Appeal No. 2006-3126 Page 2
Application No. 10/154,060
Representative claims 1 and 6 are reproduced as follows:
1. A method of managing power allocation in a device having a
plurality of components, comprising:
• determining one or more current characteristics of the device
estimating power currently available from a power supply, and
• allocating power to each component of a plurality of components of the
device based on the one or more current characteristics of the device,
and based on a user preference that distinguishes at least one
component of the plurality of components relative to the one or more
current characteristics of the device.
6. A device comprising:
• a power supply,
• a first component, operably coupled to the power supply,
• a second component, operably coupled to the power supply,
• a monitor that is configured to monitor one or more current
characteristics of the device,
• a controller that is configured to independently allocate power from the
power supply to each of the first component and the second
component, based on the one or more current characteristic, and
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