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Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2010
Applicants:

Liren Chen, San Diego, CA (US);

Kirk S. Taylor, San Diego, CA (US);

Jack B. Steenstra, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Liren Chen, San Diego, CA (US);

Kirk S. Taylor, San Diego, CA (US);

Jack B. Steenstra, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/0264 (2013.01); Y02B 60/50 (2013.01); H04W 52/0261 (2013.01); G06F 1/3212 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques for managing battery power of a mobile device are described. In an aspect, battery power may be reserved for an application prior to execution of the application on the mobile device. The reservation may ensure that the application has sufficient battery power for execution. In another aspect, battery power may be allocated to applications based on their priorities. The applications may be ordered based on their priorities, and the available battery power for the mobile device may be allocated to one application at a time, starting with the highest priority application. In yet another aspect, battery power may be allocated to applications based on a battery discharge curve for the mobile device. An operating point on the battery discharge curve may be selected based on at least one objective. The available battery power may be determined based on the selected operating point and allocated to the applications.


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