Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), is a company that knows that the autonomy of mobile terminals is a big problem for users, so it is looking for ways to improve it and an application for a new patent shows us part of its plans. Company Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), claims that it can improve the battery autonomy of mobile terminals depending on the locations through which we travel, all with the help of an intelligent system. Those from Apple say that based on the location where we are, the iOS could automatically close components of the iDevices to save energy.
For example, using a GPS sensor the mobile electronic device may determine, based on its current location, that it may be at least eight hours before the mobile electronic device will be recharged or otherwise connected to an external power source. In this case, the mobile electronic device may modify the power management scheme by adjusting one or more characteristics or settings. In some examples, the mobile electronic device may reduce a data fetching rate (eg, for email or other data), decrease a display brightness, turn off select applications or prevent those applications from running, and so on.
Apple's system would monitor constantly the way in which users, applications and components consume energy, and based on the location it could limit their consumption. Using the GPS, the system would check the status of the battery and depending on the distance from the house/the location to which we need to reach, calculate how many hours will pass until the device is going to be charged, calculate the time that will pass until it is fully discharged , based on the current usage rate, and may disable the functionality of some components, may limit certain iOS functions, etc.
The system modifies the energy consumption manager profiles, all based on the calculations made after analyzing the usage statistics, and the idea is good. Of course, the system will not be useful in all conditions, but in general it should improve battery life for many.
