US 12,443,254 B2
Apparatus and method for controlling temperature in an electronic device
Simeranjit Singh Brar, Suwanee, GA (US); Gangatharan Ekambaram, Chennai (IN); Navdeep Aujla, Johns Creek, GA (US); and Anuja Prasad, Ernakulam (IN)
Assigned to Thomson Licensing, Cesson-Sevigne (FR)
Filed by Thomson Licensing, Cesson-Sevigne (FR)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/102,805.
Prior Publication US 2024/0256014 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/3246 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 1/206 (2013.01) [G06F 1/3246 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving data values representing temperature from a plurality of temperature sensors, each one of the plurality of temperature sensors associated with one component from a set of components, each component located at a different location in a device, at least one temperature sensor measuring air temperature in proximity to at least one component, the device operating in a normal mode;
determining if at least one data value for a first temperature sensor is greater than a first threshold value associated with the first temperature sensor;
providing a notification to enter a first elevated thermal mode of operation in the device if it is determined that the at least one data value for the first re sensor is greater than the first threshold value associated with the first temperature sensor, the first elevated thermal mode of operation including operation of a fan in the device;
determining, while the device is in a first elevated thermal mode of operation, if at least one data value for the first temperature sensor is less than a second threshold value associated with the first temperature sensor, the second threshold value being less than the first threshold value; and
providing a notification to enter a normal mode of operation for the device if it is determined that the at least one data value for the first temperature sensor is less than a third threshold value associated with the first temperature sensor.