Patent ID: 7392047

Claim:
A wireless computer input device configured to accept a power source, comprising: an input device transceiver for wireless two-way communication with a computer, the computer having a computer transceiver; and a controller configured to receive power management data from the computer via the input device transceiver and to operate the device in conformity with the received power management data wherein the power management data comprises a power management algorithm, and wherein the controller is further configured to receive from the computer one of a plurality of power management algorithms, the plurality of algorithms including a first algorithm improving device performance and increasing device power consumption and a second algorithm decreasing device power consumption and reducing device performance, wherein the plurality of power management algorithms comprises one or more operational parameters for the device, each parameter having: a first value improving performance of the device and increasing power consumption by the device, a second value reducing performance of the device and decreasing power consumption by the device, and one or more intermediate values, the plurality of power management algorithms further comprise values for the one or more parameters for each algorithm, and the controller is configured to: receive one of the algorithms from the computer by receiving the values corresponding to the one of the algorithms, and operate the device in conformity with the received values.