Patent ID: 8358298

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a battery; a display having a brightness at an original level; logic coupled to the battery and the display; wherein the logic is configured to determine an amount of remaining energy in the battery; wherein the logic is configured to determine a current power consumption of the apparatus; wherein the logic is configured to determine whether the amount of remaining energy is sufficient to operate the apparatus for a duration of a predetermined time period based on the current power consumption of the apparatus; wherein the logic is configured to adjust the brightness of the display from the original level to a second level to enable the device to operate for the duration of the predetermined time period based on the amount of remaining energy in the battery and the current power consumption of the apparatus responsive to determining the amount of remaining energy is insufficient to operate the apparatus for the duration of the predetermined time period based on the current power consumption of the apparatus; wherein the logic further comprises logic to communicate with at least one other meeting participant for a scheduled meeting; and wherein the logic is further configured to send one of a group consisting of an email, a voice mail, a short message service message, and an instant message to the at least one other meeting participant responsive to determining the battery does not have sufficient energy to complete a scheduled meeting.