SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR METERING AND ANALYZING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF EVENTS WITHIN A PORTABLE DEVICE

• US 20090287433A1
• Filed: 05/15/2008
• Published: 11/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Nielsen Company LLC (MOOD Media Corporation)
• Original Assignee: The Nielsen Company LLC (MOOD Media Corporation)
• Inventors: Ramaswamy, Arun, Houston, John, Hopkins, Brian
• Granted Patent: US 8,032,317 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/62
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 21/133 by using digital technique
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 22/10 using digital techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0258 controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

System and methods to determine the energy consumption per event type from usage data of portable devices are described. A disclosed example method includes receiving data associated with events on a portable device, analyzing the received data to determine an energy consumption per an event type of the portable device, and reporting the energy consumption per the event type for the portable device.

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8. A method to determine the energy consumption per event type from usage data of portable devices, the method comprising:

receiving data associated with events on a portable device;

analyzing the received data to determine an energy consumption per an event type of the portable device; and

reporting the energy consumption per the event type for the portable device.

9. A method as defined in claim 8, wherein the received data includes a plurality of different events.

10. A method as defined in claim 9, wherein each event comprises a plurality of data attributes including at least one of an application name, an application type, a time an application was launched, an application description, a time an application was terminated, an application duration, or energy consumed during an application.

11. A method as defined in claim 8, wherein the received data includes a plurality of different event types.

12. A method as defined in claim 11, wherein an event type includes at least one of a phone application, a text messaging application, an instant messaging application, an e-mail application, a web browsing application, a media player application, a camera application, a document processing application, a streaming data from a server application, a live media application, a game application, a video recording application, a media editing application, a battery measurement application, an operating system function, a vibration actuator function, a speaker function, a key input function, a receiver function, a transmitter function, a touch screen function, or a bright display function.

13. A method as defined in claim 11, wherein analyzing the received data comprises:

associating an energy consumption variable for each event type corresponding to the portable device;

summing the total usage time for a time period for each event type;

relating the energy consumption variable for each event type with the corresponding total usage time for the event type;

summing the energy consumption variables and the total usage times for each event type to a total energy consumed during the time period to create a linear equation;

combining the linear equation with other linear equations corresponding to other portable devices to form a matrix;

determining the energy consumption per event type based on the matrix; and

associating the energy consumption per event type with the portable device.

14. A method as defined in claim 13, further comprising determining an energy consumption per event type per unit of time.

15. A method as defined in claim 8, further comprising analyzing the received data to determine an energy consumed by a component of the portable device.

16. A method as defined in claim 15, wherein a component includes at least one of a processor operating system, a clock cycle, a vibration actuator, a ringer, a speaker, a key input, an electrical battery meter, a receiver, a transmitter, a touch screen, or a bright display.

17. A method as defined in claim 8, further comprising:

analyzing the received data to determine the energy consumption of events of a plurality of portable devices; and

reporting the energy consumption per the event type for the portable devices.

18. A system to determine the energy consumption per event type from usage data of portable devices, the apparatus comprising:

a data analyzer to analyze data received from a portable device to determine an energy consumption per an event type of the portable device.

19. A system as defined in claim 18, further comprising:

a collection system to receive the data associated with events on the portable device; and

a database to report the energy consumption per the event type for the portable device.

20. A system as defined in claim 19, wherein the received data includes a plurality of different events.

21. A system as defined in claim 20, wherein each event comprises a plurality of data attributes including at least one of an application name, an application type, a time an application was launched, an application description, a time an application was terminated, an application duration, or energy consumed during an application.

22. A system as defined in claim 19, wherein the received data includes a plurality of different event types.

23. A system as defined in claim 22, wherein an event type includes at least one of a phone application, a text messaging application, an instant messaging application, an e-mail application, a web browsing application, a media player application, a camera application, a document processing application, a streaming data from a server application, a live media application, a game application, a video recording application, a media editing application, a battery measurement application, an operating system function, a vibration actuator function, a speaker function, a key input function, a receiver function, a transmitter function, a touch screen function, or a bright display function.

24. A system as defined in claim 22, wherein the data analyzer is to analyze the received data by:

associating an energy consumption variable for each event type corresponding to the portable device;

summing the total usage time for a time period for each event type;

relating the energy consumption variable for each event type with the corresponding total usage time for the event type;

summing the energy consumption variables and the total usage times for each event type to a total energy consumed during the time period to create a linear equation;

combining the linear equation with other linear equations corresponding to other portable devices to form a matrix;

determining the energy consumption per event type based on the matrix; and

associating the energy consumption per event type with the portable device.

25. A system as defined in claim 24, wherein the data analyzer it to determine an energy consumption per event type per unit of time.

26. A system as defined in claim 18, wherein the data analyzer is to analyze the received data to determine an energy consumed by a component of the portable device.

27. A system as defined in claim 26, wherein a component includes at least one of a processor operating system, a clock cycle, a vibration actuator, a ringer, a speaker, a key input, an electrical battery meter, a receiver, a transmitter, a touch screen, or a bright display.

28. A system as defined in claim 18, wherein the data analyzer is to analyze the received data to determine the energy consumption of events of a plurality of portable devices.

29. A system as defined in claim 28, wherein the database is to report the energy consumption per the event type for the portable devices.

30. A machine-accessible medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to:

receive data associated with events on a portable device;

analyze the received data to determine an energy consumption per an event type of the portable device; and

report the energy consumption per the event type for the portable device.

31. A machine-accessible medium as defined in claim 30, wherein the received data includes a plurality of different event types.

32. A machine-accessible medium as defined in claim 31, wherein the machine-accessible instructions, when executed, cause the machine to:

associate an energy consumption variable for each event type corresponding to the portable device;

sum the total usage time for a time period for each event type;

relate the energy consumption variable for each event type with the corresponding total usage time for the event type;

sum the energy consumption variables and the total usage times for each event type to a total energy consumed during the time period to create a linear equation;

combine the linear equation with other linear equations corresponding to other portable devices to form a matrix;

determine the energy consumption per event type based on the matrix; and

associate the energy consumption per event type with the portable device.

33. A machine-accessible medium as defined in claim 32, wherein the machine-accessible instructions, when executed, cause the machine to determine an energy consumption per event type per unit of time.

34. A machine-accessible medium as defined in claim 30, wherein the machine-accessible instructions, when executed, cause the machine to analyze the received data to determine an energy consumed by a component of the portable device.

35. A machine-accessible medium as defined in claim 30, wherein the machine-accessible instructions, when executed, cause the machine to:

analyze the received data to determine the energy consumption of events of a plurality of portable devices; and

report the energy consumption per the event type for the portable devices.