User-controlled application-based power management

A computer readable medium storing software for instructing a control system of a battery-operated device to:

• for each task of one or more tasks for each application of a plurality of applications of the battery-operated device:
• receive, from a user of the battery-operated device, user input defining a usage parameter for the application for the task that corresponds to a desired amount of usage of the application for the task;
• determine an estimated amount of battery life of a battery of the battery-operated device that is sufficient to provide the desired amount of usage of the application for the task;
• determine whether the estimated amount of battery life is available;
• and
• if the estimated amount of battery life is available, allocate an amount of battery life of the battery to the application for the task corresponding to the estimated amount of battery life;
• and
• wherein the one or more tasks for each of the plurality of applications form a plurality of tasks, and the software is further adapted to instruct the control system of the battery-operated device to enable the user to prioritize the plurality of tasks.

A battery-operated device comprising:

• a battery sensor adapted to determine a battery life of a battery of the battery-operated device;
• and
• a control system associated with the battery sensor and adapted to:
• for each task of one or more tasks for each application of a plurality of applications of the battery-operated device:
• receive, from a user of the battery-operated device, user input defining a usage parameter for the application for the task that corresponds to a desired amount of usage of the application for the task;
• determine an estimated amount of battery life of the battery of the battery-operated device that is sufficient to provide the desired amount of usage of the application for the task;
• determine whether the estimated amount of battery life is available;
• and
• if the estimated amount of battery life is available, allocate an amount of battery life of the battery to the application for the task corresponding to the estimated amount of battery life;
• and
• wherein the one or more tasks for each of the plurality of applications form a plurality of tasks, and the control system is further adapted to enable the user to prioritize the plurality of tasks.