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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2014
James J. Wojcik, Kirkland, WA (US);
Adam Benzion, Kirkland, WA (US);
Adam D. Center, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abhishek Joshi, Seattle, WA (US);
James J. Wojcik, Kirkland, WA (US);
Adam Benzion, Kirkland, WA (US);
Adam D. Center, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abhishek Joshi, Seattle, WA (US);
OTTER PRODUCTS, LLC, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abstract
A method of performing power management in a protective case for a mobile computing device is provided. The method includes receiving electrical current from a power source connected to the protective case. The methods also includes commanding the mobile computing device to consume no more than a specified amount of the received electrical current by transmitting a data communication from the protective case to the mobile computing device indicating the specified amount of the received electrical current. The method further includes monitoring an amount of the received electrical current consumed by the mobile computing device and distributing at least a portion of the received electrical current not consumed by the mobile computing device to a rechargeable battery of the protective case.