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A primary concern with modern smartphones is battery consumption. With so many different hardware components in modern smartphones, there are situations where certain components may be powered down or reduced in functionality without disrupting the user experience. We propose a transparent correlation-based scheme for energy efficient context sensing and fusion under Android systems. We experiment with the idea of disabling hardware functionality based on context. Our scheme focuses on inferring a user’s location and subsequently disabling the GPS, which is considered to be one of the most energy-expensive components included in a smartphone. For example, when a user has connected to a Wi-Fi network with a known location, we disable GPS navigation and deliver the known location in its place. Based on our experiments, we conclude that this approach can significantly improve a device’s battery life.
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Capurso, N., Ma, L., Song, T., Cheng, X. (2014). A Transparent Correlation-Based Scheme for Energy Efficient Context Sensing and Fusion under Android Systems. In: Cai, Z., Wang, C., Cheng, S., Wang, H., Gao, H. (eds) Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications. WASA 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8491. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07782-6_58
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