Controlling energy consumption of an electronic device in response to availability of an energy source

摘要

An apparatus and methods for controlling energy consumption of an electronic device determine an availability of an energy source to provide energy to the electronic device. The apparatus and methods control, by power management control logic of the electronic device, energy consumption of the electronic device in response to determining the availability of the energy source.

主权项

1. A method for controlling energy consumption of an electronic device, the method comprising:
determining, by energy source availability determining logic of the electronic device, an availability of an energy source to provide energy to the electronic device; and controlling, by power management control logic of the electronic device, energy consumption of the electronic device in response to determining the availability of the energy source, wherein the electronic device is a first electronic device, wherein the method comprises determining a current energy level of a second electronic device to which the energy source is to provide energy, and wherein determining the availability of the energy source to provide energy to the first electronic device is based on the current energy level of the second electronic device, wherein determining the availability of the energy source to provide energy to the electronic device comprises: determining a location of the second electronic device; and determining the availability of the energy source based on the determined location of the second electronic device.