Schedule-based power management system
AssigneeToyota Motor North America, Inc.
InventorsAndrew L. Wells, Eric Randell Schmidt
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Abstract
Methods and systems for managing a supply of power to a communications system in a vehicle. A power management system obtains at least one of schedule information for a party associated with the vehicle or historical data for the communications system is obtained. The power management system controls the supply of power from a power source to the communication system when the vehicle is turned off based on the at least one of the schedule information or the historical data.
Claims20
A method implemented by a power management system in a vehicle for managing a supply of power to a communications system in the vehicle, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by the power management system, schedule information for a party associated with the vehicle;
- and
- controlling, by the power management system, the supply of power from a power source to the communication system when the vehicle is turned off based on the schedule information.
A method implemented by a power management system for managing a supply of power to a communications system in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by the power management system, at least one of schedule information for a party associated with the vehicle or historical data for the communications system;
- determining, by the power management system, a status of a power source for the communications system;
- updating, by the power management system, a power program for the power source based on the status of the power source and the at least one of the schedule information or the historical data;
- and
- controlling, by the power management system, the supply of power from the power source to the communication system when the vehicle is turned off based on the power program.
A system for managing a supply of power in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a power source that provides power to a communications system in the vehicle;
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- a power management system that is used to obtain schedule information for a party associated the vehicle and to control the supply of power from the power source to the communication system when the vehicle is turned off based on the schedule information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.