EFFICIENT USAGE OF INTERNET SERVICES ON MOBILE DEVICES

摘要

Communications systems including multiple computer devices where: (i) for a set of computer devices, used by a common user, it is determined which computer device the user is most actively using; and (ii) an operational mode of a “wireless service” (see definition, below) on one of the other computer devices (that is, a non-most-active computer device) is changed in its operational mode. For example, if a user has two smart phones and the user's first smart phone is determined to be more active than the second smart phone, then on the second smart phone (that is, the non-most-active computer device) a social media home page updating service is turned off. In some embodiments, the change from first operational mode to second operational mode will mean that wireless transceiver hardware (such as an antenna) is turned off for the non-most-active device(s).

主权项

1. A method for use with a plurality of computer devices including a first computer device running a first wireless service and a second computer device, the method comprising:
receiving first activity level information corresponding to a level of a user's activity on the first computer device; receiving second activity level information corresponding to a level of the user's activity on the second computer device; determining which device of the plurality of computer devices is most active based, at least in part, upon the first activity level information and the second activity level information; and on condition that the second computer device is determined to be most active, sending a command to change an operational mode of the first wireless service from a first operational mode to a second operational mode.