POWER USAGE ANALYSIS

• US 20140244190A1
• Filed: 02/28/2013
• Published: 08/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: BERMAN, Paul
• Application Number:
  US13/780,361
• Publication Number:
  US 20140244190A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/61
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 21/00 Arrangements for measuring electric power or power factor G01R7/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3013 where the computing system is an embedded system, i.e. a combination of hardware and software dedicated to perform a certain function in mobile devices, printers, automotive or aircraft systems testing or monitoring of control systems or parts thereof G05B23/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3062 where the monitored property is the power consumption power management in a computing system G06F1/3203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3065 Monitoring arrangements determined by the means or processing involved in reporting the monitored data error or fault reporting or logging G06F11/0766
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/81 Threshold
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/865 Monitoring of software

Abstract

A user device is configured to receive information that a display screen, of the user device, is turned on; and receive information that an application is initiated or used on the user device during a time period that commences based on the display screen being turned on. The user device is configured to determine an amount of power used by the display screen; determine power usage information that identifies a portion of the amount of power that is attributable to the application based on the application being initiated during the time period; and store the power usage information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a user device, information that a display screen of the user device is turned on;

receiving, by the user device, information that an application is initiated on the user device during a time period that commences based on the display screen being turned on;

determining, by the user device, an amount of power used by the display screen;

determining, by the user device, power usage information that identifies a portion of the amount of power that is attributable to the application based on the application being initiated during the time period; and

storing, by the user device, the power usage information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the time period based on an amount of time associated with unlocking the user device, an amount of time associated with initiating an application, or an amount of time associated with using the application.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending the power usage information to a server, the server using the power usage information to resolve an issue

regarding power usage by the user device.

4. The method of claim 1, where the application is a first application,

the method further comprising:

receiving information that a second application is initiated and used on the user device during the time period;

determining second power usage information that identifies a second portion of the amount of power that is attributable to the second application based on the second application being initiated and used during the time period; and

storing the second power usage information.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

generating a message for display on the display screen,

the message including information regarding the power usage information and the second power usage information.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

sending the power usage information and the second power usage information to a server,

the server using the power usage information and the second power usage information to resolve an issue regarding power usage by the user device.

7. The method of claim 1, where the application is a first application,

the method further comprising:

receiving information that a second application is initiated and used on the user device for a particular amount of time during the time period;

determining that the particular amount of time is greater than a threshold;

determining a second power usage information that identifies a second portion of the amount of power that is attributable to the second application based on the second application being initiated and used on the user device for the particular amount of time during the time period and based on the particular amount of time being greater than the threshold; and

storing the second power usage information.

8. The method of claim 1, where the application is a first application,

the method further comprising:

receiving information that a second application is initiated and used on the user device for a particular amount of time during the time period;

determining that the particular amount of time is less than a threshold; and

determining that the amount of power is not attributable to the second application based on the particular amount of time being less than the threshold.

9. A computer-readable medium comprising:

a plurality of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user device, cause the one or more processors to;

receive information that a display screen of the user device is turned on;

receive information that an application is initiated or used on the user device during a time period that commences based on the display screen being turned on;

determine an amount of power used by the display screen;

determine power usage information that identifies a portion of the amount of power that is attributable to the application based on the application being initiated or used during the time period; and

store the power usage information.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where:

the plurality of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to;

send the power usage information to a server,

the server using the power usage information to resolve an issue regarding power usage by the user device.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the application is a first application,

the plurality of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further causing the one or more processors to:

receive information that a second application is initiated and used on the user device during the time period;

determine second power usage information that identifies a second portion of the amount of power that is attributable to the second application based on the second application being initiated and used during the time period; and

store the second power usage information.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the application is a first application,

the plurality of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further causing the one or more processors to:

receive information that a second application is being used on the user device for a particular amount of time during the time period;

determine that the particular amount of time is greater than a threshold;

determine a second power usage information that identifies a second portion of the amount of power that is attributable to the second application based on the second application being used on the user device for the particular amount of time during the time period and based on the particular amount of time being greater than the threshold; and

store the second power usage information.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the application is a first application,

the plurality of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further causing the one or more processors to:

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receive information that a second application is being used on the user device during the time period;

determine second power usage information that identifies a second portion of the amount of power that is attributable to the second application and based on the second application being used on the user device during the time period; and

store the second power usage information.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where one or more instructions, of the plurality of instructions, to receive information that an application is initiated or used on the user device include one or more instructions to:

receive information that the application is an initial application initiated on the user device after the display screen is turned on; and

where one or more instructions, of the plurality of instructions, to determine power usage information that identifies the portion of the amount of power that is attributable to the application include one or more instructions to;

determine that the portion of the amount of power that is attributable to the application is based on the application being the initial application.

15. A device comprising:

a processor to;

receive information that a display screen, associated with the device, is turned on;

receive information that an application is initiated or used on the device during a time period that commences based on the display screen being turned on;

determine an amount of power used by the display screen;

determine power usage information that identifies a portion of the amount of power that is attributable to the application based on the application being initiated or used on the device during the time period; and

store the power usage information.

16. The device of claim 15, the processor is further to:

send the power usage information to a server,

the server using the power usage information to resolve an issue regarding power usage by the device.

17. The device of claim 15, the processor is further to:

determine the time period based on a first amount of time associated with unlocking the device and a second amount of time associated with initiating an application.

18. The device of claim 15, the processor is further to:

generate a message for display on the display screen,

the message including information regarding the power usage information.

19. The device of claim 15, the processor is further to:

adjust the time period based on use of the device.

20. The device of claim 15, where the application is the first application,

the processor being further to:

receive information that a second application is being used on the device for a particular amount of time during the time period;

determine that the particular amount of time is greater than a threshold;

determine second power usage information that identifies a second portion of the amount of power that is attributable to the second application based on the second application being used on the device for the particular amount of time during the time period and based on the particular amount of time being greater than the threshold; and

store the second power usage information.