TRANSMISSION-BASED TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE
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1. A method comprising:
- estimating a temperature change to an integrated circuit associated with a pending transmission from the integrated circuit; and
based on the estimated temperature change, regulating at least one parameter associated with the pending transmission to maintain a temperature of the integrated circuit below a temperature threshold.
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Abstract
A method includes estimating a temperature change to an integrated circuit, which is associated with a pending transmission from the integrated circuit. The method includes, based on the estimated temperature change, regulating at least one parameter that is associated with the pending transmission to maintain a temperature of the integrated circuit below a temperature threshold
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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estimating a temperature change to an integrated circuit associated with a pending transmission from the integrated circuit; and based on the estimated temperature change, regulating at least one parameter associated with the pending transmission to maintain a temperature of the integrated circuit below a temperature threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a temperature sensor to sense an ambient temperature; a radio; and a processing core to; estimate a temperature change to the apparatus in response to a pending transmission by the radio; and control the radio to regulate at least one parameter of the pending transmission based at least in part on the ambient temperature sensed by the temperature sensor and the estimated temperature change. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a lighting element; and an integrated circuit comprising a packet radio and a processing core to use the radio to communicate with a lighting controller to regulate operation of the lighting element, wherein the processing core is adapted to estimate a temperature change to the integrated circuit associated with a pending transmission by the radio, and based at least in part on the estimated temperature change, regulate at least one parameter associated with the pending transmission. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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