System and method for automatically synchronizing and acquiring content for battery-powered devices
View Patent ↗Various synchronization and content acquisition tasks able to be performed by a portable device are governed by reference to a budget. In operation, the budget may be adjusted as a function of a state of a battery associated with the portable device, as a function of one more file sizes associated with content to be acquired, as a function of a data transfer rate, and/or as a function of a temperature associated with the portable device. A filter may also be provided for use in determining which content the portable device will acquire.
1. For use in connection with a battery-powered device, a method of acquiring content comprising: establishing a period of time during which the battery-powered device will be enabled to acquire content; and adjusting the period of time as a function of a state of a battery associated with the battery-powered device; and using a filter to determine which content the battery-powered device will acquire, wherein the filter comprises one or more content genres.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the state of the battery comprises the battery being charged.
3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the state of the battery comprises the battery being discharged.
4. The method as recited in claim 1 , comprising adjusting the period of time in response to the battery-powered device acquiring content.
5. The method as recited in claim 4 , comprising using a threshold value for the period of time to halt the battery-powered device acquiring content.
6. The method as recited in claim 1 , comprising using a threshold value for the period of time to prevent the battery-powered device acquiring content.
7. The method as recited in claim 1 , comprising using a measure of a state of the battery associated with the battery-powered device to enable the battery-powered device acquiring content.
8. The method as recited in claim 1 , comprising using a measure of content size to enable the battery-powered device acquiring content.
9. The method as recited in claim 1 , comprising using a measure of content size to determine which content the battery-powered device will acquire.
10. The method as recited in claim 1 , comprising using a measure of data transfer rate to enable the battery-powered device acquiring content.
11. The method as recited in claim 1 , comprising using a measure of data transfer rate to determine which content the battery-powered device will acquire.
12. The method as recited in claim 1 , comprising adjusting the period of time as a function of a temperature associated with the battery-powered device.
13. The method as recited in claim 1 , comprising using a measure of temperature to enable the battery-powered device acquiring content.
14. The method as recited in claim 1 , comprising adjusting the period of time as a function of a measure of a state of a battery within the battery-powered device.
15. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the filter comprises one or more ratings categories.
16. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the filter comprises one or more play dates.
17. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the filter comprises one or more publication dates.
18. For use in connection with a battery-powered device, a method of acquiring content comprising: measuring a state of a battery associated with the battery-powered device; an using the measure of the state of the battery associated with the battery-powered device to determine if the battery-powered device should be enabled to acquire content; and using a filter to determine which content the battery-powered device will acquire, wherein the filter comprises one or more content genres.
19. The method as recited in claim 18 , wherein the state of the battery comprises a voltage level.
20. The method as recited in claim 18 , wherein the state of the battery comprises a current level.
21. The method as recited in claim 18 , wherein the state of the battery comprises a battery charge time.
22. The method as recited in claim 18 , wherein the state of the battery comprises a battery discharge time.