Statistical approach to power management for electronic devices

摘要

Power savings is provided to users of various electronic devices by monitoring the times and locations at which those users activate, deactivate, or otherwise change an operational state of one or more functional elements of a device. Other contextual or environmental information can be captured as well when the user performs such an action. One or more statistical analysis or prediction algorithms can be used to determine when and/or where the user is likely to repeat the one or more actions, where a confidence level of the prediction can be impacted at least in part by the environmental and contextual factors. When a prediction has a minimum level of confidence, a corresponding action can be performed automatically by the device when the relevant factors are met. Changes in behavior can be monitored such that the predictions can be refined over time.

主权项

1. A method of conserving power on an electronic device, comprising:
detecting one or more instances when a user of the electronic device causes a respective adjustment of an operational state of at least one functional component of the electronic device, the operational state affecting an amount of power consumption of the electronic device; for each of the one or more instances, storing data including at least a time and a location of the electronic device when the respective adjustment was caused; predicting a pattern of behavior of the user with respect to an adjustment of the operational state of the at least one functional component using at least one statistical probability determination process with respect to the data; associating the pattern of behavior of the user with respect to the adjustment of the operational state of the at least one functional component with an approximate location and window of time at which the pattern of behavior is predicted to occur according to a determined statistical probability, the determined statistical probability being based at least in part upon a type of the at least one functional component; and in response to determining that the electronic device is at or near the approximate location and window of time at which the predicted pattern of behavior is predicted to occur according to the determined statistical probability, automatically causing the adjustment of the operational state of the at least one functional component.