Displaying use time remaining on fast charge devices
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsAnna-Katrina Shedletsky, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Samuel Bruce Weiss
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Abstract
A power source is configured to supply power to one or more components of an electronic device. A processing device that is in communication with the power source can be configured to determine an estimated power requirement of the mobile electronic device during a time period, to determine a charge state of the power source, and to produce an indication of the remaining use time of the electronic device based on the estimated power requirement and the charge state of the power source.
Claims20
A method for operating an electronic device comprising a power source and a processing device, the method comprising:
- analyzing, by the processing device, a historical use of the electronic device;
- based on the historical use, determining, by the processing device, an amount of power used during a number of repeating activities;
- creating, by the processing device, multiple power profiles, each power profile of the multiple power profiles corresponding to at least one repeating activity of the number of repeating activities;
- determining, by the processing device and during an upcoming time period, a power requirement based on a current use and a scheduled use of the electronic device;
- selecting, by the processing device, a power profile of the multiple power profiles based on the determined power requirement;
- and
- initiating, by the processing device, the selected power profile at a beginning of the upcoming time period, wherein the selected power profile is configured to reserve power for processes performed after the beginning of the upcoming time period.
A method for creating and using multiple power profiles for managing power of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- analyzing, by a processing device, historical power requirements of the electronic device;
- based on the historical use, determining, by the processing device, an amount of power used during a number of repeating activities;
- creating, by the processing device, the multiple power profiles, each power profile of the multiple power profiles corresponding to at least one repeating activity of the number of repeating activities;
- determining, by the processing device during an upcoming time period, a power requirement based on a current use and a scheduled use of the electronic device;
- and
- selecting, by the processing device, a power profile of the multiple power profiles based on input received from a user to preserve the amount of power.
An electronic device comprising:
- a power source configured to supply power to one or more components of the electronic device;
- and
- a processing device in communication with the power source and configured to:
- analyze a historical use of the electronic device;
- based on the historical use, determine an amount of power used during a number of repeating activities;
- create multiple power profiles, each power profile of the multiple power profiles corresponding to at least one repeating activity of the number of repeating activities;
- determine an estimated power requirement of the electronic device based on a current use and a scheduled use of the electronic device during an upcoming time period;
- select a power profile of the multiple power profiles based on the estimated power requirement;
- and
- produce an indication of a remaining use time of the electronic device based on the estimated power requirement, the power profile, the current use of the electronic device, and the scheduled use of the electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.