Systems and methods for power awareness in mobile applications

摘要

A data processing device may comprise one or more applications. Based on communication from a particular application, the data processing device may be operable to provide, to the particular application, power consumption information of the data processing device associated with each of a plurality of application states of the particular application and/or information related to one or more power-consuming components in the data processing device. The particular application may register with the data processing device to receive a notification when a power consuming component is available for use. The particular application may also perform operations based on the provided power consumption information and/or the provided information related to the one or more power-consuming components. The plurality of application states may comprise an application idle state and one or more application active states.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a device comprising one or more applications and one or more power-consuming components, power consumption information indicative of an amount of power consumption by a power-consuming component of the one or more power-consuming components; receiving battery information indicative of power remaining in a battery of the device; receiving a request from a particular application of the one or more applications to perform an operation utilizing the power-consuming component, wherein the particular application is configured to provide an indication of a period of time the particular application is configured to wait before using the power-consuming component to perform the operation; and providing, based on the power consumption information, the battery information, and the period of time, a notification to the particular application indicating when the power-consuming component is available for use by the particular application.