# US 10,120,428 B2 · Electronic device and method for managing power in electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,120,428 B2 - Document ID: US10120428B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/054,879 - Filed: 2016-02-26 - Published: 2016-09-01 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-02-26 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Byung-Wook Kim; Sung-Geun Park; Jin-Gil Yang; Ki-Tae Lee; Ju-Beam Lee; Sun-Yong Kim; In-Hee Yoon; Jin-Goo Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10120428B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/28: Supervision thereof, e.g. detecting power-supply failure by out of limits supervision - G06F 3/04817: using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) - G06F 11/3062: {where the monitored property is the power consumption (power management in a computing system G06F1/3203)} - G06F 11/327: {Alarm or error message display} - H04W 52/0258: {controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day} - H04W 52/0264: {by selectively disabling software applications} - G06F 11/3409: {for performance assessment} - G06F 2201/81: Threshold - G06F 2201/865: Monitoring of software - Y02D 10/00: Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract Disclosed is an electronic device including a battery, a display, a processor electrically connected with the battery and the display, and a memory which is electrically connected with the processor and stores at least one application, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to monitor power consumption of the at least one application during execution of the at least one application in an off state of the display, and to display, on the display, information indicating whether a value of the power consumption exceeds a threshold selected during a selected time, based on at least a part of a result of the monitoring immediately after the display enters an on state. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a battery; a display; a processor electrically connected with the battery and the display; and a memory which is electrically connected with the processor and stores at least one application, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to: monitor power consumption of the at least one application during execution of the at least one application in an off state of the display, and display, on the display, information indicating whether a value of the power consumption exceeds a threshold, based on a result of the monitoring in response to the display entering an on state, wherein the information includes an indicator indicating that the power consumption of an application corresponding to the indicator exceeds the threshold. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to provide the information about whether the value of the power consumption exceeds the threshold on the display by using a popup window. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the popup window provides a user interface (UI) for selecting at least one of continuation of execution of the at least one application, termination of the at least one application, pause of execution of the at least one application, uninstallation of the at least one application, and function restriction of the at least one application. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the popup window displays a result of performing the at least one of the continuation of execution, termination, pause of execution, uninstallation, and function restriction with respect to the at least one application. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor: to display an icon capable of executing the at least one application on the display; and to display the information about whether the value of the power consumption exceeds the threshold on or near the icon. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor: to identify a category of the at least one application; and to display, on the display, information about whether the value of the power consumption exceeds a threshold that is preset for the category during a selected time. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor: to store a frequency of use for the at least one applications and to display information about whether the use frequency exceeds a threshold for frequency of use or use history information based on at least a part of the frequency of use on the display. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to provide a user interface (UI) for enabling a setting of whether to display the information about whether the value of the power consumption exceeds the threshold on the display, or a UI for displaying at least one application running in the processor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to display at least one application corresponding to the value of the power consumption exceeding the threshold or to provide a user interface (UI) capable of displaying the at least one application. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the at least one application corresponding to the value of the power consumption exceeding the threshold are displayed differently according to state and occurrence frequency of a resource. ### Claim 11 A method for managing power in an electronic device, the method comprising: monitoring power consumption of at least one application during execution of the at least one application in an off state of a display of the electronic device; and displaying, on the display, information indicating whether a value of the power consumption exceeds a threshold, based on a result of the monitoring in response to the display entering an on state, wherein the information includes an indicator indicating that the power consumption of an application corresponding to the indicator exceeds the threshold. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising providing the information about whether the value of the power consumption exceeds the threshold on the display by using a popup window. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the popup window provides a user interface (UI) for selecting at least one of continuation of execution of the at least one application, termination of the at least one application, pause of execution of the at least one application, uninstallation of the at least one application, and function restriction of the at least one application. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the popup window displays a result of performing the at least one of the continuation of execution, termination, pause of execution, uninstallation, and function restriction with respect to the at least one application. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: displaying an icon capable of executing the at least one application on the display; and displaying the information about whether the value of the power consumption exceeds the threshold on or near the icon. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: identifying a category of the at least one application; and displaying, on the display, information about whether the value of the power consumption exceeds a threshold that is preset for the category during a selected time. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: storing a frequency of use for the at least one application; and displaying information about whether the use frequency exceeds a threshold for frequency of use or use history information based on at least a part of the frequency of use on the display. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: providing a user interface (UI) for enabling a setting of whether to display the information about whether the value of the power consumption exceeds the threshold on the display or a UI for displaying at least one application running in the processor. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: displaying at least one application corresponding to the value of the power consumption exceeding the threshold or providing a user interface (UI) capable of displaying the at least one application. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the at least one application corresponding to the value of the power consumption exceeding the threshold are displayed differently according to state and occurrence frequency of a resource.