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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2012
Liang-yu (Tom) Chi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Liang-Yu (Tom) Chi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, a computing system causes a computing device to operate in a lower-power state. Data received from a first tier of low-power input source(s) is used to determine user/environmental context and activate a second tier of input source(s) that operate in a higher power range. In each tier the system is running contextual detection to assess whether to engage higher power input sources or sensors to aid the user. With this mechanism, a user is able to have access to a broad range of services without having to explicit switch them on, while the system is able to intelligently manage power and battery life across input sources.