Smart power management system to boost device battery life
A new power management system Apple is exploring that would learn users’ habits and dynamically adjust the device’s performance.
One of the biggest complaints we hear from mobile users today, no matter the platform they’re using, is that battery life isn’t good enough. There have been some advancements, and devices with extended life batteries can sometimes provide better battery life depending on the settings in place. Apple recently filed for a patent that would help a device predict a user’s habits in an effort to extend battery life as long as possible. The patent was spotted by AppleInsider and is titled “Inferring User Intent From Battery Usage Level and Charging Trends.”
Using those predictions, the device could then alter various parameters – like screen brightness or the CPU clock speed — to either conserve battery life or deliver maximum processing power. Long term power budgeting is concerned with ensuring that the device’s power usage over time does not deplete the Dell latitude e5420 battery and interrupt the user. Most devices already have sensors to adjust the display – if activated by the user – depending on the lighting condition, but this also takes into consideration the task at hand. It’s the focus on use-cases that’s unique.
There are dozens of devices that offer power-saving modes, but Apple’s would change on its own without the need for a user to tell the device to save battery life. Cupertino isn’t the only one looking to extend our device usage as long as possible. Samsung’s Galaxy S5 has a new low-power setting that changes the screen to black and white and eliminates unneeded software so that the device can operate much, much longer – still offering the ability to place calls and send text messages.
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[…] A new power management system Apple is exploring that would learn users’ habits and dynamically adjust the device’s performance. One of the biggest complaints we hear from mobile users today, no matter the platform they’re using, is that battery life isn’t good enough. There have been some advancements, and devices with extended life batteries can … […]