Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product are provided. The apparatus obtains a measure of a mammalian body temperature. The measure is based on at least one body temperature sensed at a second device remote from a first device. The apparatus concludes a criterion is satisfied when the measure is less than a first threshold corresponding to an expected body temperature and the measure approaches a second threshold corresponding to an ambient temperature. The apparatus initiates a control of the first user device when the criterion is satisfied.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product are provided. The apparatus obtains a measure of a mammalian body temperature. The measure is based on at least one body temperature sensed at a second device remote from a first device. The apparatus concludes a criterion is satisfied when the measure is less than a first threshold corresponding to an expected body temperature and the measure approaches a second threshold corresponding to an ambient temperature. The apparatus initiates a control of the first user device when the criterion is satisfied.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for obtaining web content are disclosed. The method includes identifying resources identified by domain name references that a user may request, obtaining a status of at least one operating condition that affects operations of the communication device, fetching, in advance of the user requesting the content, network addresses of the resources so as to resolve the domain name references, and adapting a level of the fetching based upon the at least one operating condition. The network addresses of the resources are cached so as to generate cached network addresses, and if the user requests the content, the cached network addresses are utilized to access the resources associated with the content.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for rendering animated images on a webpage. In particular, animated images that are visible are rendered as animations, whereas animated images that are not visible, those that can only be seen by scrolling the webpage, are rendered as a single static image until the webpage is scrolled such that these animated images are visible. At such point they can be rendered as animations.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for operating a mobile device based upon a power capability of the mobile device are disclosed. In one embodiment, the mobile device includes a network selection component configured to select a particular transceiver for communication based upon the power capability of the mobile device and a quality of service associated with available networks. In addition, a cache management component is configured to increase, based upon an indication of the power capability of the mobile device, a size of the cache that is available for requested content so as to increase the likelihood that subsequent requests for the content will be loaded from the mobile device. Moreover, some variations of the mobile device are capable of providing an indication of a power capability of the mobile device to a remote server so the remote server may modify the requested content based upon the power capability.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for rendering animated images on a webpage. In particular, animated images that are visible are rendered as animations, whereas animated images that are not visible, those that can only be seen by scrolling the webpage, are rendered as a single static image until the webpage is scrolled such that these animated images are visible. At such point they can be rendered as animations.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for obtaining web content are disclosed. The method includes identifying resources identified by domain name references that a user may request, obtaining a status of at least one operating condition that affects operations of the communication device, fetching, in advance of the user requesting the content, network addresses of the resources so as to resolve the domain name references, and adapting a level of the fetching based upon the at least one operating condition. The network addresses of the resources are cached so as to generate cached network addresses, and if the user requests the content, the cached network addresses are utilized to access the resources associated with the content.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for operating a mobile device based upon a power capability of the mobile device are disclosed. In one embodiment, the mobile device includes a network selection component configured to select a particular transceiver for communication based upon the power capability of the mobile device and a quality of service associated with available networks. In addition, a cache management component is configured to increase, based upon an indication of the power capability of the mobile device, a size of the cache that is available for requested content so as to increase the likelihood that subsequent requests for the content will be loaded from the mobile device. Moreover, some variations of the mobile device are capable of providing an indication of a power capability of the mobile device to a remote server so the remote server may modify the requested content based upon the power capability.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for reducing power use in a mobile device are disclosed. In accordance with many embodiments, a method includes receiving network-location information that indicates a coverage area of each of a plurality of available wireless networks and receiving mobile-device-location information that identifies a location of the mobile device. And in addition, in the event the mobile device is within an area that is not covered by any of the plurality of available wireless networks, an attempt to communicate with any of the plurality of wireless networks is delayed based upon the mobile-device-location information indicating the location of the mobile device is not within a coverage area of at least one of the plurality of wireless networks.