Delayed execution of operations

• US 8,914,652 B1
• Filed: 12/02/2013
• Issued: 12/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Conway, David P.
• Primary Examiner(s): CONNOLLY, MARK A
• Application Number:
  US14/093,921
• Time in Patent Office: 379 Days
• Field of Search: 713/300, 718/100, 718/102
• US Class Current: 713/300
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/265 constructional aspects of navigation devices, e.g. housings, mountings, displays G01C21/3688 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3608 using speech input, e.g. using speech recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3661 Guidance output on an external device, e.g. car radio
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/329 by task scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/444 Spatial browsing, e.g. 2D maps, 3D or virtual spaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/638 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 : with voice recognition means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 : Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for performing power management. A computer process that requires, to be performed, substantial portions of battery storage on the mobile computing device is identified. Execution of the identified process can be deferred while the mobile computing device is not connected to a power source that is for charging the battery storage and that is external to the mobile computing device. Connection of the mobile computing device to the power source is sensed. Performance of the process is triggered in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the power source.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying, by a mobile computing device that includes a battery, that execution of a particular computer process is to be deferred, wherein identifying that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred includes determining that the particular computing process has been executing without receipt of user input that interacts with the particular computer process for a determined amount of time;

deferring, by the mobile computing device and in response to having identified that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred, execution of the particular computer process while the mobile computing device is not connected to an external power source that is external to the mobile computing device and that is for charging the battery;

sensing, while execution of the particular computer process remains deferred, that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source; and

triggering execution of the particular computer process in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the determined amount of time is greater than five minutes.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising displaying, by the mobile computing device, a prompt regarding whether to defer execution of the particular computer process, and in response, receiving user input that is in cooperation with the prompt and that results in the identification that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred.

4. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying, by a mobile computing device that includes a battery, that execution of a particular computer process is to be deferred, wherein identifying that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred includes determining that an amount of time until completion of the particular computer process exceeds a threshold amount of time;

deferring, by the mobile computing device and in response to having identified that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred, execution of the particular computer process while the mobile computing device is not connected to an external power source that is external to the mobile computing device and that is for charging the battery;

sensing, while execution of the particular computer process remains deferred, that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source; and

triggering execution of the particular computer process in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source.

5. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying, by a mobile computing device that includes a battery, that execution of a particular computer process is to be deferred, wherein identifying that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred includes determining that an amount of power in the battery that is required to complete execution of the particular computer process exceeds a threshold amount of power;

deferring, by the mobile computing device and in response to having identified that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred, execution of the particular computer process while the mobile computing device is not connected to an external power source that is external to the mobile computing device and that is for charging the battery;

sensing, while execution of the particular computer process remains deferred, that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source; and

triggering execution of the particular computer process in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source.

6. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying, by a mobile computing device that includes a battery, that execution of a particular computer process is to be deferred, wherein identifying that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred includes determining that an amount of power in the battery will be exhausted should the particular computer process be executed to completion;

deferring, by the mobile computing device and in response to having identified that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred, execution of the particular computer process while the mobile computing device is not connected to an external power source that is external to the mobile computing device and that is for charging the battery;

sensing, while execution of the particular computer process remains deferred, that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source; and

triggering execution of the particular computer process in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source.

7. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying, by a mobile computing device that includes a battery, that execution of a particular computer process is to be deferred, wherein identifying that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred includes determining that execution of the particular computer process involves wirelessly transferring, from the mobile computing device to a remote computing device, a quantity of data that exceeds a threshold quantity of data;

deferring, by the mobile computing device and in response to having identified that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred, execution of the particular computer process while the mobile computing device is not connected to an external power source that is external to the mobile computing device and that is for charging the battery;

sensing, while execution of the particular computer process remains deferred, that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source; and

triggering execution of the particular computer process in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source.

8. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying, by a mobile computing device that includes a battery, that execution of a particular computer process is to be deferred, wherein;

identifying that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred occurs as a result of the mobile computing device receiving a first type of user selection of a particular user interface element, and

the mobile computing device is configured to trigger execution of the particular computer process as a result of the mobile computing device receiving a second type of user selection of the particular user interface element;

deferring, by the mobile computing device and in response to having identified that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred, execution of the particular computer process while the mobile computing device is not connected to an external power source that is external to the mobile computing device and that is for charging the battery;

sensing, while execution of the particular computer process remains deferred, that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source; and

triggering execution of the particular computer process in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source.

9. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying, by a mobile computing device that includes a battery, that execution of a particular computer process is to be deferred;

deferring, by the mobile computing device and in response to having identified that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred, execution of the particular computer process while the mobile computing device is not connected to an external power source that is external to the mobile computing device and that is for charging the battery;

sensing, while execution of the particular computer process remains deferred, that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source; and

triggering execution of the particular computer process in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source, wherein said triggering execution of the particular computer process comprises waiting at least fifteen minutes after the mobile computing device is connected to the power source before triggering execution of the particular computer process.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause performance of operations that comprise:

identifying, by a mobile computing device that includes a battery, that execution of a particular computer process is to be deferred, wherein identifying that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred includes determining that the particular computing process has been executing without receipt of user input that interacts with the particular computer process for a determined amount of time;

deferring, by the mobile computing device and in response to having identified that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred, execution of the particular computer process while the mobile computing device is not connected to an external power source that is external to the mobile computing device and that is for charging the battery;

sensing, while execution of the particular computer process remains deferred, that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source; and

triggering execution of the particular computer process in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the determined amount of time is greater than five minutes.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise displaying, by the mobile computing device, a prompt regarding whether to defer execution of the particular computer process, and in response, receiving user input that is in cooperation with the prompt and that results in the identification that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause performance of operations that comprise:

identifying, by a mobile computing device that includes a battery, that execution of a particular computer process is to be deferred, wherein identifying that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred includes determining that an amount of time until completion of the particular computer process exceeds a threshold amount of time;

deferring, by the mobile computing device and in response to having identified that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred, execution of the particular computer process while the mobile computing device is not connected to an external power source that is external to the mobile computing device and that is for charging the battery;

sensing, while execution of the particular computer process remains deferred, that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source; and

triggering execution of the particular computer process in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause performance of operations that comprise:

identifying, by a mobile computing device that includes a battery, that execution of a particular computer process is to be deferred, wherein identifying that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred includes determining that an amount of power in the battery that is required to complete execution of the particular computer process exceeds a threshold amount of power;

deferring, by the mobile computing device and in response to having identified that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred, execution of the particular computer process while the mobile computing device is not connected to an external power source that is external to the mobile computing device and that is for charging the battery;

sensing, while execution of the particular computer process remains deferred, that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source; and

triggering execution of the particular computer process in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause performance of operations that comprise:

identifying, by a mobile computing device that includes a battery, that execution of a particular computer process is to be deferred, wherein identifying that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred includes determining that an amount of power in the battery will be exhausted should the particular computer process be executed to completion;

deferring, by the mobile computing device and in response to having identified that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred, execution of the particular computer process while the mobile computing device is not connected to an external power source that is external to the mobile computing device and that is for charging the battery;

sensing, while execution of the particular computer process remains deferred, that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source; and

triggering execution of the particular computer process in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause performance of operations that comprise:

identifying, by a mobile computing device that includes a battery, that execution of a particular computer process is to be deferred, wherein identifying that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred includes determining that execution of the particular computer process involves wirelessly transferring, from the mobile computing device to a remote computing device, a quantity of data that exceeds a threshold quantity of data;

deferring, by the mobile computing device and in response to having identified that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred, execution of the particular computer process while the mobile computing device is not connected to an external power source that is external to the mobile computing device and that is for charging the battery;

sensing, while execution of the particular computer process remains deferred, that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source; and

triggering execution of the particular computer process in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause performance of operations that comprise:

identifying, by a mobile computing device that includes a battery, that execution of a particular computer process is to be deferred, wherein;

identifying that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred occurs as a result of the mobile computing device receiving a first type of user selection of a particular user interface element, and

the mobile computing device is configured to trigger execution of the particular computer process as a result of the mobile computing device receiving a second type of user selection of the particular user interface element;

deferring, by the mobile computing device and in response to having identified that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred, execution of the particular computer process while the mobile computing device is not connected to an external power source that is external to the mobile computing device and that is for charging the battery;

sensing, while execution of the particular computer process remains deferred, that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source; and

triggering execution of the particular computer process in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause performance of operations that comprise:

identifying, by a mobile computing device that includes a battery, that execution of a particular computer process is to be deferred;

deferring, by the mobile computing device and in response to having identified that execution of the particular computer process is to be deferred, execution of the particular computer process while the mobile computing device is not connected to an external power source that is external to the mobile computing device and that is for charging the battery;

sensing, while execution of the particular computer process remains deferred, that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source; and

triggering execution of the particular computer process in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the external power source, wherein said triggering execution of the particular computer process comprises waiting at least fifteen minutes after the mobile computing device is connected to the power source before triggering execution of the particular computer process.