APPLICATION IDLE CURRENT DRAIN MEASUREMENT

• US 20140188412A1
• Filed: 12/31/2012
• Published: 07/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Mahajan, Amit, Meekel, Jacques, Powell, Greselda P., Iyer, Krishna P.
• Granted Patent: US 9,285,857 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/63
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/382 Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/392 Determining battery ageing or deterioration, e.g. state of health
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3206 Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality

Abstract

A device may identify an exhibited idle mode current draw according to test results representative of measured current usage associated with execution of an application under test on a test mobile device in communication with a live communications network of a network service provider; determine a battery consumption rating associated with the application under test according to the idle mode current draw and predetermined rating criteria; and update a listing of application ratings based on the determined battery consumption rating of the application under test.

Claims

1. A computing device storing a testing application, the testing application being executable by a processor of the computing device to provide operations comprising:

identifying an idle mode current draw according to test results representative of measured idle mode current usage associated with execution of an application under test on a test mobile device in communication with a live communications network of a network service provider; and

determining a battery consumption application rating associated with the application under test according to the idle mode current draw and predetermined rating criteria;

wherein a listing of application ratings is updated based on the determined battery consumption application rating of the application under test.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the testing application is further configured to cause the computing device to provide operations comprising sending a test notification including the application rating to at least one of an application developer of the application under test and an application owner of the application under test.

3. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the testing application is further configured to cause the computing device to provide operations comprising:

identifying at least one type or category of the application under test; and

selecting the predetermined rating criteria based at least in part on the identification.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the testing application is further configured to cause the computing device to provide operations comprising at least one of:

receiving the test results for the application under test from a developer of the application under test,

receiving the test results for the application under test from an owner of the application under test, and

determining the test results for the application under test by the service provider providing the listing of application ratings.

5. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the testing application is further configured to cause the computing device to provide operations comprising:

identifying first information indicative of current usage of a first test mobile device onto which a base installation and the application under test are installed;

identifying second information indicative of current usage of a second test mobile device onto which the base installation is installed but not the application under test; and

determining the idle mode current draw associated with execution of the application under test according to the first and second information.

6. The computing device of claim 5, wherein the testing application is further configured to set a configuration of the first test mobile device and a configuration of the second test mobile device according to at least one of an application profile associated with the application under test and configuration settings associated with a type of the first and second test mobile devices.

7. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the predetermined rating criteria include a first battery consumption rating associated with a first range of current usage indicative of a first level of battery life loss associated with execution of the application under test and a second battery consumption rating associated with a second range of current usage indicative of a second level of battery life loss associated with execution of the application under test, wherein the testing application is further configured to cause the computing device to provide operations comprising at least one of:

assigning the first battery consumption rating to the application under test when the idle mode current draw associated with execution of the application under test is included within the first range of current usage, and

assigning the second battery consumption rating to the application under test when the idle mode current draw associated with execution of the application under test is included within the second range of current usage.

8. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the testing application is further configured to cause the computing device to provide operations comprising:

identifying the application under test as being higher priority for being tested according to criteria including at least one of;

(i) the application under test being a most frequently downloaded application, (ii) the application under test being a most frequently used application, (iii) the application under test being a popular application for which a new version is available, (iv) the application under test being preloaded on the testing device and (v) a previous version of the application under test being included in the listing of application ratings; and

selectively including the application under test for testing in a listing of applications to be tested according to the identification of being higher priority.

