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`11[pre]: “A power system, comprising:” 16[pre]: “A method of operating a
`power system, comprising:”
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`11[a]: “a power system controller
`to enable operation of
`configured
`components of a processor system to
`establish a state of power drain
`thereof,”
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`of
`operation
`“enabling
`16[a]:
`components of a processor system to
`establish a state of power drain thereof;”
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`11[b]: “said power system controller
`configured to provide a signal to
`identify operation of said processor
`system in said state of power drain; and”
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`16[b]: “providing a signal to identify
`operation of said processor system in
`said state of power drain;”
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`11[c]: “a power converter, coupled to
`said processor system, comprising a
`power converter controller configured
`to receive said signal from said power
`system controller, to sense a power level
`of said state of power drain in response
`to said signal, and”
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`16[c]: “sensing a power level of said
`state of power drain in response to said
`signal; and”
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`11[d]: “to control an internal operating
`characteristic of said power converter
`as a function of said power level.”
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`16[d]: “controlling an internal operating
`characteristic of a power converter as a
`function of said power level.”
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`Anker, EX1008, p. 1
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`Comparison of Claims 12-15 and 17-20 of the U.S. Patent 8,477,514 (EX1001):
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`12[pre]: “The power system as recited
`in claim 11”
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`17[pre]: “The method as recited in claim
`16, further comprising:”
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`12[a]: “wherein said power converter
`further comprises a power switch
`configured to conduct for a duty cycle to
`provide an output characteristic at an
`output thereof,”
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`17[a]: “inducing a power switch of said
`power converter to conduct for a duty
`cycle to provide an output characteristic
`at an output thereof; and”
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`12[b]: “said power converter controller
`further configured to control said duty
`cycle of said power switch dependent on
`said output characteristic and
`in
`accordance with said power level.”
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`17[b]: “controlling said duty cycle of
`said power switch dependent on said
`output characteristic and in accordance
`with said power level.”
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`13: “The power system as recited in
`claim 11 wherein said signal is provided
`upon startup of said processor system.”
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`18: “The method as recited in claim 16
`wherein said signal is provided upon
`startup of said processor system.”
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`14: “The power system as recited in
`claim 11 wherein said power converter
`controller is configured to adjust said
`internal operating characteristic over a
`period of time.”
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`19: “The method as recited in claim 16
`wherein said controlling said internal
`operating
`characteristic
`comprises
`occurs over a period of time.”
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`15: “The power system as recited in
`claim 11 wherein said internal operating
`characteristic is selected from the group
`consisting of:
`a gate drive voltage level of a
`power switch of said power converter,
`a switching frequency of said
`power converter, and
`an internal direct current bus
`voltage of said power converter.”
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`20: “The method as recited in claim 16
`wherein
`said
`internal
`operating
`characteristic is selected from the group
`consisting of:
`a gate drive voltage level of a
`power switch of said power converter,
`a switching frequency of said
`power converter, and
`an internal direct current bus
`voltage of said power converter.”
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`Anker, EX1008, p. 2
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