Abstract:
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that manages use of a battery (322) in a portable electronic device. During operation, the system provides a charging circuit (330, 334, 336, 340, 342, 344, 346) for converting an input voltage (Vbus) from a power source (302) into a set of output voltages (VHIn, VLO) for charging the battery (322) and powering a low-voltage subsystem (350) and a high-voltage subsystem (352, 354, 356) in the portable electronic device. Upon detecting discharging of the battery (322) in a low-voltage state, the system uses the charging circuit to directly power the low-voltage subsystem from a battery voltage of the battery and up-convert the battery voltage to power the high-voltage subsystem.
Abstract:
In a first implementation, a host (101) determines to pair with a device (102) and transmits(204) biometric data for a user to the device (102). The device (102) receives (303) the transmitted biometric data and compares (304) such to device biometric data to determine whether or not to pair with the host (101) and/or what data stored by the device (102) to allow (305) the host (101) to access. The host (101) then accesses (205) data of the device (102) to which the device (102) has allowed access. In another implementation, a device (102) determines (403) to pair with a host (101) and transmits (405) biometric data for a user to the host (101). The host (101) receives (603) the transmitted biometric data and compares (604) such to device biometric data to determine (605) whether or not to pair with the device (102) and/or what data stored by the host (101) to allow the device (102) to access. The device (102) then accesses (406) data of the host (101) to which the host (101) has allowed access.
Abstract:
A power conversion circuit for use in a portable electronic device having a battery (322) and one or more electronic subsystems (304, 306), the power conversion circuit comprising: an inductor (308); and a plurality of switching devices (310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 320; 330, 332, 336; 330, 336, 340, 344) configured to: responsive to availability of an input power source (302), operate in conjunction with the inductor (308) as a buck converter to charge the battery (322) from the input power source (302); and responsive to unavailability of the input power source, operate in conjunction with the inductor (308) as a boost converter to power the one or more electronic subsystems (304), (306) from the battery (322).
Abstract:
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that manages use of a battery in a portable electronic device. During operation, the system provides a charging circuit for converting an input voltage from a power source into a set of output voltages for charging the battery and powering a low-voltage subsystem and a high-voltage subsystem in the portable electronic device. Upon detecting discharging of the battery in a low-voltage state, the system uses the charging circuit to directly power the low-voltage subsystem from a battery voltage of the battery and up-convert the battery voltage to power the high-voltage subsystem.