Patent ID: 8271054

Claim:
A method for processing power management in a mobile device designed to be powered by a battery, said method comprising: providing user input means for receiving user input specifying an operating time desired by said user for said mobile device to maintain sufficient battery life for a continued operation of said mobile device during said operating time; determining current battery charge of said battery; determining device resources available for use by said mobile device; determining power consumption rates for said device resource; determining a schedule of combinations of said device resources and associated power consumption rates which would allow an operation of said mobile device for said operating time; displaying said schedule on a display device to said user; and providing input means to enable said user to select any one of said combinations whereby said mobile device is able to continue to operate during said operating time using said selected one of said combinations of device resources and associated power consumption rates wherein at least one of said device resources is able to run at one of several different power consumption rates.