Location-Based Power Profiles
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- at least one power consumption component; and
a processor configured to;
i) create at least one location marker, the at least one location marker representing a reference location;
ii) associate the at least one location marker to a power profile, the power profile having utilization instructions for the at least one power consumption component; and
iii) automatically manage utilization of the at least one power consumption component in accordance with the power profile when it is determined that the portable electronic device is located at the reference location corresponding to the location marker associated with the power profile.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Power management of an electronic device based upon the location of the electronic device is disclosed. In one embodiment, an electronic device can have at least one power consumption component and a processor configured to: i) create at least one location marker, the at least one location marker representing a reference location; ii) associate the at least one location marker to a power profile, the power profile having utilization instructions for the at least one power consumption component; and iii) automatically manage utilization of the at least one power consumption component in accordance with the power profile when it is determined that the portable electronic device is located at the reference location corresponding to the location marker associated with the power profile.
55 Citations
18 Claims
-
1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
-
at least one power consumption component; and a processor configured to; i) create at least one location marker, the at least one location marker representing a reference location; ii) associate the at least one location marker to a power profile, the power profile having utilization instructions for the at least one power consumption component; and iii) automatically manage utilization of the at least one power consumption component in accordance with the power profile when it is determined that the portable electronic device is located at the reference location corresponding to the location marker associated with the power profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A method to conserve power consumption on a portable electronic device, comprising:
-
determining a location of the portable electronic device; retrieving a power profile based on the determined location of the portable electronic device, the power profile stored on the portable electronic device; and automatically configuring the portable electronic device based on the power profile. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A method to conserve power consumption on a portable electronic device, comprising:
-
creating at least one location marker, the at least one location marker representing a reference location; listing a plurality of power consumption components of the portable electronic device on a display of the portable electronic device; receiving, at the portable electronic device, at least one input to configure at least one power consumption component listed on the display; creating a power profile based on the received at least one input; associating the power profile to the at least one location marker; and automatically configuring the portable electronic device based on the power profile when it is determined that the portable electronic device is located at the reference location associated with the location marker. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code stored thereon for conserving power consumption on a portable electronic device, comprising:
-
computer program code for obtaining a location of the portable electronic device; computer program code for retrieving a power profile based on the determined location of the portable electronic device, the power profile stored on the portable electronic device; and computer program code for automatically configuring the portable electronic device based on the power profile.
-
Specification