Patent ID: 8868892
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of providing thermal management for a handheld device powered by a power source, the power source having an available power amount, the handheld device including a plurality of functional subsystems, the method comprising: receiving, at a processor of the handheld device, an indication of a thermal management event at the handheld device related to heating of at least one functional subsystem of the plurality of functional subsystems, wherein the thermal management event comprises selection of a peripheral device among the plurality of functional subsystems, wherein the selection of the peripheral device for operation comprises selecting the peripheral device from among a menu list of choices presented at a graphical display screen of the handheld device; identifying, by the processor, a predetermined thermal signature stored in a non-transitory memory and associated with operation of the peripheral device, the thermal signature including a predetermined minimum operating temperature for the peripheral device; delaying, by the processor, a start of normal operation of the peripheral device; and applying, by the processor, a heating current to heat the peripheral device until the peripheral device is heated to a temperature at least equal to the predetermined minimum operating temperature of the peripheral device.