Power sharing system and method for battery operated controller and application modules
First Claim
1. A power sharing method, comprising:
- supplying power from a battery in a controller module to an application module that is detachably connected to said controller module; and
reducing the power supplied to said application module in response to an adverse power indication to conserve power for said controller module.
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Abstract
A power-sharing controller module comprises a processor, power manager, and at least one connector for detachably electrically connecting an application module to the controller module. The power manager is operable to manage power from a battery to the application module through said connector and to monitor the voltage of the battery. The processor is programmed to send a power reduction command to the application module in response to the monitored battery voltage moving outside of a permissible range.
A power sharing method comprises supplying power from the battery in the controller module to the application module detachably connected to the controller module. Power supplied to the application module is reduced in response to an adverse power indication to conserve power for the controller module.
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1. A power sharing method, comprising:
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supplying power from a battery in a controller module to an application module that is detachably connected to said controller module; and
reducing the power supplied to said application module in response to an adverse power indication to conserve power for said controller module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A power sharing method, comprising:
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supplying power from a battery in a controller module to an application module, said application module being detachably connected to said controller module; and
sending a shutdown command from said controller module to said application module if a battery voltage falls below a first predetermined voltage level. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A power sharing controller module, comprising:
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a processor, a power manager, and at least one connector for detachably electrically connecting a first application module to said controller module, said power manager operable to manage power from a battery to said application module through said connector and to monitor the voltage of said battery, and said processor programmed to send a power reduction command to said application module in response to the monitored battery voltage moving outside of a permissible range. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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