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Power budgetting in a computer system having removable devices
Assignee: Intel Corp
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Filing: 1994-06-17
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Granted: 1996-07-02
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Expires: 2014-06-17
Abstract
Abstract A computer system with power budgeting for removable devices is disclosed comprising a nonvolatile memory that contains a power resource table for storing a power consumption indication for at least one resident device for the computer system. The computer system further comprises a removable device that contains a card information structure that stores a power consumption indication for the removable device. A processor executes a power management driver that allocates a power budget to the removable device according to the power resource table and the card information structure. The power management driver updates the power: resource table to indicate the power budget to the removable device.
Inventors
- 👤 Kurt B. Robinson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 07:31
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/26; G06F1/32; G06F1/3203; G06F1/3206; G06F1/3215; G11; G11C; G11C5/00; G11C5/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A computer system, comprising: nonvolatile memory coupled to a system bus, the nonvolatile memory containing a power resource table that stores a power consumption indication for at least one resident device for the computer system; socket controller coupled to the system bus, the socket controller for receiving a removable device, the removable device containing a card information structure that stores a power consumption indication for the removable device; processor coupled to access the power consumption indication for each of said at least one resident device from the power resource table and the power consumption indication for the removable device from the card information structure, the processor coupled to fetch and execute a power management driver that allocates a power budget to the removable device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A computer system, comprising: nonvolatile memory coupled to a system bus, the nonvolatile memory containing a power resource table that stores a power consumption indication for at least one resident device for the computer system; socket controller coupled to the system bus, the socket controller for receiving a removable device, the removable device containing a card information structure that stores a power consumption indication for the removable device; processor coupled to access the power consumption indication for each of said at least one resident device from the power resource table and the power consumption indication for the removable device from the card information structure, the processor coupled to fetch and execute a power management driver that allocates a power budget to the removable device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The computer system of claim 1, wherein the power resource table stores an indication of available power from a power supply for the computer system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The computer system of claim 1, wherein the power management driver updates the power resource table to indicate the power budget to the removable device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The computer system of claim 1, wherein the processor is coupled to fetch and execute a device driver that requests the power budget from the power management driver.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The computer system of claim 4, wherein the device driver requests the power budget from the power management driver according to the power consumption indication for the removable device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The computer system of claim 4, wherein the device driver reads the power consumption indication for the removable device and requests the power budget from the power management driver equal to the power consumption indication for the removable device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The computer system of claim 4, wherein the device driver requests the power budget from the power management driver by invoking a request -- power function provided by a set of card services for the computer system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The computer system of claim 4, wherein the device driver releases the power budget for the removable device by invoking a release -- power function provided by the card services for the computer system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The computer system of claim 4, wherein the device driver reads the power budget for the removable device by invoking a get -- power function provided by the card services for the computer system.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
The computer system of claim 4, wherein the power management driver invokes a reset -- power call back to the device driver provided by the card services for the computer system, the reset -- power call back causing a reset of the power budget to a standby level.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The computer system of claim 4, wherein the power supply for the computer system comprises a battery.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
The computer system of claim 11, wherein the power management driver determines the indication of available power from the power supply for the computer system based upon a real-time calculation of discharge characteristics of the battery.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The computer system of claim 12, wherein the battery comprises a Vpp regulator circuit that supplies an Ipp current and a Vcc regulator circuit that supplies an Icc current to the computer system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
The computer system of claim 13, wherein the real-time calculation of discharge characteristics of the battery accounts for an interaction between the Ipp current through the Vpp regulator circuit and the Icc current through the Vcc regulator circuit.
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