Systems and methods for managing use of portable IHS batteries

A method for powering an Information Handling System (IHS), the method comprising:

• monitoring software applications in use by a user of the IHS, wherein the monitored software applications comprise processes running within an operating system of the IHS;
• based on the monitoring, detecting use of a first software application of the operating system by the user, wherein the first software application has been designated as a prioritized application of one or more prioritized applications that enable use of a high-performance battery mode of one or more rechargeable batteries of the IHS;
• selecting a power throttling factor for use in limiting power that is drawn from the one or more rechargeable batteries of the IHS while the first software application, that has been designated as the prioritized application, is in use by the user of the IHS, wherein the power throttling factor specifies at least an upper limit on power drawn from the one or more rechargeable batteries;
• transmitting the selected power throttling factor to an embedded controller of the IHS;
• notifying the embedded controller when the first software application, that has been designated as the prioritized application, is no longer in use by the user of the IHS;
• receiving, by the embedded controller of the IHS, the selected power throttling factor;
• limiting, by the embedded controller, power drawn from the one or more rechargeable batteries of the IHS according to the power throttling;
• receiving, by the embedded controller, a notification that the first software application is no longer in use by the user of the IHS;
• and
• based, at least in part, on the received notification that the first software application, that has been designated as the prioritized application, is no longer in use, restricting the use, by the embedded controller, of the high-performance battery mode.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage device having instructions stored thereon for powering an Information Handling System (IHS), wherein execution of the instructions by one or more processors of the IHS causes the one or more processors to:

• monitor software applications in use by a user of the IHS, wherein the monitored software applications comprise processes running within an operating system of the IHS;
• based on the monitoring, detect use of a first software application of the operating system by the user, wherein the first software application has been designated as a prioritized application of one or more prioritized applications that enable use of a high-performance battery mode of one or more rechargeable batteries of the IHS;
• select a power throttling factor for use in limiting power that is drawn from the one or more rechargeable batteries of the IHS while the first software application, that has been designated as the prioritized application, is in use by the user of the IHS, wherein the power throttling factor specifies at least an upper limit on power drawn from the one or more rechargeable batteries;
• transmit the selected power throttling factor to an embedded controller of the IHS;
• notify the embedded controller when the first software application, that has been designated as the prioritized application, is no longer in use by the user of the IHS;
• receive, by the embedded controller of the IHS, the selected power throttling factor;
• limit, by the embedded controller, power drawn from the one or more rechargeable batteries of the IHS according to the selected power throttling factor;
• receive, by the embedded controller, a notification that the first software application is no longer in use by the user of the IHS;
• and
• based, at least in part, on the received notification that the first software application, that has been designated as the prioritized application, is no longer in use, restrict use, by the embedded controller, of the high-performance battery mode.