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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Jered Aasheim, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dominique Fortier, Issaquah, WA (US);
Michael Hall, Snohomish, WA (US);
Akshay Johar, Bellevue, WA (US);
Daniel Reed, Redmond, WA (US);
Jered Aasheim, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dominique Fortier, Issaquah, WA (US);
Michael Hall, Snohomish, WA (US);
Akshay Johar, Bellevue, WA (US);
Daniel Reed, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A power context system is described herein that makes decisions related to device power usage based on factors such as location, load, available alternatives, cost of power, and cost of bandwidth. The system incorporates contextual knowledge about the situation in which a device is being used. Using the context of location, devices can make smarter decisions about deciding which processes to migrate to the cloud, load balancing between applications, and switching to power saving modes depending on how far the user is from a power source. As the cloud becomes more frequently used, load balancing by utilizing distributed data warehouses to move processes to different locations in the world depending on factors such as accessibility, locales, and cost of electricity are considerations for power management. Power management of mobile devices is becoming important as integration with the cloud yields expectations of devices being able to reliably access and persist data.