System for managing the power source life between multiple individually powered devices in a wired system and method of using same
US7415623B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/3215
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power management system (100) includes a group of individually powered electronic devices (101-107) connected with a power management controller (109). The power management controller (109) operates to determine the operation and charge of each power source of the electronic devices (101-107) for managing the power source life of at least one of the devices through the use of pre-selected power management algorithms. These include a preprogrammed and predictive algorithm (203, 205) based on anticipated or actual device activity, a priority algorithm (207) based on device priority or a maximize work shift algorithm (209) based on the time period of the user's work shift.
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