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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2017
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Reed D. Vilhauer, Portland, OR (US);
William T. Glennan, Folsom, CA (US);
INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments are directed to restrictions in portable computing device electric power to accommodate reductions in the voltage level of a power source. An apparatus comprises a controller caused to receive configuration data from a main processor circuit specifying a voltage level threshold and selected action to take to reduce electric power to a first component in response to the voltage level falling below the first voltage level threshold, recurringly monitor the voltage level; based on the voltage level falling below the first voltage level threshold, take the first selected action and transmit a signal to the main processor circuit indicating that the voltage level has fallen below the first voltage level threshold and that the first selected action has been taken; transmit the voltage level to the main processor circuit; receive a signal from the main processor circuit to undo the first selected action; and so undo.