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Intelligent power and control policy for automotive applications

  • US 8,768,567 B2
  • Filed: 11/08/2012
  • Issued: 07/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for use in a device communicatively coupled to an automotive area network (AAN) associated with a vehicle, the method comprising:

  • obtaining, by a processor, input from the vehicle, the input indicating a current operating environment of the vehicle;

    obtaining, by the processor, a control policy indicating a balance between power usage of the device and a performance level of the device for at least the current operating environment;

    controlling, by the processor, a power state of at least a physical layer (PHY) portion of a communications interface of the device based on the input from the vehicle and the control policy; and

    dynamically rebalancing the power usage and performance level of the device over time to account for changes in the operating environment of the vehicle.

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