Electronic device with power management

    公开(公告)号:US10948973B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-16

    申请号:US16994335

    申请日:2020-08-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may have a power system with a battery. The power system receives power such as wireless power or wired power and uses a portion of the received power to charge the battery as needed. Control circuitry in the portable electronic device is used to run background processes such as image processing tasks, data synchronization tasks, indexing, and other background processes. In some circumstances, such as when the battery is below a certain state of charge threshold, background processes may be stopped so that the battery is charged as fast as possible. Once above this initial state of charge threshold, background processes may be performed during charging as long as the temperature and state of charge of the battery do not exceed safety temperature and safety state of charge values. Performing background processes in these conditions ensures requisite background processing tasks are completed while preserving battery health.

    Electronic device with activity-based power management

    公开(公告)号:US10862329B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-08

    申请号:US15706290

    申请日:2017-09-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may have a power system. The power system may receive power such as wireless power or wired power and may use a portion of the received power to charge a battery. Power consumption by control circuitry in the device can be adjusted by deactivating or activating processor cores in the control circuitry and by selectively starting or stopping software activities. By selectively reducing power consumption by circuitry in the electronic device other than battery charging circuitry in the power system that is charging the battery, additional power may be made available to charge the battery and/or battery capacity can be extended. The electronic device may reduce non-battery-charging activities in the device in response to information gathered with sensors such as motion and temperature information, information from the power system, information on device location, information on software settings, and other information.

    Electronic device with improved power management

    公开(公告)号:US10606336B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-31

    申请号:US15699876

    申请日:2017-09-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may have a power system with a battery. The power system receives power such as wireless power or wired power and uses a portion of the received power to charge the battery as needed. Control circuitry in the portable electronic device is used to run background processes such as image processing tasks, data synchronization tasks, indexing, and other background processes. In some circumstances, such as when the battery is below a certain state of charge threshold, background processes may be stopped so that the battery is charged as fast as possible. Once above this initial state of charge threshold, background processes may be performed during charging as long as the temperature and state of charge of the battery do not exceed safety temperature and safety state of charge values. Performing background processes in these conditions ensures requisite background processing tasks are completed while preserving battery health.

    LOW POWER MODE FOR PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS
    24.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190266593A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-29

    申请号:US16228004

    申请日:2018-12-20

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This application relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for using a computing device to perform payment transactions while the computing device is operating in a low power wallet mode during a low battery state of the computing device. During a low power wallet mode, various subsystems are prevented from receiving current from a battery of the computing device, while a near field communication (NFC) system of the computing device is provided with an operating current for detecting target systems. A target system and the NFC system can communicate during the low power wallet mode of the computing device, thereby allowing a user of the computing device to conduct payment transactions when the computing device is in a low power wallet mode. Such payment transactions can be useful if the user is ever stranded without enough power to fully operate the computing device and needs to pay for transportation.

    Electronic Device With Improved Power Management

    公开(公告)号:US20180364786A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-20

    申请号:US15699876

    申请日:2017-09-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may have a power system with a battery. The power system receives power such as wireless power or wired power and uses a portion of the received power to charge the battery as needed. Control circuitry in the portable electronic device is used to run background processes such as image processing tasks, data synchronization tasks, indexing, and other background processes. In some circumstances, such as when the battery is below a certain state of charge threshold, background processes may be stopped so that the battery is charged as fast as possible. Once above this initial state of charge threshold, background processes may be performed during charging as long as the temperature and state of charge of the battery do not exceed safety temperature and safety state of charge values. Performing background processes in these conditions ensures requisite background processing tasks are completed while preserving battery health.

    Method and apparatus for providing telemetry for power management functions
    27.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for providing telemetry for power management functions 有权
    为电源管理功能提供遥测的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09529403B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-27

    申请号:US14466205

    申请日:2014-08-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F1/3203 G06F1/3296 Y02D10/172

