Power Management for Battery-Powered Devices
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Abstract
A system comprises: a power hub; a charging battery electrically connected to the power hub; a plurality of battery-powered electronic devices electrically connected to the power hub; and a power distribution controller within the power hub. The power distribution controller shares power between the plurality of battery-powered electronic devices based on: which tasks, from multiple pending tasks on the plurality of battery-powered electronic devices, are selected for completion; a power requirement for each of the tasks that have been selected for completion; a priority of the tasks, from the multiple pending tasks on the plurality of battery-powered electronic devices, that have been selected for completion; and a quantity of amp-hours that are available to charge batteries on the plurality of battery-powered electronic devices.
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13. A computer program product for sharing power between multiple battery-powered electronic devices, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, and wherein the program code readable and executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:
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determining which tasks, from multiple pending tasks on multiple battery-powered electronic devices, are to be selected for completion; determining a power requirement for each of the tasks that have been selected for completion; determining a priority of the tasks, from the multiple pending tasks on the multiple battery-powered electronic devices, that have been selected for completion; calculating a quantity of amp-hours that are available to charge batteries on the multiple battery-powered electronic devices; and distributing available amp-hours from the battery source to one or more of the multiple battery-powered electronic devices based on the priority of the tasks. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a power hub; a charging battery electrically connected to the power hub; a plurality of battery-powered electronic devices electrically connected to the power hub; and a power distribution controller within the power hub, wherein the power distribution controller shares power between the plurality of battery-powered electronic devices based on; which tasks, from multiple pending tasks on the plurality of battery-powered electronic devices, are selected for completion; a power requirement for each of the tasks that have been selected for completion; a priority of the tasks, from the multiple pending tasks on the plurality of battery-powered electronic devices, that have been selected for completion; and a quantity of amp-hours that are available to charge batteries on the plurality of battery-powered electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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