POWER MANAGEMENT AND PRIORITY CHARGING ASSIGNMENTS
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1. A method of managing power consumption of a plurality of devices, comprising:
- receiving scheduled upcoming calendar events and/or activities from one or more of a plurality of devices connected in a network; and
centrally managing power consumption of a device of the plurality of devices in the network based on the scheduled upcoming calendar events and/or activities.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for managing power to devices in a network, using a centralized power allocation controller. The method of managing power consumption of a plurality of devices includes receiving scheduled upcoming calendar events and/or activities from one or more of a plurality of devices connected in a network. The method further includes centrally managing power consumption of a device of the plurality of devices in the network based on the scheduled upcoming calendar events and/or activities.
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1. A method of managing power consumption of a plurality of devices, comprising:
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receiving scheduled upcoming calendar events and/or activities from one or more of a plurality of devices connected in a network; and centrally managing power consumption of a device of the plurality of devices in the network based on the scheduled upcoming calendar events and/or activities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 14. A system of delivering power to devices comprising a central power allocation controller comprising at least hardware and software components, the central power allocation controller receiving calendar information from an electronic calendar of one or more devices in a network and, based on the received calendar information, remotely managing power consumption of the devices in the network.
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23. A computer system for managing power consumption in a network, the system comprising:
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a processor, a computer readable memory and a computer readable storage media; first program instructions to receive scheduled calendar events and/or activities from a plurality of devices on a network; second program instructions to manage power settings of the one or more devices based on the scheduled calendar events and/or activities; and third program instructions to associate priorities and weighting factors to rules associated with the scheduled calendar events and/or activities; and wherein the first, second and third program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by the processor via the computer readable memory.
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24. A computer program product for managing power in a network, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage media; first program instructions to receive scheduled calendar events and/or activities from a plurality of devices on a network; and second program instructions to manage power settings of the one or more devices based on the scheduled calendar events and/or activities; and wherein the first and second program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage media.
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25. A method for deploying a system of delivering a power supply to a plurality of portable computing devices, comprising providing a computer infrastructure operable to:
- receive scheduled upcoming calendar events and/or activities from one or more devices connected in a network; and
manage power consumption of the one or more devices in the network based on the scheduled upcoming calendar events and/or activities.
- receive scheduled upcoming calendar events and/or activities from one or more devices connected in a network; and
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