Power management via coordination and selective operation of timer-related tasks
First Claim
1. A networked computing system comprising a processor and memory, wherein the networked computing system implements a keep-alive service, the networked computing system being adapted to perform a method of maintaining communication between a mobile computing device and a plurality of cloud-based service providers, the method comprising:
- sending a first keep-alive communication for the keep-alive service to the mobile computing device;
receiving a response to the first keep-alive communication from the mobile computing device for the keep-alive service; and
responsive to receiving the response to the first keep-alive communication, sending a plurality of second keep-alive communications for the keep-alive service to the plurality of cloud-based service providers, respectively.
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Abstract
Mobile computing device power consumption can be reduced by using expiration window timers, state-based timers and/or the coordination of keep-alive timers. A mobile computing device can execute tasks associated with multiple keep-alive timers used for maintaining communication links between the device and cloud-based service providers in a single active state. A cloud-based keep-alive service can maintain mobile computing device-service provider communication links by sending one keep-alive communication to a mobile computing device in place of multiple communications. Upon receiving a response, the keep-alive surface can send a plurality of keep-alive communications to a plurality of cloud-based service providers.
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18 Claims
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1. A networked computing system comprising a processor and memory, wherein the networked computing system implements a keep-alive service, the networked computing system being adapted to perform a method of maintaining communication between a mobile computing device and a plurality of cloud-based service providers, the method comprising:
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sending a first keep-alive communication for the keep-alive service to the mobile computing device; receiving a response to the first keep-alive communication from the mobile computing device for the keep-alive service; and responsive to receiving the response to the first keep-alive communication, sending a plurality of second keep-alive communications for the keep-alive service to the plurality of cloud-based service providers, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of maintaining communication between a mobile computing device and a plurality of cloud-based service providers, the method comprising:
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determining that a plurality of keep-alive timers, each associated with a communication link between one of the plurality of cloud-based service providers and the mobile computing device, have expired or are permitted to expire; sending a first keep-alive communication for the keep-alive service to the mobile computing device; receiving a response to the first keep-alive communication from the mobile computing device for the keep-alive service; and sending a plurality of second keep-alive communications for the keep-alive service to the plurality of cloud-based service providers, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. One or more computer-readable memory storing computer-executable instructions for causing a mobile computing device programmed thereby to perform a method of maintaining communication between the mobile computing device and a plurality of cloud-based service providers, comprising:
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sending a first keep-alive communication for the keep-alive service to the mobile computing device; receiving a response to the first keep-alive communication from the mobile computing device for the keep-alive service; and responsive to receiving the response to the first keep-alive communication, sending a plurality of second keep-alive communications for the keep-alive service to the plurality of cloud-based service providers, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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