Electronic device power management system and method
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorWalter G. Fry
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Abstract
An electronic device power management system, comprising a plurality of wireless transmitters and receivers and a power management module configured to selectively adjust the operational status of at least one of the plurality of wireless transmitters and receivers based on a signal indicative of at least one characteristic of a wireless network to which the electronic device is associated.
Claims18
An electronic device power management system in an electronic device, comprising:
- a plurality of wireless transmitters and receivers;
- and
- a power management module that selectively turns on and off at least one of the plurality of wireless transmitters and receivers based on a signal indicative of characteristics of a wireless network to which the electronic device is connected, wherein the signal is indicative of both a wireless communication signal strength with the wireless network and a wireless communication bandwidth value with the wireless network.
An electronic device power management system in an electronic device, comprising:
- a plurality of means for transmitting and receiving a wireless communication signals;
- and
- a means for managing power consumption of the electronic device, the power management means configured to turn on and off at least one of the plurality of transmitting and receiving means based on a signal indicative of characteristics of a wireless network to which the electronic device is connected, wherein the signal received by the power management means comprises both a wireless connection signal strength and a wireless connection bandwidth value.
A power management method for an electronic device, comprising:
- selectively turning on and turning off at least one of a plurality of wireless transmitters and receivers in the electronic device based on a signal indicative of characteristics of a wireless network to which the electronic device is associated, wherein the signal is indicative of both an amount of data capable of being transmitted along the wireless network to the electronic device and a strength of a wireless signal associated with an access point to which the electronic device is connected.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a plurality of wireless transmitters and receivers;
- and
- a power management module that selectively turns on and off a plurality of wireless transmitters and receivers based on both a signal indicative of an amount of data capable of being transmitted along a wireless network to the electronic device and a strength of a wireless signal between an access point and the electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.