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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:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2004
Applicant:
Ray A. Bittner, Jr., Cumberland, MD (US);
Inventor:
Ray A. Bittner, Jr., Cumberland, MD (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/28 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power regulating system and method are provided for regulating power in a portable computing device. The portable computing device includes microprocessing and radio communication capabilities. The power regulating system utilizes a number of power states to regulate the device's internal power source voltage. The power regulating system operates to selectively control and regulate the device's internal power consumption based on the power state of the device, and thereby extends the useful life of the device by prolonging the battery life of the device.