Portable device capable of extending available battery time and method for controlling portable device

1. A portable device for providing a specific service to a user, the portable device comprising:

a workload calculator configured to calculate a workload that is necessary to provide the specific service to the user according to a time request information related to a desired time during which the specific service is provided to the user, the necessary workload being smaller than a default workload that is preset for providing the specific service;

a task performer configured to perform a task for providing the specific service according to the necessary workload during a time that is reduce to be shorter than a task performance time according to the default workload and stop the task performance during the reduced time; and

a battery unit configured to supply a power for performing the task to the task performer, wherein a remaining capacity of the battery unit is increased due to a recovery effect from a time when the task performer stops the task performance,

wherein the workload calculator comprises a storage unit storing an idle time—capacity model showing a relationship between an idle time when the task performer stops the task performance and an increased amount of the remaining capacity of the battery unit by the recover effect, and,

the workload calculator configured to calculate based on the current remaining capacity of the battery unit an additional capacity of the battery unit that is additionally necessary when the task performer performs the task during a requested time; search from the idle time—capacity model an idle time corresponding to the calculated additional capacity of the battery unit; and estimate a workload for obtaining the searched idle time to calculate the estimated workload as the necessary workload.

2. The portable device of claim 1 , wherein the task performer performs the task per predetermined task performance unit and provides the specific service to the user by repeatedly performing the task and stopping the task performance per predetermined task performance unit.

3. The portable device of claim 1 , wherein the workload calculator calculates the necessary workload if a current remaining capacity of the battery unit is larger than the estimated capacity of battery unit to be consumed when the task performer performs the task during the requested time.

4. The portable device of claim 1 , wherein the specific service comprises a service of transmitting a coded video to an outside;

the necessary workload comprises a bitrate that is necessary for transmitting the coded video, and the default workload comprises a default bitrate preset to transmit the coded video;

the task performer comprises a coder configured to code the video and a transmitter configured to transmit the coded video; and

the battery unit supplies to the transmitter a power for performing the transmission.

5. The portable device of claim 4 , wherein the coder calculates a quantization parameter that is enough to satisfy the bitrate calculated by the workload calculator and codes the video based on the quantization parameter, and

the transmitter performs the transmission in a unit of group of picture (GOP) and transmits the coded video to an outside by repeatedly transmitting the coded video and stopping the transmission per GOP.

6. The portable device of claim 4 , wherein the quality of service comprises a pick signal to noise ratio (PSNR) of the coded video.

7. A method for controlling a portable device including a battery unit, the portable device serving to provide a specific service to a user, the method comprising:

calculating a workload that is necessary to provide the specific service to the user according to a time request information related to a desired time during which the specific service is provided to the user, the necessary workload being smaller than a default workload that is preset for providing the specific service; and

performing a task for providing the specific service according to the necessary workload during a time that is reduced to be shorter than a task performance time according to the default workload and stopping the task performance during the reduced time, wherein,

a remaining capacity of the battery unit is increased due to a recovery effect from a time when the task performer stops the task performance, and the calculating of the workload comprises:

calculating based on the current remaining capacity of the battery unit an additional capacity of the battery unit that is additionally necessary when the task is performed during a requested time, searching an idle time corresponding to the calculated additional capacity of the battery unit from an idle time—capacity model showing a relationship between an idle time when the task performance is stopped and an increased amount of the remaining capacity of the battery unit by the recovery effect, and estimating a workload for obtaining the searched idle time to calculate the estimated workload as the necessary workload.

8. A portable device for providing a specific service to a user, the portable device comprising:

a workload calculator configured to calculate a workload that is necessary to provide the specific service to the user according to a time request information related to a desired time during which the specific service is provided to the user and a QoS (Quality of Service) request information related to a quality of the specific service, the necessary workload being smaller than a default workload that is preset for providing the specific service;

a task performer configured to perform a task for providing the specific service according to the necessary workload during a time that is reduced to be shorter than a task performance time according to the default workload and stop the task performance during the reduced time; and

a battery unit configured to supply a power for performing the task to the task performer, wherein a remaining capacity of the battery unit is increased due to a recover effect from a time when the task performer stops the task performance,

wherein the workload calculator comprises a storage unit storing a performance workload—QoS model showing a relationship between a performance workload performed to provide the specific service and a QoS of the specific service according to the performance workload; and an idle time—capacity model showing a relationship between an idle time when the task performer stops the task performance and an increased amount of the remaining capacity of the battery unit by the recovery effect, and,

the workload calculator configured to search form the performance workload—QoS model a performance workload corresponding to the requested QoS and a search from the idle time—capacity model an increased amount of the remaining capacity of the battery unit corresponding to an idle time obtained by the searched performance workload; estimate an available time of the battery unit by using the searched increased amount of the remaining capacity of the battery unit and a current remaining capacity of the battery unit; and, if the estimated available time of the battery unit is equal to or larger than the requested time, calculate the searched performance workload as the necessary workload.

9. A method for controlling a portable device including a battery unit, the portable device serving to provide a specific service to a user, the method comprising:

calculating a workload that is necessary to provide the specific service to the user according to a time request information related to a desired time during which the specific service is provided to the user and a QoS request information related to a quality of the specific service, the necessary workload being smaller than a default workload that is preset for providing the specific service; and

performing a task for providing the specific service according to the necessary workload during a time that is reduced to be shorter than a task performance time according to the default workload and stopping the task performance during the reduce time, wherein,

a remaining capacity of the battery unit is increased due to a recovery effect form a time when the task performer stops the task performance, and the calculating of the workload comprises:

searching a performance workload corresponding to the requested QoS form a performance workload—QoS model showing a relationship between a performance workload performed to provide the specific service and a QoS of the specific service according to the performance workload, searching an increased amount of the remaining capacity of the battery unit corresponding to an idle time obtained by the searched performance workload form the idle time—capacity model showing a relationship between an idle time when the task performance is stopped and an increased amount of the remaining capacity of the battery unit by the recovery effect, estimating an available time of the battery unit by using the searched increased amount of the remaining capacity of the battery unit and a current remaining capacity of the battery unit; and

calculating the searched performance workload as the necessary workload if the estimated available time of the battery unit is equal to or larger than the requested time.