Method and apparatus allowing a battery to regain charge in a handheld device without an applied external charge while still supplying power selected designated components
USRE42079E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
An embodiment includes a power management method for regulating power to a handheld computer. A source voltage is received from a battery module. The source voltage is regulated to power a plurality of internal components, including a processor and a memory. If the source voltage is detected to be less than a designated threshold, the plurality of internal components powered by the source voltage are reduced to allow a charge of the battery module to increase in absence of an external charge.
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