Logical battery partitions configured by user interface
First Claim
1. A power management system in a portable computing device, the portable computing device including a plurality of subsystems including hardware resources, the power management system comprising:
- a battery having a plurality of logical battery partitions coupled to the plurality of subsystems;
a first battery variable provided to a first subsystem of the plurality of subsystems to indicate a first characteristic of a first logical battery partition of the plurality of logical partitions, the first characteristic indicating whether power is available to the first subsystem;
a second battery variable provided to a second subsystem of the plurality of subsystems to indicate a second characteristic of a second logical battery partition of the plurality of logical partitions, the second characteristic indicating whether power is available to the second subsystem; and
a user interface providing a control to set a first priority of the first subsystem and a second priority of the second subsystem, wherein the first characteristic indicates whether power is available to the first subsystem based upon the first priority.
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Abstract
A logical battery partitioning approach is disclosed. In one embodiment, a power management system in a portable computing device having a plurality of subsystems can include: (i) a battery coupled to a plurality of subsystems; (ii) a first battery variable provided to a first subsystem to indicate a characteristic of a first logical battery partition; and (iii) a second battery variable provided to a second subsystem to indicate a characteristic of a second logical battery partition. A battery variable can include an accessibility control, or a percent of battery power available, for example.
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1. A power management system in a portable computing device, the portable computing device including a plurality of subsystems including hardware resources, the power management system comprising:
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a battery having a plurality of logical battery partitions coupled to the plurality of subsystems; a first battery variable provided to a first subsystem of the plurality of subsystems to indicate a first characteristic of a first logical battery partition of the plurality of logical partitions, the first characteristic indicating whether power is available to the first subsystem; a second battery variable provided to a second subsystem of the plurality of subsystems to indicate a second characteristic of a second logical battery partition of the plurality of logical partitions, the second characteristic indicating whether power is available to the second subsystem; and a user interface providing a control to set a first priority of the first subsystem and a second priority of the second subsystem, wherein the first characteristic indicates whether power is available to the first subsystem based upon the first priority. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method performed within a portable computing device, the portable computing device including a plurality of subsystems including hardware resources and a battery having a plurality of logical battery partitions coupled to the plurality of subsystems, said method comprising:
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receiving a first battery variable for a first subsystem of the plurality of subsystems to indicate a first characteristic of a first logical battery partition of the plurality of logical partitions, the first characteristic indicating whether power is available to the first subsystem; receiving a second battery variable provided for a second subsystem of the plurality of subsystems to indicate a second characteristic of a second logical battery partition of the plurality of logical partitions, the second characteristic indicating whether power is available to the second subsystem; and receiving, via a user interface, a first priority of the first subsystem and a second priority of the second subsystem, wherein the first characteristic indicates whether power is available to the first subsystem based upon the first priority. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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