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Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 08, 2011
Applicants:

Jon James Anderson, Boulder, CO (US);

Michael K. Spartz, San Diego, CA (US);

Christopher L. Medrano, Boulder, CO (US);

Praveen Kumar Chidambaram, Boulder, CO (US);

Inventors:

Jon James Anderson, Boulder, CO (US);

Michael K. Spartz, San Diego, CA (US);

Christopher L. Medrano, Boulder, CO (US);

Praveen Kumar Chidambaram, Boulder, CO (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/206 (2013.01); G06F 1/3206 (2013.01); G06F 1/329 (2013.01); Y02B 60/144 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system for thermal mitigation in a personal computing device is disclosed. A signal associated with an electronic element in the portable computing device is monitored. A thermal condition indicating excessive heat production is determined in response to the monitored signal. An action to mitigate heat production in the portable computing device may be performed in response to the thermal condition.


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