Self-powered devices and methods
First Claim
1. A self-powered device, the device comprising:
- an energy collector configured to collect energy to power the self-powered device from an environment surrounding the self-powered device;
a processor; and
a memory comprising;
instructions for selecting one of a plurality of modes of operation, wherein the plurality of modes of operation include;
(i) a low-power mode of operation in which the self-powered device consumes less than a pre-determined or adaptively-determined amount of power and the self-powered device has less than full functionality, and (ii) and a high-power mode of operation in which the self-powered device consumes more than the pre-determined or adaptively-determined amount of power and the self-powered device has more functionality than in the low-power mode wherein the instructions for selecting one of a plurality of modes of operation include instructions for conserving power by alternating between the low-power mode of operation and the high-power mode of operation.
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Abstract
The self-powered device is configured to be powered by energy collected from a surrounding environment. The self-powered device includes an energy collector, and a memory having instructions for selecting one of a plurality of modes of operation. The energy collector is configured to collect energy to power the self-powered device from a surrounding environment in which the self-powered device is located. The plurality of modes of operation include: (i) a low-power mode of operation in which the self-powered device consumes less than a pre-determined or adaptively-determined amount of power and the self-powered device uses less than its full capabilities, and (ii) and a high-power mode of operation in which self-powered device consumes more than the pre-determined or adaptively-determined amount of power and the self-powered device uses its full capabilities. The instructions for selecting one of a plurality of modes of are configured to (a) select the low-power mode of operation when available energy becomes insufficient to fully power the self-powered device, and (b) select the high-power mode of operation when sufficient energy again becomes available to fully power the self-powered device.
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18 Claims
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1. A self-powered device, the device comprising:
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an energy collector configured to collect energy to power the self-powered device from an environment surrounding the self-powered device; a processor; and a memory comprising; instructions for selecting one of a plurality of modes of operation, wherein the plurality of modes of operation include;
(i) a low-power mode of operation in which the self-powered device consumes less than a pre-determined or adaptively-determined amount of power and the self-powered device has less than full functionality, and (ii) and a high-power mode of operation in which the self-powered device consumes more than the pre-determined or adaptively-determined amount of power and the self-powered device has more functionality than in the low-power mode wherein the instructions for selecting one of a plurality of modes of operation include instructions for conserving power by alternating between the low-power mode of operation and the high-power mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A self-powered device configured to be powered by energy collected from a surrounding environment, the self-powered device comprising:
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an energy collector configured to collect energy to power the self-powered device from a surrounding environment in which the self-powered device is located; a processor; and a memory comprising; instructions for selecting one of a plurality of modes of operation, wherein the plurality of modes of operation include; (i) a low-power mode of operation in which the self-powered device consumes less than a pre-determined or adaptively-determined amount of power and the self-powered device uses less than its full capabilities, and (ii) and a high-power mode of operation in which self-powered device consumes more than the pre-determined or adaptively-determined amount of power and the self-powered device uses its full capabilities, wherein the instructions for selecting one of a plurality of modes of are configured to; (a) select the low-power mode of operation when available energy becomes insufficient to fully power the self-powered device; and (b) select the high-power mode of operation when energy greater than a threshold is available.
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16. A method for managing power consumption of a self-powered device, the method comprising:
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collecting energy to power a self-powered device from an environment surrounding the self-powered device; selecting a low-power mode of operation available energy becomes insufficient to fully power the self-powered device, where the low-power mode of operation is a mode of operation in which the self-powered device consumes less than a pre-determined or adaptively-determined amount of power and the self-powered device has less than full functionality, when; and selecting a high-power mode of operation when energy greater than a threshold is available, where the high-power mode of operation is a mode of operation in which the self-powered device consumes more than the pre-determined or adaptively-determined amount of power and the self-powered device has more functionality than in the low-power mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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