Patent ID: 8793520

Claim:
A method for modifying one or more characteristics of a mobile electronic device comprising: determining, by a processor of the mobile electronic device, whether the mobile electronic device is in use after a connection providing power to an internal power source of the mobile electronic device from a first external power source at a first charging location is removed; and in response to a determination that the mobile electronic device is not in use: estimating, by the processor, an upcoming time period before the mobile electronic device is communicatively coupled to a second external power source by analyzing a current location of the mobile electronic device in comparison to a known second charging location of the second external power source, determining, by the processor, an estimated use of the mobile electronic device during the upcoming time period, determining, by the processor, whether an internal power source of the mobile electronic device has sufficient power to continue operation of the mobile electronic device in a first state during the upcoming time period, and in response to a determination that the internal power source does not have sufficient power: adjusting a power management scheme to reduce a power consumption of the mobile electronic device during the upcoming time period.