Inventors:
Aram Lindahl - Menlo Park CA, US
Richard Michael Powell - Mountain View CA, US
Joseph M. Williams - Dallas TX, US
Assignee:
Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA
International Classification:
H04H 60/09, H04B 1/16, H04B 1/38
US Classification:
4553431, 455 304, 4553435, 455574, 713320
Abstract:
Various techniques that relate to prolonging the battery life on a portable electronic device during the buffering and playback of audio broadcast data are provided. In accordance with disclosed embodiments, upon detecting a low power state, the device may implement one or more low power actions, including starting, continuing, or stopping one or more audio broadcast functions, such as buffering or playing back audio broadcast data, to reduce overall power consumption, and thus prolong battery life. In one embodiment, a user may specify one or more low power actions that are to be implemented during a low power state by configuring user settings stored on the device. In another embodiment, the device, upon detecting a low power state, may prompt the user to make a selection from a listing of selectable low power action options and perform the selected low power action.