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7509507 |
Multi-regulator power supply chip with common control bus
A system and method for implementing a common control bus in a multi-regulator power supply integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may, for example, comprise first and second power regulator...
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7506191 |
Access device capable of accessing storage devices in a computer
An access device is capable of accessing storage devices in a computer, which includes a controller, a first interface, a second interface, a third interface, and a power detector. The first...
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7505795 |
Power save management with customized range for user configuration and tuning value based upon recent usage
A method and system for efficiently managing power consumption in a mobile device controls power consumption with an adjustable sleep period or listening interval that may be user-specified and...
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7506189 |
Adjusting input power in response to a clock frequency change
Adjusting input power in response to a clock frequency change is disclosed. In some embodiments, a clock signal is input into a buffer, and if an increase in clock frequency is detected at the...
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7506190 |
Thermal and power management for computer systems
Improved approaches to providing thermal and power management for a computing device are disclosed. These approaches facilitate intelligent control of a processor's clock frequency and/or a fan's...
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7506192 |
Method and apparatus for adaptive power management of memory subsystem
A method and apparatus are disclosed for performing adaptive memory power management in a system employing a CPU and a memory subsystem. A CPU throttle control (THR) module generates a CPU throttle...
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7502022 |
Synthesis mode, synthesis writing mode, and reading mode for power saving in a portable device
An image synthesis output apparatus is capable of saving power in the stage of obtaining a synthetic image of a plurality of images. In the apparatus, during a period when either of first and...
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7502921 |
Situation sensitive memory performance
The present invention presents a non-volatile memory system that adapts its performance to one or more system related situation. If a situation occurs where the memory will require more than the...
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7502948 |
Method, system, and apparatus for selecting a maximum operation point based on number of active cores and performance level of each of the active cores
Systems and methods of managing operating points provide for determining the number of active cores in a plurality of processor cores. A maximum operating point is selected for at least one of the...
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7502947 |
System and method of controlling a graphics controller
A system comprises a first graphics controller adapted to couple to a first display, a second graphics controller adapted to couple to a second display, and a switch through which at least one of...
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7502952 |
Method and apparatus for thermal control of electronic components
A method and system are provided for thermal management of a CPU. Both hardware and software data are used to periodically calculate a power consumption index. An internal database is provided to...
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7502977 |
Method and apparatus for reconfigurable memory
A reconfigurable memory in an integrated circuit includes an array of memory cells and a memory controller. The array of memory cells in the reconfigurable memory are tested to determine if they...
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7502817 |
Method and apparatus for partitioning memory in a telecommunication device
An apparatus and method are disclosed for partitioning and downloading executable memory images in low-powered computing devices comprised of multiple processors and a mobile station modem. The...
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7500119 |
Power saving techniques for use in communication systems, networks, and devices
Power saving strategies are presented for use in communication systems, networks, and devices. In at least one embodiment, a power saving probe request is sent from a first entity to a second...
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7500128 |
Mobile systems with seamless transition by activating second subsystem to continue operation of application executed by first subsystem as it enters into sleep mode
A computer system includes two or more subsystems. In one example, a first subsystem is executing a multimedia application using data stored in a first storage device. A copy of the data is also...
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7500114 |
Apparatus and method for controlling power management
Embodiments of an apparatus and method for controlling a power management can reduce power consumption, generate less heat or increase the lifetime of the battery. When the operation mode of the...
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7500122 |
Efficiency optimization method for hardware devices with adjustable clock frequencies
An efficiency optimization method for hardware devices with adjustable clock frequencies is provided. The work current of the hardware device is measured and used to obtain the corresponding work...
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7500117 |
Radio communication terminal
A radio communication terminal has a plurality of matching circuits that optimize the efficiency of a power amplifier for a range of different battery voltages. A first matching circuit optimizes...
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7500123 |
Apparatus and method for reducing power consumption in a graphics processing device
Briefly, the present invention includes a method and an apparatus for reducing power consumption in a graphics processing device. The apparatus and method include a memory module monitoring device...
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7496771 |
Processor accessing a scratch pad on-demand to reduce power consumption
The present invention provides processing systems, apparatuses, and methods that access a scratch pad on-demand to reduce power consumption. In an embodiment, an instruction fetch unit initiates an...
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7496777 |
Power throttling in a memory system
A memory system is disclosed. The memory system includes a memory controller coupled to one or more memory modules, at least one of the memory modules including a buffer. The memory controller is...
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7496772 |
Method for estimating total power requirement in a computer system
In a computer system having a power supply, processor, and additional subcomponents that are powered by the power supply, a method for estimating the total power requirements of the system under a...
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7496740 |
Accessing information associated with an advanced configuration and power interface environment
A computer system includes an operating system. An advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) system is in communication with the operating system and receives an ACPI request from the...
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7496773 |
Data recording/reproducing system using optical disk apparatus
A DVD recorder system having a sleep state. When a predetermined period of a non-operation state has elapsed, a key controller switches the state of a power source circuit to interrupt voltage...
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7496770 |
Power-efficient technique for invoking a co-processor
Various embodiments are disclosed relating to power-efficient techniques for invoking a co-processor. In an example embodiment, a computer system may include a first processor (e.g., a host...
