Method and apparatus for power management by user needs
AssigneeGateway, Inc.
InventorFrank Liebenow
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Abstract
A portable computer system with a battery and a processor, a memory, a display and storage device; all powered by the battery which includes a power management circuit configured to control the operation of the processor and memory in order to vary an amount of power consumed. The power management circuit is configured to accept a requested operating time and is configured to signal the power management circuit to modify the operation of the processor, memory, storage device and display so that the portable computer system can operate from the battery for said requested operating time.
Claims17
An electronic device comprising:
- a power source;
- at least one electronic component configured to operate using power provided by said power source;
- a power management device configured to control a power consumption setting of said at least one electronic component;
- and
- an input device configured to accept a time specification, connected to said power management device, said time specification being indicative of a desired period of operation by said electronic device using power supplied by said power source;
- wherein said power management device adjusts the power consumption setting for said at least one electronic component to provide a period of operation by said electronic device that is substantially the same as said time specification.
A method of controlling power management settings comprising:
- obtaining a requested amount of operating time for a device powerable by a depletable power source;
- determining a set of power consumption settings for achieving said requested amount of operating time for said device using power from said depletable power source;
- and
- setting power consumption settings for a set of hardware components of said device to said determined set of power management settings.
An apparatus adapted to execute code to manage power consumption in a computer system, said computer system having a processor for executing said code, comprising:
- an input module configured to receive from a user a requested amount of operating time for said computer system;
- and
- a power management module configured to determine power consumption settings for at least one subsystem within said computer system, said power consumption settings being configured to achieve said requested amount of operating time for said computer system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.