A Compilation Framework for Power and Energy Management on Mobile Computers

This paper discusses the potential benefits of applicationspecific power management through remote task execution. Power management is crucial for mobile devices that have to rely on battery power for extended periods of time. Image processing and understanding is a class of applications that is important in mobile environments. Image processing can be used in autonomous robot navigation, target acquisition/classification, keyboard-less input, and aerial surveillance (Micro Air Vehicles), just to mention a few. Experimental results on an image processing application, namely a human face detection and recognition system, indicate the power savings that can be achieved for this important class of applications. We discuss a compilation strategy that generates two versions of the initial application, one to be executed on the mobile device (client), and the other on a machine connected to the mobile device via a wireless network (server). The client and server codes have to be able to ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2001
• Where: LCPC
• Authors: Ulrich Kremer, Jamey Hicks, James M. Rehg
• Keywords: Compaq’s Cambridge Research, Image Processing, LCPC 2001, Mobile Device, System Software