Patents by Inventor Farhan M. Aziz

Farhan M. Aziz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Extending battery life of a portable electronic device
    Patent number: 8665214
    Abstract: A particular method includes determining a battery charge value of a battery at a particular time and comparing the battery charge value at the particular time to a threshold battery charge value of a battery usage profile associated with the particular time, where the threshold battery charge value varies over time (e.g., a dynamic threshold). When the battery charge value does not satisfy the threshold battery charge value, the method includes prompting a user to select a power save mode. For example, the power save mode may include activating a different backlight element of a plurality of backlight elements of a display device in response to a motion sensor of a portable electronic device detecting movement of the portable electronic device from a first orientation to a second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Babak Forutanpour, Homayoun Shahri, Farhan M Aziz, Maria E Romera Jolliff, Ronen R Stern
  • EXTENDING BATTERY LIFE OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120169608
    Abstract: A particular method includes determining a battery charge value of a battery at a particular time and comparing the battery charge value at the particular time to a threshold battery charge value of a battery usage profile associated with the particular time, where the threshold battery charge value varies over time (e.g., a dynamic threshold). When the battery charge value does not satisfy the threshold battery charge value, the method includes prompting a user to select a power save mode. For example, the power save mode may include activating a different backlight element of a plurality of backlight elements of a display device in response to a motion sensor of a portable electronic device detecting movement of the portable electronic device from a first orientation to a second orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Babak Forutanpour, Homayoun Shahri, Farhan M. Aziz, Maria E. Romera Jolliff, Ronen R. Stern