Dynamically switchable power supply

Claim 2

A dynamically switchable power supply in an electronic system having varying power requirements, said dynamically switchable power supply comprising: (a) a central processing unit, said central processing unit capable of operating at a plurality of voltages; (b) a plurality of voltage converters, said plurality of voltage converters supplying a plurality of operational voltages to said central processing system and to the electronic system; (c) a frequency synthesizer, said frequency synthesizer providing a timing control signal of multiple variable frequencies to said central processing unit and to the electronic system; and (d) said central processing unit capable of dynamically switching the supply of operational voltages from said voltage converters and the timing control signal of said frequency synthesizer supplied to said central processing unit and to the electronic system wherein operational voltages and the timing control signals are selected according to the varying power requirements of the electronic system such that power consumption of the electronic system is minimized.

Claim 3

The dynamically switchable power supply of claim 1 wherein said central processing unit is capable of operating at 5.0 volts.

Claim 4

The dynamically switchable power supply of claim 1 wherein said central processing unit is capable of operating at 3.3 volts.

Claim 5

The dynamically switchable power supply of claim 1 wherein said central processing unit is capable of operating at 2.7 volts.

Claim 6

The dynamically switchable power supply of claim 1 wherein said plurality of voltage convertors includes a 5.0 volt convertor.

Claim 7

The dynamically switchable power supply of claim 1 wherein said plurality of voltage convertors includes a 3.3 volt convertor.

Claim 8

The dynamically switchable power supply of claim 1 wherein said plurality of voltage convertors includes a 2.7 volt convertor.

Claim 9

The dynamically switchable power supply of claim 1 wherein said switching means is controlled with said central processing unit.

Claim 10

The dynamically switchable power supply of claim 1 wherein said switching means is user controlled.

Claim 11

The dynamically switchable power supply of claim 1 wherein said switching means is controlled with a fuzzy logic routine.

Claim 14

The method of claim 11 further including the step of switching the operational voltage to a third voltage value and the operational frequency to a third frequency value upon a change in the required operational power whereby the electronic system operates at a third power level.

Claim 15

The method of claim 11 wherein said switching step is controlled by a central processing unit.

Claim 16

The method of claim 11 wherein said switching step is user controlled.

Claim 17

The method of claim 11 wherein said switching step is implemented by a fuzzy logic routine.

Claim 18

In a portable electronic device having electronic circuits operationally powered from a battery power source, a dynamically switchable power supply comprising: (a) a battery for providing operational power to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; (b) a first voltage converter operationally powered by said battery, said first voltage converter for providing a first regulated dc supply voltage to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; (c) a second voltage converter operationally powered by said battery, said second voltage converter for providing a second regulated dc supply voltage to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; and (d) means for controlling said first and said second voltage converters wherein said first and said second voltage converters may be dynamically activated or deactivated such that the regulated dc supply voltage provided to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device may be thereby selected to control the operational power provided by said battery to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device.

Claim 19

In a portable electronic device having electronic circuits operationally powered from a battery power source, a dynamically switchable power supply comprising: (a) a battery for providing operational power to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; (b) a first voltage converter operationally powered by said battery, said first voltage converter for providing a first regulated dc supply voltage to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; (c) a second voltage converter operationally powered by said battery, said second voltage converter for providing a second regulated dc supply voltage to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; and (d) means for controlling said first and said second voltage converters wherein said first and said second voltage converters may be dynamically activated or deactivated such that the regulated dc supply voltage provided to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device may be thereby selected to control the operational power provided by said battery to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device.

Claim 20

The dynamically switchable power supply of claim 16 wherein said controlling means is a central processing unit operatively integrated with the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device.

Claim 21

The dynamically switchable power supply of claim 17 wherein said central processing unit is capable of operating from at least two dc supply voltage levels.

Claim 22

In a portable electronic device having electronic circuits operationally powered from a battery power source, a dynamically switchable power supply comprising: (a) a battery for providing operational power to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; (b) a frequency synthesizer for providing a variable driving frequency to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; and (c) means for controlling said frequency synthesizer wherein the variable driving frequency of said frequency synthesizer may be thereby dynamically adjusted to control the operational power provided by said battery to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device.

Claim 23

In a portable electronic device having electronic circuits operationally powered from a battery power source, a dynamically switchable power supply comprising: (a) a battery for providing operational power to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; (b) a frequency synthesizer for providing a variable driving frequency to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; and (c) means for controlling said frequency synthesizer wherein the variable driving frequency of said frequency synthesizer may be thereby dynamically adjusted to control the operational power provided by said battery to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device.

Claim 24

The dynamically switchable power supply of claim 19 wherein said controlling means is a central processing unit operatively integrated with the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device.

Claim 25

The dynamically switchable power supply of claim 20 wherein said central processing unit is capable of operating from at least two dc supply voltage levels.

Claim 26

In a portable electronic device having electronic circuits operationally powered from a battery power source, a dynamically switchable power supply comprising: (a) a battery for providing operational power to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; (b) a first voltage converter operationally powered by said battery, said first voltage converter for providing a first regulated dc supply voltage to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; (c) a second voltage converter operationally powered by said battery, said second voltage converter for providing a second regulated dc supply voltage to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; (d) a frequency synthesizer for providing a variable driving frequency to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; and (e) means for controlling said first and said second voltage converters and said frequency synthesizer wherein said first and said second voltage converters may be dynamically activated or deactivated such that the regulated dc supply voltage provided to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device may be thereby selected and wherein the variable driving frequency of said frequency synthesizer may be thereby dynamically adjusted to control the operational power provided by said battery to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device.

Claim 27

In a portable electronic device having electronic circuits operationally powered from a battery power source, a dynamically switchable power supply comprising: (a) a battery for providing operational power to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; (b) a first voltage converter operationally powered by said battery, said first voltage converter for providing a first regulated dc supply voltage to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; (c) a second voltage converter operationally powered by said battery, said second voltage converter for providing a second regulated dc supply voltage to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; (d) a frequency synthesizer for providing a variable driving frequency to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device; and (e) means for controlling said first and said second voltage converters and said frequency synthesizer wherein said first and said second voltage converters may be dynamically activated or deactivated such that the regulated dc supply voltage provided to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device may be thereby selected and wherein the variable driving frequency of said frequency synthesizer may be thereby dynamically adjusted to control the operational power provided by said battery to the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device.

Claim 28

The dynamically switchable power supply of claim 22 wherein said controlling means is a central processing unit operatively integrated with the electronic circuits of the portable electronic device.

Claim 29

The dynamically switchable power supply of claim 23 wherein said central processing unit is capable of operating from at least two dc supply voltage levels.