Adjusting software characteristics based upon battery level and

Details Adjusting software characteristics based upon battery level and Adjusting software characteristics based upon battery level and

1999-06-15

2000-11-14

Etienne, Ario

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Computer power control

Power conservation

713300, 713324, 713330, 713340, G06F 126

Patent

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061484083

ABSTRACT:
A method and device for adjusting the power consumption of a computer system are disclosed. A user application running on the computer system is arranged to operate in any one of a preselected number of operating modes. A power conservation module obtains power characteristics from a power information module, selects one of the preselected number of operating modes of the user application, as a function of the power characteristics obtained from the power information module, and causes the user application to operate in the selected operating mode.

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