Anticipation of power on of a mobile device

A power management control module for managing power up of a device that has a power down state, at least two power up states, and a run state, the power management control module comprising:

• a detector to detect a power up time profile of the device;
• a processor to calculate one or more predetermined statistical indicators associated with the power up time profile;
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• a controller to determine an anticipated time for a user power up of the device to the run state based on the one or more predetermined statistical indicators, and at a predetermined amount of time before the anticipated time for the user power up of the device, to change a device state from the power down state to a first predetermined power up state of the at least two power up states in response to the predetermined amount of time being less than a first threshold, and to change the device state from the power down state to a second predetermined power up state of the at least two power sup states in response to the predetermined amount of time being more than the first threshold and less than a second threshold, and the controller powers up the device from the first predetermined power up state or the second predetermined power up state to the run state during the user power up in response to a user interaction with the device during a predetermined duration, otherwise the controller maintains the device at the predetermined one or the at least two power up states for the predetermined duration and then returns the device to the power down state if there is no user interaction with the device during the predetermined duration.

A power management control module for managing power up of a device that has a power down state, at least two power up states, and a run state, the power management control module comprising:

• a detector to detect the power up time profile of the device;
• a processor to detect one or more predetermined statistical indicators associated with a power up time profile;
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• a controller to determine an anticipated start up time for the device to the run state based on the one or more predetermined statistical indicators, and at the anticipated start up time changing a device state from the power down state to a first predetermined power up state in response to the predetermined amount of time being less than a first threshold, and to change the device state from the power down state to a second predetermined power up state in response to the predetermined amount of time being more than the first threshold and less than a second threshold, wherein the controller maintains the device at the predetermined power up state for a predetermined duration and returns the device to the power down state if there is no user interaction with the device during the predetermined duration, wherein the controller powers up the device from the first predetermined power up state or the second predetermined power up state to the run state during the user power up in response to a user interaction with the device during a predetermined duration, and wherein the controller monitors battery power levels and any user alarms associated with the device to assist with a calculation of a required power up time and state.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program stored thereon comprising instructions, that when executed, carry out the steps comprising:

• statistically analysing a power up time profile of a device, the device has a power down state, at least two power up states, and a run state;
• determining one or more predetermined statistical indicators associated with the power up time profile;
• calculating an anticipated time for a user power up of the device to the run state based on the one or more predetermined statistical indicators;
• at a predetermined amount of time before the anticipated time for the user power up of the device, changing a device state from the power down state to a first predetermined one of the at least two power up states in response to the predetermined amount of time being less than a first threshold, and to changing the device state from the power down state to a second predetermined power up state in response to the predetermined amount of time being more than the first threshold and less than a second threshold;
• powering up the device from the first predetermined power up state or the second predetermined power up state to the run state during the user power up in response to a user interaction with the device during a predetermined duration, otherwise maintaining the device at the predetermined one or the at least two power up states for the predetermined duration and then returning the device to the power down state if there is no user interaction with the device during the predetermined duration.