BROWSER-DRIVEN POWER SAVING

摘要

The embodiments disclosed herein describe ways that a browser application or other process can reduce power usage by a computing device. Methods include the process suspending one or more plug-ins on a web page by replacing them with a snapshot taken from the plug-in, and reducing processing on non-media plug-ins and non-visible portions of web pages running in the browser, but not currently in focus, such as when a tab is in the background behind a different tab, when a browser window is minimized, or when the web page is entirely or partially occluded.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for saving power within a browser application, the method comprising:
in response to receiving at a browser application a web page requested by a user, the browser parsing the web page to identify web page portions corresponding to one or more media plug-ins; for one or more identified media plug-ins on the web page:
determining whether to apply a power saving procedure to the plug-in;in response to determining to apply a power saving procedure:
capturing at least one image of the plug-in;selecting an image from the at least one captured images as suitable for displaying as a static replacement image; andreplacing the plug-in with the static replacement image.