiating communication between a tag and a reader; initiating a first program; determining a communication time period by starting a timer when the tag and the reader are within a communication range and stopping the timer when the tag and the reader are no longer within the communication range; comparing the communication time period to a first threshold time period; and when the communication time is greater than the first threshold time period, initiating a second program different from the first program.

Abstract: In some implementations, a computer system may initiate a method comprising: the method comprising: initiating communication between a tag and a reader; initiating a first program; determining a communication time period by starting a timer when the tag and the reader are within a communication range and stopping the timer when the tag and the reader are no longer within the communication range; comparing the communication time period to a first threshold time period; and when the communication time is greater than the first threshold time period, initiating a second program different from the first program.

Abstract: A mobile computing device includes: a battery compartment configured to removably secure a first battery pack; an output device; and a processor configured to: detect a second battery pack in proximity to the mobile computing device; responsive to detecting the second battery pack, place the mobile computing device in a low-power operational mode; control the output device to generate a battery swap readiness notification; and responsive to securing of the second battery pack in the battery compartment in place of the first battery pack, return the mobile computing device to a full-power operational mode.

Abstract: A mobile computing device includes: a battery compartment configured to removably secure a first battery pack; an output device; and a processor configured to: detect a second battery pack in proximity to the mobile computing device; responsive to detecting the second battery pack, place the mobile computing device in a low-power operational mode; control the output device to generate a battery swap readiness notification; and responsive to securing of the second battery pack in the battery compartment in place of the first battery pack, return the mobile computing device to a full-power operational mode.