9. A method, comprising:

identifying, by a computing device executing a testing application, an idle mode current draw according to test results representative of measured current usage associated with execution of an application under test on a test mobile device in communication with a live communications network of a network service provider;

determining, by the computing device, a battery consumption rating associated with the application under test according to the idle mode current draw and predetermined rating criteria; and

updating a listing of application ratings based on the determined battery consumption rating of the application under test.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising at least one of downloading the application under test over the live communications network and using an application preinstalled on the test device as the application under test.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving test results for the application under test from a developer of the application under test;

receiving test results for the application under test from an owner of the application under test; and

determining the test results for the application under test by a service provider providing the listing of application ratings.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

identifying first information indicative of current usage of a first test mobile device onto which the application under test is installed;

identifying second information indicative of current usage of a second test mobile device onto which the application under test is not installed; and

determining the idle mode current draw associated with execution of the application under test according to the first and second information.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

setting a configuration of the first test mobile device and a configuration of the second test mobile device according to at least one of an application profile associated with the application under test and configuration settings associated with a type of the first and second test mobile devices; and

performing simultaneous testing of the first test mobile device and the second test mobile device.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the predetermined rating criteria include a first battery consumption rating associated with a first range of current usage indicative of a first level of battery life loss associated with execution of the application under test and a second battery consumption rating associated with a second range of current usage indicative of a second level of battery life loss associated with execution of the application under test, and further comprising at least one of:

assigning the first battery consumption rating to the application under test when the idle mode current draw associated with execution of the application under test is included within the first range of current usage, and

assigning the second battery consumption rating to the application under test when the idle mode current draw associated with execution of the application under test is included within the second range of current usage.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

identifying the application under test as being higher priority for being tested according to criteria including at least one of;

(i) the application under test being a most frequently downloaded application, (ii) the application under test being a most frequently used application, (iii) the application under test being a popular application for which a new version is available, (iv) the application under test being preloaded on the testing device and (v) a previous version of the application under test being included in the listing of application ratings; and

selectively including the application under test for testing in a listing of applications to be tested according to the identification of being higher priority.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a testing application software program, the testing application being executable to provide operations comprising:

identifying an idle mode current draw according to test results representative of measured current usage associated with execution of an application under test on a test mobile device in communication with a live communications network of a network service provider;

determining a battery consumption rating associated with the application under test according to the idle mode current draw and predetermined rating criteria; and

updating a listing of applications ratings based on the determined battery consumption rating of the application under test.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, further providing for operations comprising sending a test notification including the application rating to at least one of an application developer of the application under test and an application owner of the application under test.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, further providing for operations comprising:

identifying at least one type or category of the application under test; and

selecting the predetermined rating criteria based at least in part on the identification.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, further providing for operations comprising:

identifying first information indicative of current usage of a first test mobile device onto which the application under test is installed;

identifying second information indicative of current usage of a second test mobile device onto which the application under test is not installed; and

determining the idle mode current draw associated with execution of the application under test according to the first and second information.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the first information indicative of current usage of a first test mobile device and the second information indicative of current usage of a second test mobile device are determined accordingly to simultaneous testing of the first test mobile device and the second test mobile device.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, further providing for operations comprising setting a configuration of the first test mobile device and a configuration of the second test mobile device according to at least one of an application profile associated with the application under test and configuration settings associated with a type of the first and second test mobile devices.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the predetermined rating criteria include a first battery consumption rating associated with a first range of current usage indicative of a first level of battery life loss associated with execution of the application under test and a second battery consumption rating associated with a second range of current usage indicative of a second level of battery life loss associated with execution of the application under test, the non-transitory computer readable further providing for operations comprising:

assigning the first battery consumption rating to the application under test when the idle mode current draw associated with execution of the application under test is included within the first range of current usage, and

assigning the second battery consumption rating to the application under test when the idle mode current draw associated with execution of the application under test is included within the second range of current usage.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, further providing for operations comprising:

identifying the application under test as being higher priority for being tested according to criteria including at least one of;

(i) the application under test being a most frequently downloaded application, (ii) the application under test being a most frequently used application, (iii) the application under test being a popular application for which a new version is available, (iv) the application under test being preloaded on the testing device and (v) a previous version of the application under test being included in the listing of application ratings; and

selectively including the application under test for testing in a listing of applications to be tested according to the identification of being higher priority.