Estimating and preserving battery life based on usage patterns

A method comprising:

• determining, by a computing device, an amount of battery drain and an execution context for the computing device during one of a plurality of recurring time periods, said execution context identifying one or more operations executed by the computing device during said one of the plurality of recurring time periods and a success rate associated with each of the operations;
• identifying an expected execution of at least one of the operations during a recurrence of said one of the plurality of recurring time periods;
• and
• adjusting, by the computing device, the identified, expected execution based on the determined execution context and an estimated remaining battery life for the computing device.

One or more computer storage media embodying computer-executable components, said components comprising:

• a context component that when executed causes at least one processor to determine, for a computing device during one of a plurality of recurring time periods, an amount of battery drain, one or more operations executed by the computing device during said one of the plurality of recurring time periods, and a success rate corresponding to each of the operations performed by the computing device during said one of the plurality of recurring time periods;
• a detection component that when executed causes at least one processor to identify an expected execution of at least one of the operations during a recurrence of said one of the plurality of recurring time periods;
• and
• a scheduler component that when executed causes at least one processor to adjust the identified, expected execution based on an estimated remaining battery life for the computing device and based on the success rate of the operation during said one of the plurality of recurring time periods.