Mobile Terminal Power Management for Priority Applications

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing power management components for mobile terminals fail to prioritize and ensure the functionality of important applications during low battery states due to resource competition among multiple applications, leading to inconvenience and potential disruptions.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for mobile terminal power management that calculates the power required for applications based on reservation conditions and power consumption per unit time, reserving power for critical applications to guarantee their functionality by turning off non-essential applications and hardware modules.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple application functions are aggregated on a single mobile terminal device, then the functionality and versatility of the terminal are improved, but resource competition occurs between various application functions leading to power consumption issues

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the power management approach by dividing applications into different priority levels (important applications versus other applications). The power management component selectively manages power allocation to different segments (applications) based on their priority, ensuring that important applications receive sufficient power while less critical applications may be restricted or shut down during low power states.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Device complexity

If existing power management components only provide power prompt and automatic shutdown functions, then the device complexity is kept simple, but the ability to guarantee important application functions during low power states is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesimplicityVSAvoidfunctionality guarantee
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by having the power management component obtain power consumption information and reserving conditions of important applications in advance. Based on this pre-obtained information, the system calculates and reserves the necessary power for important applications before power depletion occurs, ensuring their continued functionality even when the terminal enters a low power state.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Loss of energy

If the mobile terminal system is automatically turned off when power reaches a threshold, then power consumption is controlled, but the use of important functions such as phone call is disturbed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower controlVSAvoidusability
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by implementing differentiated power management for different applications. Instead of a uniform shutdown approach, the system provides specialized power reservation and protection for important applications (such as phone call functions) while allowing other applications to be restricted or shut down. This localized quality assurance ensures that critical functions maintain operational capability even when the overall system is in a low power state.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS9003219B2Method and apparatus for mobile terminal power management
Publication Date: 2015.04.07 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A method and apparatus for mobile terminal power management is provided in this invention, which belongs to communication field. The method comprises: obtaining a reserving condition and power consumption per unit time of an application requiring power reservation, the reserving condition comprising a reserving time; according to the reserving condition and the power consumption per unit time, calculating an amount of power required to be reserved for the application; and reserving power for the application according to the amount of power required to be reserved for the application. The apparatus comprises: an obtaining module, a calculation module, and a power reservation module. Through calculating an amount of power required to be reserved during a reserving period of time for the application requiring power reservation, this invention can guarantee the use of an important application or application of priority as selected by a user.