System and method for automatically synchronizing and acquiring content for battery powered devices
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1. For use in connection with a battery-powered device, a method of acquiring content comprising:
- establishing a period of time during which the battery-powered device will be enabled to acquire content; and
adjusting the period of time as a function of a state of a battery associated with the battery-powered device.
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Abstract
Various synchronization and content acquisition tasks able to be performed by a portable device are governed by reference to a budget. In operation, the budget may be adjusted as a function of a state of a battery associated with the portable device, as a function of one more file sizes associated with content to be acquired, as a function of a data transfer rate, and/or as a function of a temperature associated with the portable device. A filter may also be provided for use in determining which content the portable device will acquire.
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1. For use in connection with a battery-powered device, a method of acquiring content comprising:
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establishing a period of time during which the battery-powered device will be enabled to acquire content; and
adjusting the period of time as a function of a state of a battery associated with the battery-powered device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. For use in connection with a battery-powered device, a method of acquiring content comprising:
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measuring a state of a battery associated with the battery-powered device; and
using the measure of the state of the battery associated with the battery-powered device to determine if the battery-powered device should be enabled to acquire content. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. For use in connection with a portable device, a method of acquiring content comprising:
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establishing a budget for enabling the portable device to acquire content; and
using the budget and a filter to determine which content the portable device will acquire. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. For use in connection with a portable device, a method of acquiring content comprising:
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periodically determining if content is available for acquiring; and
using a budget to determine an amount of the content the portable device will acquire. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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