Battery usage tracking user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11301017-B2
Application number	US-201916570113-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 13, 2019
Priority date	May 30, 2014
Publication date	Apr 12, 2022
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device having a user interface for displaying battery usage of the device over a given time period. Suggestions to improve device battery life are displayed along with usage when battery savings suggestions criteria are met.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a display;
one or more processors; and
memory storing one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
receiving a request to display a battery usage user interface;
determining whether battery savings suggestion criteria have been met for a first setting; and
in response to the request, displaying a battery usage user interface that includes a representation of battery usage attributed to one or more applications of the electronic device, wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the battery savings suggestion criteria have been met for the first setting, the battery usage user interface includes a suggestion for adjusting the first setting displayed concurrently with the representation of battery usage attributed to the one or more applications of the electronic device; and
in accordance with a determination that the battery savings suggestion criteria have not been met for the first setting, the battery usage user interface does not include the suggestion for adjusting the first setting.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
determining whether battery savings suggestion criteria have been met for a second setting; and
in accordance with a determination that the battery savings suggestion criteria have been met for the second setting, displaying the battery usage user interface that further includes a suggestion for adjusting the second setting.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the battery savings suggestion criteria include a criterion that is met when, over a predefined prior time period, a change in the setting over the current setting would have saved more than a threshold amount of battery life.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
monitoring battery usage over a time period; and
displaying the suggestion for adjusting the first setting based on battery usage for the time period.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
recording device data to calculate battery usage using a suggested setting.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first setting includes an option for selecting a time interval of inactivity that triggers the electronic device to power down the display, and wherein the battery savings suggestion criteria includes determining that an estimated battery usage savings from adjusting the first setting exceeds a threshold amount of battery usage over a predefined time period.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first setting includes an option for selecting an automatic brightness setting, and wherein the battery savings suggestion criteria includes determining that an estimated battery usage savings from adjusting the first setting exceeds a threshold amount over a predefined period.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first setting includes an option for selecting a brightness setting, and wherein the battery savings suggestion criteria includes determining that an estimated battery usage savings from adjusting the first setting exceeds a threshold amount of battery usage over a predefined time period.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first setting includes an option for selecting a wireless connectivity setting, and wherein the battery savings suggestion criteria includes determining that an estimated battery usage savings from adjusting the first setting exceeds a threshold amount of battery usage.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first setting includes an option for selecting a wireless communication setting, and wherein the battery savings suggestion criteria includes determining that an estimated battery usage savings from adjusting the first setting exceeds a threshold amount of battery usage over a predefined time period.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first setting includes an option for selecting a mail setting, and wherein the battery savings suggestion criteria includes determining that an estimated battery usage savings from adjusting the first setting exceeds a threshold amount of battery usage.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
detecting selection of a user interface element corresponding to the suggestion for adjusting the first setting; and
in response detecting the selection of the user interface element, displaying a user interface for adjusting the first setting.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
detecting an input for adjusting the first setting in the user interface for adjusting the first setting; and
in response to detecting the input, adjusting the first setting.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
receiving, after adjusting the first setting, a request to exit the user interface for adjusting the first setting; and
in response to the request to exit the user interface for adjusting the first setting, displaying the battery usage user interface.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the battery usage user interface does not include the suggestion for adjusting the first setting after adjusting the first setting.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
receiving a request to display a battery usage user interface;
determining whether battery savings suggestion criteria have been met for a first setting; and
in response to the request, displaying a battery usage user interface that includes a representation of battery usage attributed to one or more applications of the electronic device, wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the battery savings suggestion criteria have been met for the first setting, the battery usage user interface includes a suggestion for adjusting the first setting displayed concurrently with the representation of battery usage attributed to the one or more applications of the electronic device; and
in accordance with a determination that the battery savings suggestion criteria have not been met for the first setting, the battery usage user interface does not include the suggestion for adjusting the first setting.

17. A method comprising:
at an electronic device including a display:
receiving a request to display a battery usage user interface;
determining whether battery savings suggestion criteria have been met for a first setting; and
in response to the request, displaying a battery usage user interface that includes a representation of battery usage attributed to one or more applications of the electronic device, wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the battery savings suggestion criteria have been met for the first setting, the battery usage user interface includes a suggestion for adjusting the first setting displayed concurrently with the representation of battery usage attributed to the one or more applications of the electronic device; and
in accordance with a determination that the battery savings suggestion criteria have not been met for the first setting, the ba

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Vyas Amit K
• Coffman Patrick L
• Liu Albert S
• Pathak Abhinav
• Ramadurai Anand

Classifications

• G01R31/3646 Primary

  for indicating electrical conditions or variables, e.g. visual or audible indicators · CPC title

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G06F1/28 Primary

  Supervision thereof, e.g. detecting power-supply failure by out of limits supervision · CPC title

• G06F3/041

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title

• G06F1/3212

  Monitoring battery levels, e.g. power saving mode being initiated when battery voltage goes below a certain level · CPC title