Apple Inc.

Jingran Zhou

Kartik R Venkatraman

Archana Venkatesh

Brad W Simeral

Roberto G Yepez

Gierad Laput

Daniel P Kumar

Daniel J Drusch

Ardra Singh

Ricky Wai Kit Yuen

Shashi K Dua

Joseph F Alverson

Derek J Dicarlo

Gabrielle Andrea Badie Belzberg

Alexander D Palmer

Gina B Lu

Aaron Cotter

The present disclosure describes systems and methods associated with selective powering of an electronic display in response to operating conditions, additional data, and/or predicting that the electronic display is not going to be viewed or visible. By selectively enabling the electronic display between power states based on a prediction of when a viewer is expected to view the electronic display, a perceivably always-on electronic display may be provided without the electronic display being always-on, thereby balancing consumer interests with technical requirements of a relatively long battery life and correspondingly low power consumption.

Predictive display power control systems and methods

The present disclosure describes systems and methods associated with selective powering of an electronic display in response to sensed data indicating that the electronic display is not visible. By selectively enabling the electronic display between power states based on whether the electronic display is visible, a perceivably always-on electronic display may be provided without the electronic display being always-on, thereby balancing consumer interests with technical requirements of a relatively long battery life and correspondingly low power consumption.

Sensor-based display power control systems and methods

Reducing power consumption in an electronic device can include analyzing device usage data associated with the device to predict an extended period of user inactivity, the usage data including at least one of historical usage data and present usage signals and entering an enhanced reduced power state by implementing one or more power saving optimizations for at least a portion the extended period of extended user inactivity, the one or more power saving optimizations slowing, delaying, or interrupting one or more normal activities normally performed by the device. The method can further include exiting the enhanced reduced power state by suspending the one or more power saving optimizations. Exiting the enhanced reduced power state can be performed in response to at least one of: user activity; a specified user routine; or a time predicted by the analyzing device usage data.

Energy saving for battery powered devices

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Jingran Zhou