Dynamic data refresh for mobile device applications
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1. A method comprising:
- determining, by one or more processors of a mobile device, a battery state and a network access state of the mobile device, wherein the battery state comprises one or both of a power state and a charge state of a battery of the mobile device, and wherein the network access state comprises a type of network accessed by the mobile device;
determining, by the one or more processors, a usage frequency of at least one application executable by the mobile device, wherein the usage frequency comprises a frequency with which the at least one application is used on the mobile device by a user; and
setting, by the one or more processors, a data refresh frequency for the at least one application based on the battery state, the network access state of the mobile device, and the usage frequency of the at least one application, wherein the data refresh frequency comprises a frequency with which updated data for the at least one application is periodically received from an external computing device that is external to the mobile device,wherein setting the data refresh frequency for the at least one application comprises setting the data refresh frequency in direct proportion to the usage frequency of the at least one application, such that the data refresh frequency increases as the usage frequency increases, andwherein the at least one application comprises a graphical user interface configured to receive and respond to user input and present information at the mobile device.
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Abstract
The frequency with which data is refreshed for an application executed by a mobile device may be dynamically set based on one or more of the state of the battery or the network access of the device, or the frequency with which the application is used. The data refresh frequency may also be dynamically set based on additional parameters, including, e.g., the strength of the signal of the network over which the mobile device is communicating.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, by one or more processors of a mobile device, a battery state and a network access state of the mobile device, wherein the battery state comprises one or both of a power state and a charge state of a battery of the mobile device, and wherein the network access state comprises a type of network accessed by the mobile device; determining, by the one or more processors, a usage frequency of at least one application executable by the mobile device, wherein the usage frequency comprises a frequency with which the at least one application is used on the mobile device by a user; and setting, by the one or more processors, a data refresh frequency for the at least one application based on the battery state, the network access state of the mobile device, and the usage frequency of the at least one application, wherein the data refresh frequency comprises a frequency with which updated data for the at least one application is periodically received from an external computing device that is external to the mobile device, wherein setting the data refresh frequency for the at least one application comprises setting the data refresh frequency in direct proportion to the usage frequency of the at least one application, such that the data refresh frequency increases as the usage frequency increases, and wherein the at least one application comprises a graphical user interface configured to receive and respond to user input and present information at the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile device comprising:
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a battery; a telemetry module; and one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine a battery state of the battery, a network access state of the telemetry module, and a usage frequency of at least one application executable by the mobile device, and to set a data refresh frequency for the at least one application based on the battery state, the network access state, and the usage frequency of the at least one application, wherein the battery state comprises one or both of a power state and a charge state of the battery, the network access state comprises a type of network accessed by the telemetry module, the usage frequency comprises a frequency with which the at least one application is used on the mobile device by a user, the data refresh frequency comprises a frequency with which updated data for the at least one application is periodically received from an external computing device that is external to the mobile, and the at least one application comprises a graphical user interface configured to receive and respond to user input and present information at the mobile device, and wherein the one or more processors are configured to set the data refresh frequency for the at least one application at least by setting the data refresh frequency in direct proportion to the usage frequency of the at least one application, such that the data refresh frequency increases as the usage frequency increases.
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20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions for causing at least one programmable processor of a mobile device to:
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determine a battery state and a network access state of the mobile device, wherein the battery state comprises one or both of a power state and a charge state of a battery of the mobile device, and wherein the network access state comprises a type of network accessed by the mobile device; determining a usage frequency of at least one application executable by the mobile device, wherein the usage frequency comprises a frequency with which the at least one application is used on the mobile device by a user; and set a data refresh frequency for the at least one application executable by the mobile device based on the battery state, the network access state of the mobile device, and the usage frequency of the at least one application, wherein the data refresh frequency comprises a frequency with which updated data for the at least one application is periodically received from an external computing device that is external to the mobile device, wherein setting the data refresh frequency for the at least one application comprises setting the data refresh frequency in direct proportion to the usage frequency of the at least one application, such that the data refresh frequency increases as the usage frequency increases, and wherein the at least one application comprises a graphical user interface configured to receive and respond to user input and present information at the mobile device.
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