Methods and apparatus for providing a power dashboard system

• US 20060097885A1
• Filed: 10/27/2004
• Published: 05/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Schilit, William N., Sengupta, Uttam K.
• Application Number:
  US10/976,935
• Publication Number:
  US 20060097885A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/636.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/1607 Supply circuits converters H02M; filters therefor H02M1/14; voltage stabilisers G05F1/46

Abstract

Embodiments of methods and apparatus to provide a power dashboard system are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving power information associated with a first wireless electronic device at a second wireless electronic device, the first and second wireless electronic devices being associated with an ensemble of wireless electronic devices; and

generating a user interface indicative of the power information via the second wireless electronic device.

2. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein receiving the power information associated with the first wireless electronic device at the second wireless electronic device comprises receiving one or more of device information or battery information associated with the first wireless electronic device.

3. A method as defined in claim 1 further comprising identifying a power characteristic associated with the first wireless electronic device at the second wireless electronic device based on the power information.

4. A method as defined in claim 1 further comprising identifying a condition indicative of a battery level of a battery associated with the first wireless electronic device being less than a threshold.

5. A method as defined in claim 1 further comprising generating an alert indicative of a power characteristic associated with the first wireless electronic device via the second wireless electronic device.

6. A method as defined in claim 1 further comprising transmitting one or more instructions to generate an alert indicative of a power characteristic associated with the first wireless electronic device via the second wireless electronic device.

7. A method as defined in claim 1 further comprising detecting the first wireless electronic device via a wireless communication link in accordance with a short-range wireless communication protocol and associating the first wireless electronic device with the ensemble of wireless electronic devices.

8. A method as defined in claim 1 further comprising extrapolating one or more battery characteristics associated with a battery of the first wireless device, and updating the user interface based on an extrapolation of the one or more battery characteristics.

9. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the ensemble of wireless electronic devices comprises one or more of a laptop computer, a handheld computer, a tablet computer, a personal data assistant, a wireless telephone, a pager, an audio/video player, a game device, a digital camera, a navigation device, a remote control, a detecting device, a sensing device, or a communication point device.

10. An article of manufacture including content, which when accessed, causes a machine to:

receive power information associated with a first wireless electronic device at a second wireless electronic device, the first and second wireless electronic devices being associated with an ensemble of wireless electronic devices; and

generate a user interface indicative of the power information via the second wireless electronic device.

11. An article of manufacture as defined in claim 10, wherein the content, when accessed, causes the machine to receive the power information associated with the first wireless electronic device at the second wireless electronic device by receiving one or more of device information or battery information associated with the first wireless electronic device.

12. An article of manufacture as defined in claim 10, wherein the content, when accessed, causes the machine to identify a power characteristic associated with the first wireless electronic device at the second wireless electronic device based on the power information.

13. An article of manufacture as defined in claim 10, wherein the content, when accessed, causes the machine to identify a condition indicative of a battery level of a battery associated with the first wireless electronic device being less than a threshold.

14. An article of manufacture as defined in claim 10, wherein the content, when accessed, causes the machine to generate an alert indicative of a power characteristic via the second wireless electronic device.

15. An article of manufacture as defined in claim 10, wherein the content, when accessed, causes the machine transmitting one or more instructions to generate an alert indicative of a power characteristic associated with the first wireless electronic device via the second wireless electronic device.

16. An article of manufacture as defined in claim 10, wherein the content, when accessed, cause the machine to detect the first wireless electronic device via a wireless communication link in accordance with a short-range wireless communication protocol and associate the first wireless electronic device with the ensemble of wireless electronic devices.

17. An article of manufacture as defined in claim 10, wherein the content, when accessed, cause the machine to extrapolate one or more battery characteristics associated with a battery of the first wireless device, and to update the user interface based on an extrapolation of the one or more battery characteristics.

18. An apparatus comprising:

a receiver to receive power information associated with a first wireless electronic device at a second wireless electronic device, the first and second wireless electronic devices being associated with an ensemble of wireless electronic devices; and

a generator to generate a user interface indicative of the power information via the second wireless electronic device.

19. An apparatus as defined in claim 18, wherein the power information comprises one or more of device information or battery information.

20. An apparatus as defined in claim 18 further comprising an identifier to identify a power characteristic associated with the first wireless electronic device at the second wireless electronic device based on the power information.

21. An apparatus as defined in claim 18 further comprising an identifier to identify a condition indicative of a battery level of a battery associated with the first wireless electronic device being less than a threshold.

22. An apparatus as defined in claim 18 further comprising an identifier to identify an extrapolation of one or more battery characteristics associated with a battery of the first wireless device and to update the user interface based on the extrapolation.

23. An apparatus as defined in claim 18 further comprising an indicator to generate an alert indicative of a power characteristic associated with the first wireless electronic device via the second wireless electronic device.

24. An apparatus as defined in claim 18 further comprising an identifier to detect the first wireless electronic device via a wireless communication link in accordance with a short-range wireless communication protocol and associate the first wireless electronic device with the ensemble of wireless electronic devices.

25. An apparatus as defined in claim 18 further comprising a transmitter to transmit one or more instructions to generate an alert indicative of a power characteristic associated with the first wireless electronic device via the second wireless electronic device.

26. A system comprising:

a flash memory; and

a processor coupled to the flash memory to receive power information associated with a first wireless electronic device at a second wireless electronic device; and

a generator to generate a user interface indicative of the power information via the second wireless electronic device,

wherein the first and second wireless electronic devices being associated with an ensemble of wireless electronic devices.

27. A system as defined in claim 26, wherein the power information comprises one or more of device information or battery information.

28. A system as defined in claim 26, wherein the processor is configured to identify a power characteristic associated with the first wireless electronic device at the second wireless electronic device based on the power information.

29. A system as defined in claim 26, wherein the processor is configured to generate an alert indicative of a power characteristic via the second wireless electronic device.

30. A system as defined in claim 26, wherein the processor is configured to extrapolate one or more battery characteristics associated with a battery of the first wireless device and to update the user interface based on an extrapolation of one or more battery characteristics.