Power management control system and method
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1. A power management system, comprising:
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a sensor to detect current output from a battery; and
a first comparator to compare the battery current to a first reference value; and
a controller to perform a first power control operation based on said comparison, wherein the first power control operation is to reduce power consumed by the battery in order to cause the battery current to fall below the first reference value, and wherein the first power control operation is to be performed when the battery current equals or exceeds the first reference value for a first predetermined period of time counted by the timer.
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Abstract
A power management system includes a sensor to detect current output from a battery, a first comparator to compare the battery current to a first reference value, and a burst controller to perform a first power control operation based on said comparison. The power control operation reduces power consumed by the battery in order to cause the battery current to fall below the first reference value. This may be accomplished by reducing or shutting down power to one or more functions or features of a host system that includes or is coupled to receive power from the battery. The host system may include or correspond to a mobile phone and/or any of a number of other electronic devices.
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1. A power management system, comprising:
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a timer; a sensor to detect current output from a battery; and a first comparator to compare the battery current to a first reference value; and a controller to perform a first power control operation based on said comparison, wherein the first power control operation is to reduce power consumed by the battery in order to cause the battery current to fall below the first reference value, and wherein the first power control operation is to be performed when the battery current equals or exceeds the first reference value for a first predetermined period of time counted by the timer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A power management method, comprising:
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detecting current output from a battery; comparing the battery current to a first reference value; and performing a first power control operation based on said comparison, wherein said performing includes measuring a time the battery current equals or exceeds the first reference value, wherein the first power control operation is performed when the current equals or exceeds the first reference value for a first predetermined period of time, and wherein the power control operation reduces power consumed by the battery in order to cause the battery current to fall below the first reference value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a battery; and a power control system including; (a) a sensor to detect current output from a battery; (b) a first comparator to compare the battery current to a first reference value; and (c) a controller to perform a first power control operation based on said comparison, wherein the power control operation reduces power consumed by the battery in order to cause the battery current to fall below the first reference value, and wherein the first power control operation is to be performed when the battery current equals or exceeds the first reference value for a first predetermined period of time counted by a timer. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A power management system, comprising:
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a sensor to detect current output from a battery; a comparator to compare the battery current to a reference value; and a controller to perform a power control operation based on said comparison, wherein the power control operation is to reduce power consumed by the battery in order to cause the battery current to fall below the reference value, wherein the power control operation is to selectively reduce power to a first circuit or function to be powered by the battery and simultaneously to maintain power to a second circuit or function to be powered by the battery. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a battery; and a power control system including; (a) a sensor to detect current output from a battery; (b) a comparator to compare the battery current to a reference value; and (c) a controller to perform a power control operation based on said comparison, wherein the power control operation is to reduce power consumed by the battery in order to cause the battery current to fall below the reference value, wherein the power control operation is to selectively reduce power to a first circuit or function to be powered by the battery and simultaneously to maintain power to a second circuit or function to be powered by the battery. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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