Systems and methods for managing power consumption in a flow-based user experience

A portable communications device comprising:

• a battery configured to provide electric power;
• a user input device configured to receive user inputs;
• a display configured to receive a portion of the electric power from the battery;
• a digital storage device configured to receive a second portion of the electric power from the battery and to store a plurality of views, wherein each view comprises an image for presentation on the display;
• and
• a controller configured to receive a third portion of the electric power from the digital storage device and to present a series of views forming a flow on the display in response to user inputs received from the input device, wherein the controller is further configured to determine performance information about the portable communications device while each view is active, to store the performance information with the view on the digital storage device, and, upon subsequent retrieval of the view from the digital storage device, to configure the portable communications device in response to the stored performance information to thereby manage the amount of electric power provided by the battery.