Claims
- 1. A method of managing power allocation in a device having a plurality of components, comprising:
determining one or more current characteristics of the device, and allocating power to each component of a plurality of components of the device based on the one or more current characteristics of the device, and based on a user preference that distinguishes at least one component of the plurality of components relative to the one or more current characteristics of the device.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein
the one or more current characteristics include a measure of currently available power, and the user preference distinguishes the at least one component via a power-priority parameter that is associated with the at least one component, and allocating power to each component includes
selectively allocating power to the at least one component based on a comparison of the measure of currently available power to the power-priority parameter of the at least one component.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein
the one or more current characteristics include a measure of performance associated with the device, and allocating power to at least one component is further based on the measure of performance.
- 4. The method of claim 3, wherein
the measure of performance includes at least one of: a received power, a clock speed, a transmitted power, and a latency.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein
allocating power to each component is further based on:
a rate of power consumption by each component, and a reaction time corresponding to a reallocation of power.
- 6. A device comprising:
a power supply, a first component, operably coupled to the power supply, a second component, operably coupled to the power supply, a monitor that is configured to monitor one or more current characteristics of the device, and a controller that is configured to independently allocate power from the power supply to each of the first component and the second component, based on the one or more current characteristic.
- 7. The device of claim 6, wherein
the controller is further configured to independently allocate the power based on a rate of power consumption of the first component.
- 8. The device of claim 6, wherein
the controller is further configured to independently allocate the power based on a user preference.
- 9. The device of claim 6, wherein
the one or more current characteristics include a measure of currently available power from the power supply.
- 10. The device of claim 9, wherein
the controller is further configured to independently allocate the power based on a user preference that distinguishes control of the first component from control of the second component based on the measure of currently available power.
- 11. The device of claim 6, wherein
the one or more current characteristics include a measure of performance associated with the device.
- 12. The device of claim 11, wherein
the measure of performance includes at least one of: a received power, a clock speed, a transmitted power, and a latency.
- 13. A portable device comprising:
a power supply, a computer component, operably coupled to the power supply, a communication component, operably coupled to the power supply, and a power management component that is configured to independently allocate power from the power supply to each of the computer component and the communication component, based on a user preference.
- 14. The portable device of claim 13, further including
a power monitor that is configured to monitor a measure of currently available power, wherein
the power management component is further configured to independently allocate the power based on the measure of currently available power.
- 15. The portable device of claim 13, wherein
the user preference includes a power-priority parameter that is associated with the communication component, to facilitate control of the power to the communication component independent of the power to the computer component.
- 16. The portable device of claim 13, further including
a performance monitor that is configured to monitor a measure of performance associated with the portable device, wherein
the power management component is further configured to independently allocate the power based on the measure of performance.
- 17. The portable device of claim 16, wherein
the measure of performance includes a measure of communication link quality, and the power management component is configured to modify power that is provided to a transmitter of the communication component based on the measure of communication link quality.
- 18. The portable device of claim 17, wherein
the communication component is further configured to select from among a plurality of available target receivers, based on the measure of communication link quality, to facilitate a reduction in the power that is provided to the transmitter.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/358,483, filed Feb. 19, 2002, Attorney Docket US028014P.
Provisional Applications (1)
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