Controlling applications in mobile device based on environmental context

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for controlling at least one application in a mobile device, the instructions causing a processor to perform operations of:

• capturing environmental information from at least one sensor of the mobile device;
• inferring an environmental context of the mobile device from the environmental information;
• and
• controlling at least one application in the mobile device based on a set of reference models associated with the inferred environmental context, wherein controlling comprises setting a duty cycle or setting an allowable latency of the application.

A mobile device for controlling at least one application, the mobile device comprising:

• means for capturing environmental information from at least one sensor of the mobile device;
• means for inferring an environmental context of the mobile device from the environmental information;
• and
• means for controlling at least one application in the mobile device based on a set of reference models associated with the inferred environmental context, wherein controlling comprises setting a duty cycle or setting an allowable latency of the application.

A mobile device for controlling at least one application, the mobile device comprising:

• a receiver configured to capture environmental information from at least one sensor of the mobile device;
• a context inference unit configured to infer an environmental context of the mobile device from the environmental information;
• and
• an application control unit configured to control at least one application in the mobile device based on a set of reference models associated with the inferred environmental context, wherein controlling comprises setting a duty cycle or setting an allowable latency of the application.