Patent ID: 9671852
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: transitioning, by a media processor, from a high-power consumption state to a low-power consumption state from which return to the high-power consumption state comprises a boot process; tracking, by the media processor, prior usage of the media processor, resulting in a respective usage profile; determining, by the media processor, a first probability of future demand for operation of the media processor in the high-power consumption state according to the respective usage profile; receiving, by the media processor, a signal from a sensor of the media processor indicating a physical presence of a candidate user near the media processor; determining, by the media processor, according to the signal from the sensor of the media processor, a distance between the candidate user and the media processor and one of a direction of movement by the candidate user with respect to the media processor, a speed of the movement of the candidate user, of a combination thereof; determining, by the media processor, a second probability of future demand for operation of the media processor in the high-power consumption state, wherein the determining of the second probability of future demand is based on the distance and one of the direction, the speed, or the combination thereof, for the candidate user and wherein the determining of the second probability of future demand is performed while the media processor is in the low-power consumption state; determining, by the media process, whether the first probability of future demand for operation of the media process is within a range; transitioning, by the media processor, from the low-power consumption state to the high-power consumption state based on the second probability of future demand for operation of the media processor and responsive to determining that the first probability of future demand for operation of the media process is within the range; and returning, by the media processor, from the high-power state to the low-power state.