METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUALIZING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF APPLICATIONS AND ACTIONS

• US 20110072378A1
• Filed: 09/24/2009
• Published: 03/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Nurminen, Jukka, Waris, Heikki
• Application Number:
  US12/566,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20110072378A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/32 Means for saving power
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5094 where the allocation takes into account power or heat criteria power management in computers in general G06F1/3203; thermal management in computers in general G06F1/206
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

An approach is provided for measuring and visualizing energy consumption of actions or applications. Energy consumption information is determined about an action or an application configured to be executed on a user equipment. Presentation is caused, at least in part, via a graphical user interface of the user equipment, of the energy consumption information along with a visual indicator representing the action or the application.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining energy consumption information of an action or application configured to be executed on a user equipment; and

causing, at least in part, presentation, via a graphical user interface of the user equipment, of the energy consumption information along with a visual indicator representing the action or the application.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the energy consumption information includes a ranking, wherein the method further comprises:

modifying the visual indicator based on the ranking.

3. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining advisory information based on the energy consumption information; and

causing, at least in part, presentation of the advisory information via either the graphical user interface of the user equipment, an auditory output of the user equipment, a haptic output of the user equipment, or a combination thereof.

4. A method of claim 1, wherein the action is processing an internet link, the method further comprising:

estimating a download time power consumption of content associated with the internet link;

estimating a scrolling need power consumption of the content; and

estimating a viewing time power consumption of the content,

wherein the energy consumption information is determined, at least in part, by the download time power consumption, the scrolling need power consumption, and the viewing time power consumption.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein the energy consumption information is based at least in part on a use of the action or the application on the user equipment, an efficiency setting of the action or the application, a community average energy consumption value associated with the action or the application, or a combination thereof.

6. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

determine energy consumption information of an action or application configured to be executed on a user equipment; and

initiate presentation, via a graphical user interface of the user equipment, of the energy consumption information along with a visual indicator representing the action or the application.

7. An apparatus of claim 6, wherein the energy consumption information includes a ranking, and wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

modify the visual indicator based on the ranking.

8. An apparatus of claim 6, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine advisory information based on the energy consumption information; and

cause, at least in part, presentation of the advisory information via either the graphical user interface of the user equipment, an auditory output of the user equipment, a haptic output of the user equipment, or a combination thereof.

9. An apparatus of claim 6, wherein the action is processing an internet link, and wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

estimate a download time power consumption of content associated with the internet link;

estimate a scrolling need power consumption of the content; and

estimate a viewing time power consumption of the content,

wherein the energy consumption information is determined, at least in part, by the download time power consumption, the scrolling need power consumption, and the viewing time power consumption.

10. An apparatus of claim 6, wherein the energy consumption information is based, at least in part, on a use of the action or the application on the user equipment, an efficiency setting of the action or the application, a community average energy consumption value associated with the action or the application, or a combination thereof.

11. A method comprising:

determining energy consumption information for a plurality of applications configured to be executed on a user equipment; and

causing, at least in part, to associate the energy consumption information with the respective applications as part of an online service.

12. A method of claim 11, wherein the online service is an online store, the method further comprising:

causing, at least in part, presentation of the energy consumption information along with visual indicators representing the respective applications.

13. A method of claim 12, wherein the energy consumption information is associated with a color for each respective application and the visual indicator is tinted with the color.

14. A method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining advisory information based on the energy consumption information; and

causing, at least in part, presentation of the advisory information.

15. A method of claim 11, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, to associate the energy consumption information with a type of user equipment.

16. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

determine energy consumption information for a plurality of applications configured to be executed on a user equipment; and

associate the energy consumption information with the respective applications as part of an online service.

17. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the online service is an online store, and the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, presentation of the energy consumption information along with visual indicators representing the respective applications.

18. An apparatus of claim 17, wherein the energy consumption information is associated with a color for each respective application and the respective visual indicator is tinted with the color.

19. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine advisory information based on the energy consumption information; and

cause, at least in part, presentation of the advisory information.

20. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, to associate the energy consumption information with a type of user equipment.