Patent ID: 8732498
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of managing power within an information handling system, the method comprising: establishing a threshold power level of the information handling system; detecting that a power level of a first power demand of a first operating state of the information handling system is in excess of the threshold power level; detecting a request to invoke a forced reduced power state of the information handling system; determining an alternative power state, wherein a power level of the alternative power state is different from the threshold power level and a power level of the forced reduced power state; initiating the alternative power state; detecting that the power level of the alternative power state exceeds the threshold power level; and continually switching between different forced reduced power states and different alternative power states until a power level of a current alternative power state is below the threshold power level, wherein each successive forced reduced power state is different than a previous forced reduced power state, and each successive alternative power state is lower than a previous alternative power state.