Electronic Device Pause Duration Resource Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Electronic devices often inefficiently manage resources during pause operations, leading to unnecessary consumption of local and distant resources, which reduces their usefulness and increases energy expenditure.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device monitors pause duration and evaluates various resource management factors to determine when to perform operations such as terminating applications, discontinuing decoding, or notifying remote devices, thereby controlling resource consumption based on thresholds and user requirements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If resources are continuously allocated during pause operations, then user experience is maintained, but resource consumption increases unnecessarily

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser experienceVSAvoidresource consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts resource allocation based on pause duration thresholds. Resources are progressively released as pause duration increases, transitioning from full resource allocation during active use to reduced allocation during extended pauses, optimizing the balance between user experience and resource consumption

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes operational parameters based on pause state. By monitoring pause duration and comparing it against predefined thresholds, the system modifies resource allocation parameters to release resources progressively, thereby reducing energy consumption while maintaining acceptable user experience

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Use of energy by moving object

If resources are released during pause operations, then resource consumption is reduced, but device functionality is degraded

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveresource consumptionVSAvoiddevice functionality

Core Design Contradiction:

Use of energy by moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial resource release based on pause duration thresholds. Instead of completely releasing all resources during pause, the system progressively releases resources in stages, maintaining sufficient functionality while reducing consumption. This partial action approach ensures device reliability is preserved while achieving energy savings

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Measurement precision

If pause duration is monitored continuously, then resource management precision is improved, but processing overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepause duration monitoringVSAvoidprocessing overhead

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the monitoring process by establishing predefined pause duration thresholds. Instead of continuously evaluating resource allocation at every moment, the system monitors pause duration and triggers resource management actions only when thresholds are crossed, reducing processing overhead while maintaining measurement precision

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS9043797B2Using pause on an electronic device to manage resources

Publication Date: 2015.05.26 QUALCOMM INC

AI summary

An electronic device for using pause to manage resources is described. The electronic device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory. The electronic device monitors a pause duration and determines whether to perform a resource management operation based on the pause duration. The electronic device performs the resource management operation based on the pause duration.