Portable communication device having dynamic power management control and method therefor
US7162279B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a portable communication device includes two processors. A power management controller may be adapted to alter an operational characteristic of the processors. In an alternative embodiment, the power management controller may be further adapted to vary an operational characteristics of one processor while leaving the other processor substantially unchanged.
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