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7496776 |
Power throttling method and apparatus
Disclosed is an apparatus which deactivates both the AC as well as the DC component of power for various functions in a CPU. The CPU partitions dataflow registers and arithmetic units such that...
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7493500 |
Personal computing device having single-cell battery
The present invention features a personal computing device that may be powered by a single battery having a single lithium-ion cell or by a plurality of lithium-ion cells connected in parallel. The...
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7493502 |
Remote access power hub
A remote access power (“RAP”) hub for kiosks and information booths with multiple peripherals. The RAP hub provides power at different levels to accommodate different electronic devices and...
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7493149 |
Method and system for minimizing power consumption in mobile devices using cooperative adaptive voltage and threshold scaling
A method for minimizing power consumption in a mobile device using cooperative adaptive voltage and threshold scaling is provided that includes receiving a supply voltage, a PMOS back bias voltage,...
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7490253 |
Display device with power saving mode based on detected illuminance
An illuminance sensor detects an illuminance value for an environment in which a display device is placed and provides the illuminance value to a controller. The controller determines whether to...
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7490255 |
Power efficient flow control model for USB asynchronous transfers
Embodiments comprising a memory and a USB host controller coupled to the memory. The power efficiency of a USB during asynchronous transfers is increased by limiting usage of an asynchronous...
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7490252 |
Abnormal power interruption internal circuitry protection method and system for computer platform
An abnormal power interruption internal circuitry protection method and system is proposed for use with a computer platform, such as a blade server, which is characterized by the utilization of...
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7490254 |
Increasing workload performance of one or more cores on multiple core processors
A processing node that is integrated onto a single integrated circuit chip includes a first processor core and a second processor core. The processing node also includes an operating system...
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7487374 |
Dynamic power and clock-gating method and circuitry with sleep mode based on estimated time for receipt of next wake-up signal
Power-gated circuitry is put in a “sleep mode” that selectively gates both the power supply rails for static power control and the clock distribution for dynamic power control. A time interval...
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7487316 |
Archive and restore system and methodology for on-line edits utilizing non-volatile buffering
The present invention relates to a system and methodology to mitigate memory current requirements in an industrial controller and to facilitate efficient on-line editing, storage and retrieval of...
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7487371 |
Data path controller with integrated power management to manage power consumption of a computing device and its components
A data path controller, a computer device, an apparatus and a method are disclosed for integrating power management functions into a data path controller to manage power consumed by processors and...
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7487375 |
Method and apparatus for powering on an electronic device with a video camera that detects motion
A method and apparatus for controlling power up of an electronic device with a video camera is provided. The present invention provides for using a video camera attached to an electronic device,...
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7487470 |
Method and apparatus for interacting with a portable computer system
A palmtop computer system that incorporates mechanical buttons that combine the task of turning the palmtop computer system on and starting a particular application program. Furthermore, the same...
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7487376 |
Programmable system on a chip
A programmable system-on-a-chip integrated circuit device comprises a programmable logic block, a non-volatile memory block, an analog sub-system, an analog input/output circuit block, and a...
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7487373 |
Wireless semiconductor device having low power consumption
The invention provides a semiconductor device that power is stabilized by suppressing power consumption as much as possible. The semiconductor device of the invention includes a logic portion and a...
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7484110 |
Adaptive power management
Embodiments of the present invention are directed at minimizing power consumption of a computer while permitting the execution of meaningful tasks by programs installed on the computer. In...
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7484086 |
Data processing apparatus, and method of reconfiguring reconfigurable processing circuit
Information relating to heat-release value of a processing circuit or amount of input data applied to the processing circuit is detected and the processing circuit is reconfigured in accordance...
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7484111 |
Power on demand and workload management system and method
Network architecture, computer system and/or server, circuit, device, apparatus, method, and computer program and control mechanism for managing power consumption and workload in computer system...
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7480812 |
Microprocessor
A processor core adopts a pipeline processing method and has an interlock mechanism. A built-in accelerator executes a specific processing in place of the processor core. When a processing is...
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7480808 |
Method and apparatus for managing power consumption relating to a differential serial communication link
Briefly, a method, apparatus and system for managing power corresponding to a differential serial communication link that has a link width defined for example by one or more lanes wherein the lanes...
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7480811 |
Power supply system for personal computers
A power supply system for personal computers aims to provide an additional sub-power supply needed when a personal computer requires a power greater than what can be provided by the original main...
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7480813 |
Portable electronic apparatus having a transfer mode for stopping an operating state of a device
A portable notebook PC comprising a lid is able to avoid possible trouble during its transfer (as when a user carries the PC with him or her) and is able to reduce the time required to start up...
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7480809 |
Reducing power consumption of a microprocessor
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for reducing the power consumption of a microprocessor. One or more signal transitions in an...
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7478253 |
Reduction of power consumption in electrical devices
Reducing power to a minimum permissible value based on temperature of a component may permit savings in power consumption.
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7478251 |
Methods and apparatus for provisioning uninterruptible power for power over Ethernet applications
A controller in PSE (Power Sourcing Equipment) controls how to provision uninterruptible power through corresponding ports (and cables) of the PSE to network devices. For example, the controller of...
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