System and method of managing power at a portable computing device and a portable computing device docking station

摘要

A method of managing power distribution between a portable computing device (PCD) and a PCD docking station is disclosed and may include determining that the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station, switching a power supply to the PCD from a PCD battery to a PCD docking station battery, and powering the PCD and the PCD docking station from the PCD docking station battery. Further, the method may include determining whether a PCD battery power equals a charge condition and charging the PCD battery when the PCD battery power equals the charge condition. The method may also include monitoring a PCD docking station battery power, determining whether the PCD docking station battery power equals a warning condition, and transmitting a first warning when the PCD docking station battery power equals the warning condition.

主权项

1. A method of managing power distribution between a portable computing device (PCD) and a PCD docking station, the method comprising:
determining whether the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station; switching a power supply to the PCD from a PCD battery to a PCD docking station battery in response to determining that the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station; powering the PCD and the PCD docking station from the PCD docking station battery; determining whether a PCD battery power equals a charge condition; charging the PCD battery from the PCD docking station battery when the PCD battery power equals the charge condition; determining whether a PCD docking station battery power equals a critical condition; switching the power supply to the PCD and the PCD docking station from the PCD docking station battery to the PCD battery when the PCD docking station battery power equals the critical condition; and powering the PCD and the PCD docking station from the PCD battery.