Regulating a power consumption state of a cellular radio
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1. A method comprising:
- determining a consumption time for a first content received in a mobile device from a cellular network, the consumption time representing a time at which the first content is received in the mobile device to a time at which a second content associated with the first content is consumed at an output sink of the mobile device, wherein the second content includes the first content processed by the mobile device;
determining a content flow rate associated with the first content and the second content through the mobile device, and based on the consumption time and a size of the first content; and
regulating a power consumption state of a radio of the mobile device based at least in part on the content flow rate at which the first content flows through the mobile device.
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Abstract
A technique includes determining a consumption time for content received in a mobile device from a cellular network, where the consumption time represents a time at which the content is received in the mobile device to a time at which content associated with the received content is consumed at an output sink of the mobile device. The technique includes regulating a power consumption state of a cellular radio of the mobile device based at least in part on the consumption time.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a consumption time for a first content received in a mobile device from a cellular network, the consumption time representing a time at which the first content is received in the mobile device to a time at which a second content associated with the first content is consumed at an output sink of the mobile device, wherein the second content includes the first content processed by the mobile device; determining a content flow rate associated with the first content and the second content through the mobile device, and based on the consumption time and a size of the first content; and regulating a power consumption state of a radio of the mobile device based at least in part on the content flow rate at which the first content flows through the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a radio having a plurality of selectable reception modes associated with a plurality of power consumptions; an output device; a memory coupled to the radio to receive a first content communicated over a cellular network, wherein a second content associated with the first content is communicated from the memory to the output device; and a processor to; track a flow associated with the first content and the second content, wherein the second content includes the first content processed by the processor; determine a content flow rate associated with the first content and the second content through the apparatus based on a consumption time between a receipt of the first content at the radio and a communication of the second content to the output device, and a size of the first content; and regulate selection of a reception mode of the selectable reception modes for radio based at least in part on the content flow rate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An article comprising a computer readable non-transitory storage medium to store instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to:
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determine a first time that a data unit was received into a mobile device from a cellular network; determine a second time for a second data associated with the data unit to be consumed at an output sink of the mobile device, wherein the second data includes the data unit processed by the mobile device; determine a data flow rate associated with the data unit and the second data through the article based on the first time that the data unit was received into the mobile device, the second time for a data associated with the data unit to be consumed at an output sink of the mobile device, and a size of the data associated with the data unit; and regulate an inactivity timer associated with the mobile device based at least in part on a consumption time based on a difference between the first time and the second time and on the size of the data unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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