PROVIDING POWER BASED ON STATE OF CHARGE
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1. A method for providing power, comprising:
- receiving state of charge information from a host about a power source for said host; and
automatically providing charge to said power source for said host from an auxiliary power source only if said state of charge information indicates that said power source for said host is not meeting a target for state of charge.
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Abstract
A modular and scalable power source can be used to supplement an existing source of power. In one embodiment, a DC source can be used to maintain a power source of a host system in a specific state in order to cause a desired behavior.
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1. A method for providing power, comprising:
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receiving state of charge information from a host about a power source for said host; and automatically providing charge to said power source for said host from an auxiliary power source only if said state of charge information indicates that said power source for said host is not meeting a target for state of charge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A power source, comprising:
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a controller, said controller includes an interface to a host system to receive state of charge information from said host system about a power source for said host system; a battery; and a switch receiving an input from said battery and a control input from said controller, said switch selectively provides and does not provide charge from said battery to said power source for said host system based on said control input from said controller, said controller provides said control input based on said state of charge information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing power, comprising:
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repeatedly receiving state of charge information from a host about a power source for said host; and maintaining said power source for said host at a range of state of charge by selectively providing and not providing charge to said power source for said host from an auxiliary power source. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for providing power, comprising:
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repeatedly receiving information from a host; and causing a host to continue performing certain behavior by selectively charging a power source for said host based on said information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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