Display Information Segmentation for Low Power Mode
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile devices face significant power consumption issues due to large displays, which quickly drain batteries, necessitating low power modes that limit information availability to users without frequent switching to normal power mode, impacting battery life and user convenience.
Innovation Solution
A method to selectively display the most important information during low power mode by determining relevance based on user-configurable parameters and active UI states, using a processing device to prioritize content display, reducing power consumption while maintaining essential information access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the display operates in normal power mode to present all information, then information availability is improved, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display information is segmented into multiple layers: essential information that remains visible in low power mode, and non-essential information that is hidden. This segmentation allows the system to maintain critical information availability while reducing power consumption by displaying only necessary content during low power operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the display mode based on user interaction and device state. When the device transitions to low power mode, the display automatically switches to showing only essential information. Users can interact with the device to request full information display, at which point the system dynamically transitions back to normal power mode with complete information availability.
2Loss of energy
If the display switches to low power mode to conserve battery, then power consumption is reduced, but information accessibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display system provides self-service by automatically determining what information is essential versus non-essential. The system autonomously filters and displays only critical information during low power mode without requiring user intervention to configure which information should remain accessible, thereby maintaining ease of operation while conserving battery life.
3Loss of information
If frequent switching between power modes occurs to maintain information access, then information availability is maintained, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-identifying and categorizing information as essential or non-essential before power mode transitions occur. This pre-categorization allows for seamless mode switching without complex real-time decision-making, reducing the complexity of mode transitions while maintaining continuous access to essential information.
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AI summary
Provided herein is a method, apparatus, and computer program product for presenting information on a display to a user when the display is operating in a low, or reduced power mode. In particular, the method includes providing for operation in a user interface state that is configured to present a first amount of information with at least a portion of the first amount of information being presented on a display while operating in a first power mode, selecting information from the first amount of information to create a second amount of information that is a subset of the first amount of information, where the second amount of information is selected from the first amount of information based upon relevancy parameters, and providing for display of a second amount of information from the user interface state while operating in a second power mode.