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US 9,959,126 B2Granted
Systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling the power-on or boot sequence of an integrated circuit based on power harvesting conditions
AssigneePsiKick, Inc.
InventorsBenton H. Calhoun, David D. Wentzloff
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Abstract
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an integrated circuit such as a system on chip that operates in part from harvested power and that uses information about power harvesting conditions to alter a power-on sequence or boot sequence based on that information. In some embodiments, a method uses information about power harvesting and energy harvesting conditions to alter a power-on sequence or boot sequence.
Claims22
An apparatus, comprising:
- an integrated circuit (IC);
- and
- a processor configured to receive information associated with the IC, the processor configured to, in response to a boot request for the IC and based on the information, execute instructions configured to (1) segment a boot sequence of the IC to define a plurality of boot sequence segments, and (2) modify the plurality of boot sequence segments to define a plurality of modified boot sequence segments such that the IC executes the plurality of modified boot sequence segments in response to the boot request.
An apparatus, comprising:
- an integrated circuit (IC);
- a memory operatively coupled to the IC;
- and
- a processor configured to receive information associated with the IC,
- the processor configured to, in response to a boot request for the IC and based on the information, execute instructions configured to modify an operation associated with the memory to define a modified boot sequence such that the IC executes the modified boot sequence in response to the boot request.
2 more elements
An apparatus, comprising:
- an integrated circuit (IC) configured to be operatively coupled to a peripheral component;
- and
- a processor configured to receive information associated with the IC, the processor configured to, in response to a boot request for the IC and based on the information, execute instructions configured to cause an operation associated with the peripheral component to be modified such that a modified boot sequence is defined and such that the IC executes the modified boot sequence in response to the boot request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.