Patent ID: 8001400

Claim:
A method for optimizing battery usage of a battery powered electronic device, the electronic device supporting a plurality of different functions, the electronic device in communication with a remote service provider by way of a wireless network, the method comprising: receiving a conditional rule for management of power consumption on the electronic device from the remote service provider; operating the electronic device to provide one or more of a plurality of different functions in accordance with the received conditional rule; monitoring the battery of the electronic device to obtain battery status information; analyzing the battery status information in relation to future power requirements of a plurality of applications associated with a electronic device wherein the certain future power requirements are estimated from usage history; comparing the analyzed battery status information with the conditional rule for management of power consumption received from the remote service provider; generating a disable action based upon the comparing, the disable action arranged to disable at least one application executed by the electronic device; determining whether to provide an override prompt; presenting the override prompt to the user of the battery powered electronic device, the override prompt allowing the user of the portable electronic device to override the disable action; disabling the at least one application when the override prompt is not selected; and preserving electronic device functionality by directing available battery charge to the provided one or more of the plurality of different applications when the user has requested an override of the disable action.