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Devices and methods for power allocation

US11012945B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14References

20Claims

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Ralph Hasholzner · Munich, DE
Eugene Gorbatov · Hillsboro, US
Piotr Janik · Ergolding, DE
Ajay Gupta · San Diego, US
Ashish Singh · Munich, DE
Kenan Kocagoez · Nuremberg, DE
Johannes Brendel · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 2017
Grant date	May 18, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 22, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D10/00
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and devices for allocating power among a plurality of circuits in a communication device, including determining a power budget for allocating to the plurality of circuits from a power supply information; receiving an activity status from a first circuit of the plurality of circuits; determining a first power value based on the activity status; deriving a second power value based on the first power value and the power budget; and allocating power to one or more remaining circuits of the plurality of circuits based on the second power value.

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