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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christine L. Koerber, Dallas, TX (US);
Paul Henry Bouchier, Little Elm, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/13 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/13 ;
Abstract
A method of managing power in an electronic device having at least one connectable component includes determining a total power requirement for the at least one connectable component. The available power level for a power supply connected to the electronic device is determined. The total power requirement is compared with the available power level. The at least one connectable component may draw power from the power supply if the total power requirement is not greater than the available power level.