Reducing power consumption in a networked battery-operated device using sensors

Abstract

A method and system for mobile device power consumption management decreases the instantaneous power consumption of a mobile device, increasing operational lifetime of the device. In an embodiment of the invention, the mobile device is associated with a plurality of device behavior modification techniques that can be set in response to data collected from a plurality of sensors associated with the device. In an embodiment, the sensors detect the device's motion, tilt, proximity to a user, contact with a user, and orientation with respect to a user. In a further embodiment, the sensors detect a temperature related to the device or its environment.

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       18 . A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure comprising: 
 a plurality of device context fields each having a plurality of entries corresponding to the status of a device context variable; and    a device behavior field having a plurality of entries, each entry describing a device behavior for a mobile device, wherein each entry is associated with an entry in each of the plurality of device context fields.    
   
   
       19 . The computer-readable medium according to  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of entries in the plurality of device context fields are derived from the outputs of a plurality of sensors associated with the mobile device.  
   
   
       20 . The computer-readable medium according to  claim 19 , wherein the plurality of sensors associated with the mobile device comprise at least two sensors selected from the group consisting of a temperature sensor, a proximity sensor, an accelerometer, a tilt sensor, a touch sensor, and a ranging sensor.  
   
   
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