Patent ID: 8942771
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining, by one or more processors of a mobile device, a battery state and a network access state of the mobile device, wherein the battery state comprises one or both of a power state and a charge state of a battery of the mobile device, wherein the network access state comprises a type of network accessed by the mobile device for communications and data transmissions between the mobile device and a computing device external to the mobile device, wherein determining the battery state comprises determining whether the battery of the mobile device is in use, wherein the battery of the mobile device is in use when the battery is not charging and when the mobile device is operating by drawing power from the battery, and wherein determining the network access state comprises determining the type of network accessed by the mobile device and a signal strength of the network accessed by the mobile device; and setting, by the one or more processors, a data refresh frequency for at least one application executable by the mobile device based at least on whether the battery of the mobile device is in use and on the type and the signal strength of the network accessed by the mobile device, wherein the data refresh frequency comprises a frequency with which updated data for the at least one application is periodically received from the computing device external to the mobile device, wherein the at least one application comprises a graphical user interface configured to receive and respond to user input and present information at the mobile device.