Embedded computing device management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11874716-B2
Application number	US-201816223143-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2018
Priority date	Aug 5, 2015
Publication date	Jan 16, 2024
Grant date	Jan 16, 2024

Abstract

According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided apparatus comprising at least one processing core, at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus at least to cause the apparatus to predict, based at least in part on a calendar application, a need for a rich media interface and to trigger startup of a higher capability processing device from among a low capability processing device and the higher capability processing device in the apparatus at a time that is selected based on the prediction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising a low capability processing device and a higher capability processing device, at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the low capability processing device and the higher capability processing device, cause the apparatus at least to predict, based at least in part on a specific calendar event in a calendar application, a need for a rich media interface and to trigger startup of the higher capability processing device from among the low capability processing device and the higher capability processing device in the apparatus at a time that is selected based on the prediction, wherein the specific calendar event comprises an indication relating to an application used to process the specific calendar event, the apparatus being configured to trigger the startup of the higher capability processing device at a time which precedes a start time of the specific calendar event by a lag which equals a sum of a boot time of the higher capability processing device and a starting delay of the application in the higher capability processing device.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is further configured to cause the higher capability processing device to enter and leave a hibernation state based at least partly on a determination, by the low capability processing device, concerning an instruction from outside the apparatus.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the higher capability processing device and the low capability processing device each comprise processing cores.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the higher capability processing core and the low capability processing device are each electrically interfaced with a shared random access memory.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to obtain a plurality of calendar events occurring during a same day from the calendar application, to display a time axis on a screen, and to display, relative to the time axis at parts of the time axis that are selected based on scheduled times of day of the calendar events, a plurality of symbols, the symbols corresponding to at least two of the plurality of calendar events.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the low capacity processing device is unable to render the rich media interface.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the low capability processing device is configured to cause the higher capability processing device to hibernate responsive to a determination that a user interface type not supported by the low capability processing device is no longer requested.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises a smart watch.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises a handheld communications device.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises a personal fitness tracker.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises an at least partially retractable, rotatable hardware element, and the apparatus is configured to be operable by a user by interacting with the rotatable hardware element.

12. A method comprising:
causing an apparatus to predict, based at least in part on a specific calendar event in a calendar application, a need for a rich media interface, and
triggering startup of a higher capability processing device from among a low capability processing device and the higher capability processing device in the apparatus at a time that is selected based on the prediction,
wherein the specific calendar event comprises an indication relating to an application used to process the specific calendar event, the method comprising triggering the startup of the higher capability processing device at a time which precedes a start time of the specific calendar event by a lag which equals a sum of a boot time of the higher capability processing device and a starting delay of the application in the higher capability processing device.

13. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising causing the higher capability processing device to enter and leave a hibernation state based at least partly on a determination, by the low capability processing device, concerning an instruction from outside the apparatus.

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the higher capability processing device and the low capability processing device each comprise processing cores.

15. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the higher capability processing core and the low capability processing device are each electrically interfaced with a shared random access memory.

16. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising obtaining a plurality of calendar events occurring during a same day from the calendar application, displaying a time axis on a screen, and displaying, relative to the time axis at parts of the time axis that are selected based on scheduled times of day of the calendar events, a plurality of symbols, the symbols corresponding to at least two of the plurality of calendar events.

17. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the low capacity processing device is unable to render the rich media mode.

18. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising causing, by the low capability processing device, the higher capability processing device to hibernate responsive to a determination that a user interface type not supported by the low capability processing device is no longer requested.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a set of computer readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause an apparatus to at least:
cause the apparatus to predict, based at least in part on specific calendar event in a calendar application, a need for a rich media interface, and
trigger startup of a higher capability processing device from among a low capability processing device and the higher capability processing device in the apparatus at a time that is selected based on the prediction,
wherein the specific calendar event comprises an indication relating to an application used to process the specific calendar event, wherein the startup of the higher capability processing device is triggered at a time which precedes a start time of the specific calendar event by a lag which equals a sum of a boot time of the higher capability processing device and a starting delay of the application in the higher capability processing device.

Assignees

• Amer Sports Digital Services Oy
• Suunto Oy

Inventors

• Lindman Erik
• Uusitalo Jyrki
• Eriksson Timo
• Akkila Jari
• Miettinen Michael
• Knappe Niko

Classifications

• G06F1/3206 Primary

  Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality · CPC title

• G06F1/3209

  Monitoring remote activity, e.g. over telephone lines or network connections · CPC title

• G06F1/3275

  Power saving in memory, e.g. RAM, cache · CPC title

• G06F1/3287

  by switching off individual functional units in the computer system · CPC title

• G06F1/3293

  by switching to a less power-consuming processor, e.g. sub-CPU · CPC title