ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION AND PROFILE SENSITIVE BATTERY POWER MANAGEMENT
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1. A method of power management in a portable electronic device powered by a finite power supply, the method comprising:
- determining a residual power level in the finite power supply; and
,selectively disabling one or more applications installed on the portable electronic device based on an application ranking profile of each of the one or more applications when the residual power level falls below a threshold power level.
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Abstract
A method of power management in a portable electronic device powered by a finite power supply, such as a battery, is provided. The method comprises determining a residual power level in the finite power supply; and selectively disabling one or more applications installed on the portable electronic device based on an application ranking profile of each of the one or more applications when the residual power level falls below a threshold power level.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of power management in a portable electronic device powered by a finite power supply, the method comprising:
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determining a residual power level in the finite power supply; and
,selectively disabling one or more applications installed on the portable electronic device based on an application ranking profile of each of the one or more applications when the residual power level falls below a threshold power level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable electronic device powered by a finite power supply comprising:
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a memory unit; and a processor operably connected to the memory unit to execute a program stored in the memory unit to cause the portable electronic device to; determine a residual power in finite power supply; and
,selectively disable one or more applications installed on the portable electronic device based on an application ranking profile of the one or more applications when the residual power level falls below a threshold power level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein executable by a processor of a portable electronic device powered by a finite power supply to cause the portable electronic device to:
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determine a residual power in the power supply; and
,selectively disable one or more applications installed on the portable electronic device based on an application ranking profile of the one or more applications when the residual power level falls below a threshold power level.
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22. A method comprising:
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presenting a user with a list of applications installed on a portable electronic device and a relative importance indicator for each application; receiving input from the user; and modifying at least one relative importance indicator as a function of the received input. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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