Dynamic Backlight Scaling Optimization: A Cloud-Based Energy-Saving Service for Mobile Streaming Applications

With the increasing variety of mobile applications, reducing the energy consumption of mobile devices is a major challenge in sustaining multimedia streaming applications. This paper explores how to minimize the energy consumption of the backlight when displaying a video stream without adversely imp...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on computers 2014-02, Vol.63 (2), p.335-348
Main Authors: Chun-Han Lin, Pi-Cheng Hsiu, Cheng-Kang Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cloud services
dynamic backlight scaling
Energy consumption
Energy-efficient optimization
Heuristic algorithms
Mobile communication
mobile devices
Mobile handsets
Multimedia communication
multimedia streaming applications
Optimization
Streaming media
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Summary:With the increasing variety of mobile applications, reducing the energy consumption of mobile devices is a major challenge in sustaining multimedia streaming applications. This paper explores how to minimize the energy consumption of the backlight when displaying a video stream without adversely impacting the user's visual experience. First, we model the problem as a dynamic backlight scaling optimization problem. Then, we propose algorithms to solve the fundamental problem and prove the optimality in terms of energy savings. Finally, based on the algorithms, we present a cloud-based energy-saving service. We have also developed a prototype implementation integrated with existing video streaming applications to validate the practicability of the approach. The results of experiments conducted to evaluate the efficacy of the proposed approach are very encouraging and show energy savings of 15-49 percent on commercial mobile devices.
ISSN:0018-9340
1557-9956
DOI:10.1109/TC.2012.210