Analyzing power consumption in mobile computing devices

US8965718B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8965718-B2
Application numberUS-201113286216-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 1, 2011
Priority dateNov 1, 2011
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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Techniques pertaining to analyzing power consumed by a processing unit in a mobile computing device caused by execution of certain modules are described herein. A power trace is generated that indicates an amount of power consumed by the processing unit over time, and the power trace is aligned with an execution log. Spikes are extracted from the power trace, and computing operations are performed over the spikes to acquire data pertaining to power consumed by the processing unit that are attributable to modules in the execution log.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: accessing a spike that is retained in a data repository, the spike being time-series data over a defined window of time, the spike comprising: an amount of electric power utilized by a processing unit in a mobile computing device with a particular hardware configuration at a plurality of time intervals in the window of time; and identities of modules executed by the processing unit in the mobile computing device within the defined wi…

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What does patent US8965718B2 cover?
Techniques pertaining to analyzing power consumed by a processing unit in a mobile computing device caused by execution of certain modules are described herein. A power trace is generated that indicates an amount of power consumed by the processing unit over time, and the power trace is aligned with an execution log. Spikes are extracted from the power trace, and computing operations are perfor…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Zimmermann Thomas Michael Josef, Bird Christian Alma, Nagappan Nachiappan, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W52/0254. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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