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7152169 |
Method for providing power management on multi-threaded processor by using SMM mode to place a physical processor into lower power state
A power management technique uses system management interrupt (SMI) to manage states of a processor that includes multiple logical processors. When the SMI is generated, the states of logical...
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7149908 |
Control method or unit of a data transmission apparatus controlling the electric power supplied to all of the interface sections
A data transmission apparatus includes a plurality of I/F (interface) units for converting data into a predetermined transmission format and transmitting it to an external device, a power source...
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7149907 |
Multi-processor system recovery using THERMTRIP signal
A method of responding to a thermal trip signal generated by a processor of a system having multiple processor nodes. If a processor overheats beyond a critical temperature, a temperature monitor...
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7149906 |
Communication device
A communication device which transmits/receives data to/from a host device connected thereto via a bus having a signal line and a power line. A communication controller which is always supplied...
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7146514 |
Determining target operating frequencies for a multiprocessor system
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method includes determining utilization values for a plurality of processors having power utilization dependencies, and identifying a target frequency...
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7143203 |
Storage device control responsive to operational characteristics of a system
It has been discovered that system operational characteristics (e.g., power level, clock frequency, processor utilization, operating system time slice utilization, size and age of queued jobs) may...
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7143300 |
Automated power management system for a network of computers
A computer system comprising a plurality of computing entities includes automatic power management logic that automatically transitions the system to a state in which less power is consumed when...
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7137117 |
Dynamically variable idle time thread scheduling
The subject matter provides dynamically variable idle time thread scheduling in a device with a high system tick rate. A device based on the subject matter includes an operating system, a set of...
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7137020 |
Method and apparatus for disabling defective components in a computer system
A method for configuring a computer system includes identifying a defective component in the computer system; disabling at least the defective component; and dynamically reconfiguring the computer...
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7137018 |
Active state link power management
A distributed power management system for a bus architecture or similar communications network. The system supports multiple low power states and defines entry and exit procedures for maximizing...
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7137019 |
Adaptive throttling system for data processing systems
An adaptive throttling system for minimizing the impact of non-production work on production work in a computer system. The adaptive throttling system throttles production work and non-production...
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7134032 |
Method and apparatus for changing power modes based on monitored I/O packets
A portable information device, a power saving mode switching method, and a recording medium in which a power saving mode switching program is stored, for efficiently suppressing power generation...
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7131017 |
Programmable pipeline fabric having mechanism to terminate signal propagation
A method and apparatus for storing and using “register use” information to determine when a register is being used for the last time so that power savings may be achieved is disclosed. The...
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7131016 |
Method and apparatus for adjusting clock throttle rate based on usage of CPU
A method, apparatus or stored program for adjusting the clock throttle rate of a central processing unit (CPU) included in a computer, in which the usage of the CPU is measured, so that the clock...
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7130930 |
Low power CD-ROM player with CD-ROM subsystem for portable computer capable of playing audio CDs without supply energy to CPU
A low-power audio CD player for portable computers permits operation of the CD-ROM subsystem when power is not being supplied to the computer subsystem. In one embodiment of the invention, the...
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7127625 |
Application management based on power consumption
A plurality of computer systems is operable to execute an application. A power consumption is determined for a first computer system if the first computer system were to execute the application,...
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7127627 |
Power management method and apparatus for use in electronic devices
A combination portable computer and mobile telephone device sends the portable computer portion into a sleep mode during periods of non-use; it can periodically and temporarily wake itself up so as...
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7127624 |
Energy detect with auto pair select
Energy detect with auto pair select. The present invention is operable without ‘a priori’ knowledge of the pairs' connectivity. In addition, the present invention is operable within systems...
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7124312 |
Capacitive sensing employing a repeatable offset charge
Capacitive proximity sensing is carried out by detecting a relative change in the capacitance of a “scoop” capacitor formed by a conductor and a surrounding ground plane. Charge is transferred...
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7124311 |
Method for controlling processor in active/standby mode by third decoder based on instructions sent to a first decoder and the third decoder
In a system large scale integrated circuit (LSI) according to one embodiment, management of the power supply, and the like, of a dedicated instruction processor can be carried out according to an...
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7120810 |
Instruction-initiated power management method for a pipelined data processor
An instruction-initiated power management method for a pipelined data processor by which a clock signal to pipeline subcircuitry is selectively disabled in response to an instruction executed by...
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7120719 |
Electronic apparatus
An electronic apparatus according to the present invention comprises a main unit which stops operation when receiving an apparatus control signal S 1 specifying a standby state while in a normal...
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7120806 |
Method for setting a power operating mode transition interval of a disk drive in a mobile device based on application category
The invention may be embodied in a method for operating a disk drive in a mobile device to optimize power usage based on an application category. The mobile device may be a hand held computing...
