Very low voltage power distribution for mobile devices
First Claim
1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
- a central processing unit (CPU);
memory that communicates with said CPU;
an interface that communicates with said memory and said CPU;
a display that communicates with said interface;
a first distributed load center having first and second load terminals and including at least a first distributed load, wherein said first distributed load includes at least one load that is selected from a group consisting of said CPU, said memory, a graphics processing unit (GPU) that communicates with said interface, a hard disk drive (HDD) that communicates with said interface, and a DVD drive that communicates with said interface;
a second distributed load center having first and second load terminals and including at least a second distributed load, wherein said second distributed load includes at least one load that is selected from a group consisting of said CPU, said memory, a graphics processing unit (GPU) that communicates with said interface, a hard disk drive (HDD) that communicates with said interface, and a DVD drive that communicates with said interface;
a first distributed power system that includes a first battery that is directly connected and primarily supplies power to said first and second load terminals of said first distributed load center; and
a second distributed power system that includes a second battery that is directly connected and primarily supplies power to said first and second load terminals of said second distributed load center,wherein said first load terminals of said first and second distributed load center communicate and said second load terminals of said first and second distributed load center communicate,wherein said first distributed power system supplies power to said second distributed load center and wherein said second distributed power system supplies power to said first distributed load center, andwherein said first distributed power system supplies power to said first distributed load and said second distributed load while said second distributed power system supplies power to said first distributed load and said second distributed load.
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Abstract
A mobile computing device comprises a central processing unit (CPU), memory that communicates with said CPU, an interface that communicates with said memory and said CPU and a display that communicates with said interface. A first distributed load center has first and second load terminals and includes at least a first distributed load. A second distributed load center has first and second load terminals and includes at least a second distributed load. A first distributed power source includes a first battery that is directly connected and primarily supplies power to the first and second load terminals of the first distributed load center. A second distributed power source includes a second battery that is directly connected and primarily supplies power to the first and second load terminals of the second distributed load center.
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Citations
58 Claims
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1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU); memory that communicates with said CPU; an interface that communicates with said memory and said CPU; a display that communicates with said interface; a first distributed load center having first and second load terminals and including at least a first distributed load, wherein said first distributed load includes at least one load that is selected from a group consisting of said CPU, said memory, a graphics processing unit (GPU) that communicates with said interface, a hard disk drive (HDD) that communicates with said interface, and a DVD drive that communicates with said interface; a second distributed load center having first and second load terminals and including at least a second distributed load, wherein said second distributed load includes at least one load that is selected from a group consisting of said CPU, said memory, a graphics processing unit (GPU) that communicates with said interface, a hard disk drive (HDD) that communicates with said interface, and a DVD drive that communicates with said interface; a first distributed power system that includes a first battery that is directly connected and primarily supplies power to said first and second load terminals of said first distributed load center; and a second distributed power system that includes a second battery that is directly connected and primarily supplies power to said first and second load terminals of said second distributed load center, wherein said first load terminals of said first and second distributed load center communicate and said second load terminals of said first and second distributed load center communicate, wherein said first distributed power system supplies power to said second distributed load center and wherein said second distributed power system supplies power to said first distributed load center, and wherein said first distributed power system supplies power to said first distributed load and said second distributed load while said second distributed power system supplies power to said first distributed load and said second distributed load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of providing a mobile computing device, comprising:
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providing a central processing unit (CPU), memory that communicates with said CPU, an interface that communicates with said memory and said CPU, and a display that communicates with said interface; providing a first distributed load center having first and second load terminals and including at least a first distributed load, wherein said first distributed load is selected from a group consisting of said central processing unit (CPU), said memory, a graphics processing unit (GPU), a hard disk drive (HDD), and a DVD drive; providing a second distributed load center having first and second load terminals and including at least a second distributed load, wherein said second distributed load is selected from a group consisting of said central processing unit (CPU), said memory, a graphics processing unit (GPU), a hard disk drive (HDD), and a DVD drive; distributing power to said first distributed load center using a first battery that is directly connected and supplies power to said first and second load terminals of said first distributed load center; and distributing power to said second distributed load center using a second battery that is directly connected and supplies power to said first and second load terminals of said second distributed load center; distributing power from said first battery to said first distributed load center and to said second distributed load center while distributing power from said second battery to said first distributed load center and to said second distributed load center, wherein said first load terminals of said first and second distributed load center communicate and said second load terminals of said first and second distributed load center communicate. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A mobile computing device, comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU); memory that communicates with said CPU; an interface that communicates with said memory and said CPU; a display that communicates with said interface; a battery pack that includes a first battery and a second battery; a first distributed load center having first and second load terminals and including at least a first distributed load, wherein said first distributed load includes at least one load that is selected from a group consisting of said CPU, said memory, a graphics processing unit (GPU) that communicates with said interface, a hard disk drive (HDD) that communicates with said interface, and a DVD drive that communicates with said interface; a second distributed load center having first and second load terminals and including at least a second distributed load, wherein said second distributed load includes at least one load that is selected from a group consisting of said CPU, said memory, a graphics processing unit (GPU) that communicates with said interface, a hard disk drive (HDD) that communicates with said interface, and a DVD drive that communicates with said interface; a first distributed power system that includes said first battery that is directly connected and primarily supplies power to said first and second load terminals of said first distributed load center; and a second distributed power system that includes said second battery that is directly connected and primarily supplies power to said first and second load terminals of said second distributed load center, wherein said first load terminals of said first and second distributed load center communicate and said second load terminals of said first and second distributed load center communicate, wherein said first distributed power system supplies power to said second distributed load center and wherein said second distributed power system supplies power to said first distributed load center, wherein said first battery is in series with said second battery, wherein said first distributed load center is connected in parallel with said first battery, and wherein said second distributed load center is connected in parallel with said second battery. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58)
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