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Patent US7848527 - Dynamic power management in a portable media delivery system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA consumer electronic product (e.g., a portable media player ported to a media delivery accessory) is powered by a limited capacity DC power source (such as a battery or mini-fuel cell). The consumer electronic product limits the maximum allowable sound pressure level (SPL) that can be produced by the...http://www.google.com/patents/US7848527?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7848527 - Dynamic power management in a portable media delivery systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7848527 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/364,610Publication dateDec 7, 2010Filing dateFeb 27, 2006Priority dateFeb 27, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS8615089, US20070201703, US20110085672, WO2007100707A2, WO2007100707A3Publication number11364610, 364610, US 7848527 B2, US 7848527B2, US-B2-7848527, US7848527 B2, US7848527B2InventorsJesse L. Dorogusker, Donald J. Novotney, Scott Krueger, Robert Michelet, Jeffrey Allan HammerstromOriginal AssigneeApple Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (373), Non-Patent Citations (194), Referenced by (6), Classifications (14), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDynamic power management in a portable media delivery system
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