    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing telemetry for use in power control functions is disclosed. A system includes an integrated circuit (IC) having a first power management circuit. The IC also includes a number of functional circuit blocks within a number of different power domains. A second power management circuit is implemented external to the IC and includes a number of voltage regulators. Each of the power domains is coupled to receive power from one voltage regulators. During operation, the first power management circuit may send commands requesting the change of one or more voltages provided to the IC. The second power management circuit may respond by performing the requested voltage change(s), and may also provide telemetry data to the first power management circuit. The second power management circuit may also provide telemetry data responsive to receiving a no operation command from the first power management circuit.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于提供用于功率控制功能的遥测的方法和装置。 一种系统包括具有第一电源管理电路的集成电路(IC)。 IC还包括多个不同功率域内的多个功能电路块。 第二电源管理电路在IC外部实现并且包括多个电压调节器。 每个电源域被耦合以从一个电压调节器接收电力。 在操作期间,第一电源管理电路可以发送请求改变提供给IC的一个或多个电压的命令。 第二电力管理电路可以通过执行所请求的电压变化来响应,并且还可以向第一电力管理电路提供遥测数据。 第二电力管理电路还可以响应于从第一电力管理电路接收无操作命令来提供遥测数据。

    Memory power savings in idle display case
    28.
    发明授权
    Memory power savings in idle display case 有权
    空闲显示情况下的内存功耗节省

    公开(公告)号:US09261939B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-16

    申请号:US13890306

    申请日:2013-05-09

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: In an embodiment, a system includes a memory controller that includes a memory cache and a display controller configured to control a display. The system may be configured to detect that the images being displayed are essentially static, and may be configured to cause the display controller to request allocation in the memory cache for source frame buffer data. In some embodiments, the system may also alter power management configuration in the memory cache to prevent the memory cache from shutting down or reducing its effective size during the idle screen case, so that the frame buffer data may remain cached. During times that the display is dynamically changing, the frame buffer data may not be cached in the memory cache and the power management configuration may permit the shutting down/size reduction in the memory cache.

    Abstract translation: 在一个实施例中,系统包括存储器控制器,其包括存储器高速缓存和被配置为控制显示器的显示控制器。 系统可以被配置为检测正在显示的图像基本上是静态的,并且可以被配置为使得显示控制器请求在存储器高速缓存中分配源帧缓冲器数据。 在一些实施例中,系统还可以改变存储器高速缓存中的功率管理配置,以防止存储器高速缓存在空闲屏幕情况期间关闭或减小其有效大小,使得帧缓冲器数据可以保持高速缓存。 在显示器动态改变的时间期间,帧缓冲器数据可能不被缓存在存储器高速缓存中,并且电源管理配置可以允许存储器高速缓存中的关闭/大小减小。

    LOW POWER MODE FOR PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS
    29.
    发明申请
    LOW POWER MODE FOR PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS 审中-公开
    用于支付交易的低功耗模式

    公开(公告)号:US20150046324A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-12

    申请号:US14500927

    申请日:2014-09-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This application relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for using a computing device to perform payment transactions while the computing device is operating in a low power wallet mode during a low battery state of the computing device. During a low power wallet mode, various subsystems are prevented from receiving current from a battery of the computing device, while a near field communication (NFC) system of the computing device is provided with an operating current for detecting target systems. A target system and the NFC system can communicate during the low power wallet mode of the computing device, thereby allowing a user of the computing device to conduct payment transactions when the computing device is in a low power wallet mode. Such payment transactions can be useful if the user is ever stranded without enough power to fully operate the computing device and needs to pay for transportation.

    Abstract translation: 本申请涉及在计算设备的低电量状态期间计算设备在低功率钱包模式下操作时使用计算设备执行支付交易的系统,方法和设备。 在低功率钱包模式期间,防止各种子系统从计算设备的电池接收电流,同时为计算设备的近场通信(NFC)系统提供用于检测目标系统的操作电流。 目标系统和NFC系统可以在计算设备的低功率钱包模式下进行通信,从而当计算设备处于低功率钱包模式时允许计算设备的用户进行支付交易。 如果用户在没有足够的能力完全操作计算设备并且需要支付运输费用的情况下,这种支付交易将是有用的。

    Low power mode for payment transactions

    公开(公告)号:US11556915B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-17

    申请号:US16228004

    申请日:2018-12-20

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This application relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for using a computing device to perform payment transactions while the computing device is operating in a low power wallet mode during a low battery state of the computing device. During a low power wallet mode, various subsystems are prevented from receiving current from a battery of the computing device, while a near field communication (NFC) system of the computing device is provided with an operating current for detecting target systems. A target system and the NFC system can communicate during the low power wallet mode of the computing device, thereby allowing a user of the computing device to conduct payment transactions when the computing device is in a low power wallet mode. Such payment transactions can be useful if the user is ever stranded without enough power to fully operate the computing device and needs to pay for transportation.

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