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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2011
Rachel Jiang, Redmond, WA (US);
Rhon Manlapaz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Megan Donahue, Seattle, WA (US);
Dawn Wilson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Darin Miller, Sammamish, WA (US);
Michael Saffitz, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth Lynn Crocker, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kevin Shields, Bellevue, WA (US);
Rachel Jiang, Redmond, WA (US);
Rhon Manlapaz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Megan Donahue, Seattle, WA (US);
Dawn Wilson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Darin Miller, Sammamish, WA (US);
Michael Saffitz, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth Lynn Crocker, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kevin Shields, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Background tasks are managed through background task settings that allow or prevent the execution of agents associated with mobile device applications in the background of a mobile computing device. Background task management can extend the battery life of a mobile device and can be done by a user, the mobile device or a combination thereof. Agents scheduled for execution by a mobile device are executed according to the background task settings associated with the application. Background task settings can be controlled via background task control panels. Background task settings can be set on a system-wide, application or background task basis. Disabled background tasks can be enabled when the application is next launched. A user can be invited to navigate to the background task control panels when various events occur such as the battery life dropping below a threshold or the current power consumption exceeding a threshold.