Electronic device and method for dynamically controlling current of an electronic device
AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorChun-Jie Yu
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a device controller and a microprocessor. The device controller is coupled to a device for controlling the device. The microprocessor is coupled to the device controller. The microprocessor obtains information regarding an amount of power consumption of the electronic device and dynamically determines an amount of current provided to the device according to the amount of power consumption. When the microprocessor determines that the amount of power consumption is greater than a threshold, the microprocessor determines to decrease the amount of current provided to the device.
Claims6
An electronic device, comprising:
- a device controller, coupled to a device for controlling the device;
- and
- a microprocessor, coupled to the device controller, obtaining information regarding an amount of power consumption of the electronic device and dynamically determining an amount of current provided to the device according to the amount of power consumption,
- wherein when the microprocessor determines that the amount of power consumption is greater than a threshold, the microprocessor determines to decrease the amount of current provided to the device, and
- wherein the device controller is an external device controller for controlling an external device connected to the electronic device via an input/output port.
A method for dynamically controlling a current of an electronic device, comprising:
- obtaining information regarding an amount of power consumption of the electronic device, wherein the amount of power consumption is related to a loading of the electronic device;
- and
- dynamically determining an amount of current provided to a device according to the amount of power consumption,
- wherein when the amount of power consumption is greater than a threshold, decreasing the amount of current provided to the device, and
- wherein the device is an external device connected to the electronic device via an input/output port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.