Power Saving Method for Electronic Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

Android-based electronic devices experience suboptimal power-saving results due to background applications consuming system resources and periodically waking up the system from low power consumption modes.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device with a power saving method that detects unexpected wake-up events, analyzes battery statistic data, and dynamically adjusts the status of background applications to discontinue unnecessary activities, thereby optimizing power saving and resource allocation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of energy

If the system enters low power consumption mode to limit processor usage and network activities, then power consumption is reduced, but background applications still consume system resources and periodically wake up the system, leading to suboptimal power-saving results

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower consumptionVSAvoidpower-saving effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system collects battery statistic data that records wake-up events and analyzes this feedback information to identify unexpected wake-ups. Based on the analysis results, the system dynamically adjusts the status of background applications, creating a closed-loop control mechanism that continuously optimizes power saving effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent dynamically adjusts the status of background applications based on real-time battery data analysis. Instead of static power management, the system adapts its behavior by modifying application states according to observed wake-up patterns, enabling optimal power saving that responds to actual system conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of operation

If background applications are allowed to operate in the background, then user experience is maintained, but system resources are consumed and power saving is compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experienceVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different power management strategies to different background applications based on their individual characteristics and wake-up patterns. By analyzing battery statistic data, the system identifies which applications cause unexpected wake-ups and applies selective suspension or status adjustment only to those applications, while maintaining normal operation of well-behaved applications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20250138619A1Electronic device and power saving method thereof
Publication Date: 2025.05.01 ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC
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AI summary

An electronic device and a power saving method of the electronic device are provided. The power saving method includes following steps. A wake-up event is received in a low power consumption mode. Whether the wake-up event is an unexpected wake-up event is determined. Battery statistic data are analyzed to generate an analysis result when the wake-up event is the unexpected wake-up event. A status of a plurality of background applications operating in a background is adjusted according to the analysis result.