SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR THERMALLY MANAGING ELECTRONIC DEVICES USING DYNAMIC OPTICAL COMPONENTS
First Claim
1. A method for operating a hand-held electronic device according to an amount of electromagnetic radiation that is incident upon the hand-held electronic device, the method comprising:
- by the hand-held electronic device;
determining that a dynamic optical component of the hand-held electronic device is operating at a peak reflectance to reflect electromagnetic radiation incident upon the hand-held electronic device; and
limiting a load of the hand-held electronic device when an output of the load is above a threshold value.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media. for thermally managing electronic devices using dynamic optical components are provided. At least one of the reflectance and the transmittance of incident electromagnetic radiation of a dynamic optical component on an electronic device may be adjusted based on a detected variable device characteristic of the device, such as a temperature of a device component. By adjusting the reflectance and/or the transmittance of the dynamic optical component, different portions of the incident electromagnetic radiation may be directed from the dynamic optical component for changing the variable device characteristic.
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1. A method for operating a hand-held electronic device according to an amount of electromagnetic radiation that is incident upon the hand-held electronic device, the method comprising:
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by the hand-held electronic device; determining that a dynamic optical component of the hand-held electronic device is operating at a peak reflectance to reflect electromagnetic radiation incident upon the hand-held electronic device; and limiting a load of the hand-held electronic device when an output of the load is above a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A hand-held computing device, comprising:
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a dynamic optical component configured to reflect electromagnetic radiation incident upon the hand-held electronic device; and a processor configured to limit a load of the hand-held electronic device when an output of the load is above a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating a hand-held electronic device according to an amount of electromagnetic radiation that is incident upon the hand-held electronic device, the method comprising:
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by the hand-held electronic device; increasing a load of the hand-held electronic device when an output of the load falls below a predetermined threshold; and decreasing a reflectance of a dynamic optical component to reduce an amount of electromagnetic radiation that is reflected from the hand-held electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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