Patent Document ID: 8180465
Application ID: 12014419

Base Claim:
1. A system that facilitates dynamic power management, comprising: a portable multi-modal device including an onboard power source that provides power to portable multi-modal device during normal operation of the portable multi-modal device, a context determination component that determines, independent of a user action, a context based at least in part on at least one of external environment data or internal application data, and a power/mode management component including a power conservation component that dynamically enables an alternate power source based at least in part on the context in order to supplement the onboard power source and place the portable multi-modal device in a low power consumption state.

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Claim 10:
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the power/mode management component is configured to determine whether operating a specific sensor of the plurality of sensors would consume more power than providing services associated with the specific sensor, and configured to respond to the determination in a manner that conserves the most power.