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Patent No.:

US 10306051 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 05, 2017

Managing energy usage in mobile devices

Applicant:

Hand Held Products, Inc., Fort Mill, SC (US);

Inventors:

Chirant Parikh, Central City, IA (US);

Michael Ehler, Iowa City, IA (US);

Mark Howe, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Assignee:

Hand Held Products, Inc., Fort Mill, SC (US);

Attorney:

Alston & Bird LLP

Primary Examiner:

M Baye Diao

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H04W 4/04 (2009.01); G06F 1/3206 (2019.01); G01R 31/3842 (2019.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H05B 3/84 (2006.01); G01R 31/44 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/3212 (2019.01); G06F 1/3215 (2019.01); H04W 4/33 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72569 (2013.01); G01R 31/3842 (2019.01); G01R 31/44 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); G06F 1/3206 (2013.01); G06F 1/3212 (2013.01); G06F 1/3215 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H04M 1/0264 (2013.01); H04M 1/0266 (2013.01); H04W 4/043 (2013.01); H04W 4/33 (2018.02); H04W 52/028 (2013.01); H05B 1/0227 (2013.01); H05B 3/84 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0067 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01); H04W 52/0225 (2013.01); Y02D 10/16 (2018.01); Y02D 10/174 (2018.01); Y02D 70/00 (2018.01); Y02D 70/142 (2018.01); Y02D 70/144 (2018.01); Y02D 70/164 (2018.01); Y02D 70/166 (2018.01); Y02D 70/22 (2018.01); Y02D 70/26 (2018.01);
Abstract

A battery powered mobile device has battery monitoring circuit that measures one or more parameters indicative of a current state of the battery. A plurality of operational systems and processes form a part of the mobile device. A programmed processor is programmed to carry out a process that includes: determining a current state of the battery by receiving data representing the one or more parameters from the battery monitoring circuit indicative of the current state of the battery; calculating a battery power factor as a function of the parameter; comparing the battery power factor to a threshold; when the battery power factor exceeds the threshold, identifying a system or process within the mobile device whose power consumption can be reduced; and reducing the power consumption by altering or disabling the identified system or process.

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