Dynamic battery saver for a mobile device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8958854-B1
Application number	US-201113188820-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jul 22, 2011
Priority date	Jul 22, 2011
Publication date	Feb 17, 2015
Grant date	Feb 17, 2015

Abstract

A user can manage battery consumption of a mobile device using a mobile device battery management program which provides improved battery management functions, such as a dynamic battery use estimator, a battery threshold manager, and a profile based battery manager. Using the dynamic battery use estimator, the user can input different configuration settings of the mobile device and get estimates of the projected remaining battery life for the inputted configuration settings before applying any change to the operational configuration setting. The battery threshold manager allows the user to select a trigger and set its associated condition for turning off at least one application, service, or component of the mobile device when the condition is reached. Using the profile based battery manager, the user can select one of multiple profiles and set the mobile device to operate in an operational configuration setting corresponding to the selected profile.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory machine readable medium, and a mobile device battery management program embodied in the medium, wherein execution of the mobile device battery management program by a processor of a mobile device configures the mobile device to implement battery management functions, the battery management functions including functions to:
provide a graphical user interface for battery management via a display and a user input element of the mobile device; and
via the graphical user interface and while an operational configuration setting is currently applied to the mobile device:
receive inputs identifying different configuration settings of the mobile device from a user; and
responsive to the user inputs, provide a dynamic battery use estimator by calculating and displaying to the user outputs of estimates of projected remaining battery life for the different configuration settings of the mobile device received as the user inputs,

wherein:
the estimates are made for the different configuration settings that are not currently applied to the mobile device; and
the different configuration settings are different from the operational configuration setting that is currently applied to the mobile device.

2. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the input of each of the different configuration settings includes selection of at least one of an application, a service or a component on the mobile device.

3. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the battery management functions further include functions to:
receive a user selection of one of the different configuration settings; and
responsive to the user selection, change the operational configuration setting of the mobile device in accordance with the user selection.

4. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the battery management functions further include a function to override an existing configuration setting in case of conflict between a new configuration setting and the existing configuration setting.

5. The article of manufacture of claim 3 , wherein the user selection of one of the different configuration settings is saved as a user-defined operational profile of the mobile device, wherein the user-defined operational profile of the mobile device corresponds to a configuration setting of the mobile device that is to be selected for operation.

6. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic battery use estimator calculates the estimates of projected remaining battery life based on either non-real time or real time battery consumption information.

7. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the battery management functions further include functions to:
provide a battery threshold manager for allowing the user to:
(a) select a trigger from among a plurality of triggers;
(b) select a condition for the selected trigger; and
(c) select at least one application, service, or component of the mobile device impacting power consumption from a battery of the mobile device;

monitor operation of the mobile device in relation to the selected trigger;
determine whether or not the condition has been met; and
as a result of determining that the condition has been met:
notify the user that the condition has been met; and
turn off the selected at least one application, service, or component of the mobile device.

8. The article of manufacture of claim 7 , wherein the triggers are based on information including calendar settings, battery consumption levels of the mobile device, battery usage patterns of the mobile device, Radio Frequency (RF) signal strength for wireless communication by the mobile device, status of a connection of the mobile device to a network, and proximity information of the mobile device.

9. The article of manufacture of claim 7 , wherein some applications, services, and components are turned off based on different conditions of different triggers.

10. The article of manufacture of claim 7 , wherein when the selected at least one application, service, or component of the mobile device is turned off, an associated secondary application, service, or component of the mobile device is also automatically turned off.

11. The article of manufacture of claim 7 , wherein the battery management functions further include functions to:
provide a profile based battery manager for allowing the user to select one of a plurality of operational profiles of usage of the mobile device, each operational profile corresponding to a different configuration setting of the mobile device, wherein the plurality of operational profiles includes a user-defined operational profile corresponding to a configuration setting saved by the user; and
set the mobile device to operate in an operational configuration setting corresponding to the selected operational profile.

12. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the input of each of the different configuration settings includes selection of at least one of a service or a component on the mobile device.

13. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory machine readable medium, and a mobile device battery management program embodied in the medium, wherein execution of the mobile device battery management program by a processor of a mobile device configures the mobile device to implement battery management functions, the battery management functions including functions to:
provide a graphical user interface for battery management via a display and a user input element of the mobile device;
via the graphical user interface and while an operational configuration setting is currently applied to the mobile device:
receive inputs identifying different configuration settings of the mobile device from a user; and
responsive to the user inputs, provide a dynamic battery use estimator by calculating and displaying to the user outputs of estimates of projected remaining battery life for the different configuration settings of the mobile device received as the user inputs, wherein the different configuration settings are not currently applied to the mobile device and are different from the operational configuration setting that is currently applied to the mobile device;

via the graphical user interface, provide a profile based battery manager for allowing a user to select one of a plurality of operational profiles of usage of the mobile device, each operational profile corresponding to a different configuration setting of the mobile device selected based on power consumption from a battery of the mobile device, wherein the plurality of operational profiles includes a user-defined operational profile that corresponds to a configuration setting saved by the user; and
set the mobile device to operate in an operational configuration setting corresponding to the selected operational profile.

14. The article of manufacture of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of operational profiles includes an operational profile learned by the mobile device, the operational profile corresponding to a configuration setting that is established by the mobile device based on usage patterns of the user over time.

15. The article of manufacture of claim 13 , wherein the dynamic battery use estimator calculates the estimates of projected remaining battery life based on either real time or non-real time battery consumption information.

16. The article of manufacture of claim 13 , wherein the battery management functions further include functions to:
provide a battery threshold manager for allowing the user to:
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Assignees

• Morley Dorothy Beau
• Li Yuk
• Bhandarkar Damodar
• Angiolillo Joel
• Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon

Inventors

• Morley Dorothy Beau
• Li Yuk
• Bhandarkar Damodar
• Angiolillo Joel

Classifications

• H04M1/72448

  with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions · CPC title

• H04M1/72457

  according to geographic location · CPC title

• H04M1/72451

  according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications · CPC title

• Y02D30/70

  in wireless communication networks · CPC title

• G06F1/3234

  Power saving characterised by the action undertaken · CPC title