Post connection dual IRDA port power management
First Claim
1. An infrared transceiver system comprising:
- an infrared link controller;
a first infrared transceiver;
a second infrared transceiver;
the infrared link controller is coupled to the first and second infrared transceivers for receiving and sending information to the first and second infrared transceivers; and
a power management system, said power management system being operable to power down one of said first and second infrared transceivers in response to operation contention between said first and second infrared transceivers.
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Abstract
Prior art attempts to reduce the power consumption demands of dual infrared transceiver laptop computer designs have.included enabling and disabling infrared ports at the user level. This solution requires the computer user to be involved in decision making with respect to infrared peripheral device discovery, and adds complexity to the overall infrared communications experience. Post connection dual IrDA port power management implements the infrared transceiver power down decision making in software, based upon activity inputs from the infrared link controller. Minor changes to the link controller at its device driver improve the user experience and the power consumption in dual IrDA port configurations.
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1. An infrared transceiver system comprising:
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an infrared link controller;
a first infrared transceiver;
a second infrared transceiver;
the infrared link controller is coupled to the first and second infrared transceivers for receiving and sending information to the first and second infrared transceivers; and
a power management system, said power management system being operable to power down one of said first and second infrared transceivers in response to operation contention between said first and second infrared transceivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic device that can communicate with an external device using infrared, the electronic device comprising:
first and second infrared transceivers;
a link controller coupled to the first and second infrared transceivers, the link controller determining which of the first or second infrared transceivers is in communication with the external device and automatically powering down the other one of the first or second infrared transceivers that is not in communication with the external device.- View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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