Adaptive Power Management System for Electronic Apparatus
OwnerYang Paninventor
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Abstract
Adaptive power management system comprises an electronic apparatus and a power supply connected through a power limiter to the apparatus. A controller is employed for setting up maximum allowed power flowing from the power supply to the apparatus. The apparatus selects a subset of its functionalities based upon the maximum power. The apparatus learns a satisfactory level of functionalities for a user through an iterative process under the maximum power constraint. A benchmark engine in a network can provide data to speed up the learning.
Claims20
An electronic apparatus system comprising:
- (a) an electronic apparatus pertaining to delivering a plurality of functionalities;
- (b) a power supply;
- (c) a programmable power limiter pertaining to limiting maximum allowed power flowing from the power supply to the electronic apparatus;
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- (d) a controller pertaining to controlling said power limiter,
- wherein said electronic apparatus delivering a subset of the plurality of functionalities under a constraint of the maximum power imposed by said power limiter.
A method of optimizing of power consumption of an electronic apparatus comprising:
- (a) connecting the apparatus to a power supply through a programmable power limiter;
- (b) setting up by a controller maximum allowed power flowing from the power supply to the apparatus;
- (c) selecting a subset of the functionalities from a plurality of functionalities of the apparatus, wherein said subset of the functionalities can be delivered to a user under a constraint of the maximum power;
- (d) delivering the subset of the functionalities by the apparatus and monitoring the user's interactions with the apparatus;
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- (e) adjusting the maximum power based upon a result of monitoring of the user's interactions.
A method of optimizing of power consumption of an electronic apparatus comprising:
- (a) connecting the apparatus to a power supply through a programmable power limiter;
- (b) connecting the power limiter to a controller, said controller is connected to a benchmark engine through a communication network, said benchmark engine stores at least power consumption performance data of a plurality of similar electronic apparatus;
- (c) setting up maximum allowed power flowing from the power supply to the apparatus by the controller based upon at least partly on the data available from the benchmark engine;
- (d) selecting a subset of the functionalities of the apparatus, wherein said subset of the functionalities can be delivered to a user under a constraint of the maximum power;
- (e) delivering the subset of the functionalities by the apparatus and monitoring the user's interactions with the apparatus;
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- (f) adjusting the maximum power based upon a result of monitoring of the user's interactions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.