US 2010/0244765 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING POWER AT A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE AND A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE DOCKING STATION

Abstract

A method of managing power distribution between a portable computing device (PCD) and a PCD docking station is disclosed and may include determining that the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station, switching a power supply to the PCD from a PCD battery to a PCD docking station battery, and powering the PCD and the PCD docking station from the PCD docking station battery. Further, the method may include determining whether a PCD battery power equals a charge condition and charging the PCD battery when the PCD battery power equals the charge condition. The method may also include monitoring a PCD docking station battery power, determining whether the PCD docking station battery power equals a warning condition, and transmitting a first warning when the PCD docking station battery power equals the warning condition.

Claims40

Dependent claims

A method of managing power distribution between a portable computing device (PCD) and a PCD docking station, the method comprising:

determining that the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station;
switching a power supply to the PCD from a PCD battery to a PCD docking station battery;
and
powering the PCD and the PCD docking station from the PCD docking station battery.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/645,077Filed 22 Dec 2009

Priority

27 Mar 2009

Published

30 Sep 2010

Term ends

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Classification14 codes

G06F 1/263
Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof: arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC
G06F 1/1624
With several enclosures having relative motions, each enclosure supporting at least one I/O or computing function: with sliding enclosures, e.g.…
G06F 1/1626
For portable computers: with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
G06F 1/1632
For portable computers: external expansion units, e.g. docking stations

System and method of managing power at a portable computing device and a portable computing device docking station

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System and method of managing power at a portable computing device and a portable computing device docking station

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Abstract

Claims40