Contextual power management

Abstract

Some embodiments include leveraging user behaviors of a computing device to adjust operations of subsystems of the computing device. Some embodiments determine scenarios of interest, and enable implementation of an alternate set of subsystem policies that provide a better user experience without the user explicitly making a selection of a particular mode. In other words, a user's goal or a user's strong implicit expectation can be determined by a user's current actions, system context, and/or predictions based on the user's past device usage (e.g., routines, patterns, and/or heuristics). Based on the determination, various subsystem operation policies are adjusted accordingly to satisfy the user's goal or strong implicit expectation such as having a cooler device, charging faster, or performing slower.

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