Goal-Oriented Device Configuration for Battery Life Extension
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing device configurations do not effectively manage battery life during media consumption, leading to incomplete tasks due to power depletion, as they lack dynamic adjustments based on user goals and power requirements.
Innovation Solution
A goal-oriented device configuration system that detects power conditions and adjusts settings such as display brightness, network connectivity, and font sizes to extend battery life, allowing users to complete tasks like reading electronic publications before battery exhaustion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If device configuration settings are maintained at default or high-performance levels, then user experience and media consumption quality are improved, but battery life is depleted faster preventing completion of tasks
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts device configuration settings based on real-time power conditions and user goals. Instead of static high-performance settings, the system continuously adapts display brightness, network connectivity, font sizes, and other parameters to balance battery conservation with task completion requirements, resolving the contradiction between extending battery life and maintaining productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes multiple device parameters simultaneously (display brightness level, network connectivity status, font size, margin size, line spacing) based on power conditions and user characteristics. These parameter adjustments optimize the balance between power consumption and task completion capability, allowing users to achieve their goals while extending battery life
2Duration of action of moving object
If device settings are adjusted to minimize power consumption, then battery life is extended, but media consumption quality and user experience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different adjustment strategies to different device parameters based on user characteristics and task requirements. Instead of uniformly reducing all settings, it selectively adjusts display brightness, network connectivity, and typography settings to achieve power savings while maintaining acceptable media consumption quality tailored to individual user needs
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates user feedback through user characteristics data (reading speed, preferences, behavior patterns) to continuously optimize the balance between power consumption and media consumption quality. This feedback mechanism ensures that adjustments maintain user experience while extending battery life
3Adaptability or versatility
If static power management is used, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different user goals and power conditions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects power conditions, analyzes user characteristics, and adjusts device settings without requiring manual user intervention. This self-service capability provides goal-oriented configuration that adapts to different users and scenarios, enhancing adaptability while managing complexity through automation rather than user burden
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AI summary
A device configuration application determines a task to be completed prior to an amount of power available from a battery being below a predetermined threshold amount of power. The device configuration application determines one or more user characteristics impacting power consumption associated with the task and current device configuration settings of the user device, and determines a current amount of power that is available from the battery based at least in part on the current device configuration settings. The device configuration application determines one or more new device configuration settings to extend an amount of time that the current amount of power allows device functionality related to the task.