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Method and apparatus for controlling a supply of power in an electronic apparatus using a combination of plurality of detachable units

US6996731B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2000
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 27, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D10/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an electronic apparatus for realizing a desired function by combining a plurality of units, a judging part judges whether a combination of the plurality of units is to realize the desired function and a power supply control part controls a supply of power from a power source to at least one of the units of the combination used to realize the desired function based on a judgement result of the judging part.

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