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7120809 |
Data processing apparatus
A data processing apparatus has a first processing unit for processing an input data, a second processing unit responsive to the data processed by the first processing unit for executing a...
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7120808 |
Information processing apparatus and method, as well as program
Performing power saving control which can be inherited and standardized easily, and which keeps power devices from having to become larger is made possible. A current In flowing through an...
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7117379 |
Method and apparatus for a computing system having an active sleep mode
An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a computing system having a normal active mode and an active sleep mode. The active sleep mode consumes less power than the normal active mode. The...
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7117380 |
Apparatus, system, and method for autonomic power adjustment in an electronic device
An apparatus, a system, and a method are provided for autonomic power adjustment in an electronic device. The apparatus, system, and method include a collector configured to collect indicia of a...
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7114090 |
Computing system with operational low power states
A method is described that involves operating a computing system within a normal on state and transitioning from the normal on state to a main CPU/OS based state. In the main CPU/OS based state one...
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7114086 |
System for reduced power consumption by monitoring instruction buffer and method thereof
A system and method are provided for reducing power consumption within a video processing portion of a system. Activity associated with an instruction buffer is monitored to determine whether power...
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7114089 |
System for controlling operation of a processor based on information contained within instruction word
An instruction word is used to transfer information about whether the instruction word pertains to mode setting of a functional block. Instruction words included in the program code are processed...
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7114084 |
Data controlled programmable power supply
A power supply, and a method of controlling the power supply, in which more or less power capacity of the power supply is activated depending on the state of a digital data signal on a data bus....
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7111178 |
Method and apparatus for adjusting the voltage and frequency to minimize power dissipation in a multiprocessor system
A method for adjusting the voltage and frequency to minimize power dissipation in a processor. The method of one embodiment comprises determining a power consumption value. The power consumption...
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7111109 |
Control system, recording device and electronic apparatus
A control system comprises multiple memories consuming different current amounts for operation, wherein multiple programs corresponding to different functions are stored in the memories, wherein,...
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7107469 |
Power down processing islands
A structure and associated method of processing data on a semi-conductor device comprising an input island, a processing island, and an output island formed on the semiconductor device. The input...
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7103788 |
Selective suspension of bus devices
A method and system for asserting power control over one or more hardware devices connected via a bus. The invention includes a method and system for signaling and waiting to suspend a first device...
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7103789 |
Method, system, and product for indicating power status of field replaceable units
A method, system, and product are disclosed for indicating a power status of multiple devices using hierarchically encoded indicators. Multiple nodes are included within a data processing system....
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7103730 |
Method, system, and apparatus for reducing power consumption of a memory
A method, system, and apparatus to reduce power consumption of a memory by actively asserting the CKE pin based at least in part on a LRU status of the rows in an active mode.
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7100060 |
Techniques for utilization of asymmetric secondary processing resources
A processor having asymmetric secondary processing resources. One disclosed embodiment includes a first execution resource to perform a first function and a second execution resource that also...
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7100203 |
Operating session reauthorization in a user-operated device
An authorization-update process for use in a user-operated device re-authorizes an operating session after a rapid idle timeout using the authorization-update process, which has fewer steps than a...
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7100063 |
Low power operation control unit and program optimizing apparatus
An objective is to perform a low power operation of a microprocessor on the pipeline stage of an instruction decode and a preceding pipeline stage without the necessity for increasing a circuit...
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7100062 |
Power management controller and method
A power management controller for conserving power in a device implementing power conservation states and a calendar-scheduler is disclosed. The calendar-scheduler records calendar-based events...
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7096299 |
Method and apparatus for transferring system context information between mobile computer and base station
A control element for a mobile computer and a base station operable to functionally interact with the mobile computer, the control device being operable to detect when a mobile computer is...
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7096373 |
System and method for optimizing clock speed generation in a computer
The present invention relates to a method of reducing a clock speed of a host bus to extend battery life and its operating time when a battery is supplying electric energy for a portable computer....
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7096374 |
Method and apparatus for defining an input state vector that achieves low power consumption in digital circuit in an idle state
The method defines an input state vector that achieves low power consumption when applied to the circuit inputs of a digital circuit in an idle state. The digital circuit includes one or more...
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7093149 |
Tiered secondary memory architecture to reduce power consumption in a portable computer system
A computer system that optimizes the power efficiency of a portable computer system is described. Specifically, the secondary memory of the system is partitioned. A standard hard disk drive is used...
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7093153 |
Method and apparatus for lowering bus clock frequency in a complex integrated data processing system
A data processing system ( 100 ) comprises a system bus ( 120 ), a plurality of devices ( 110, 150, 160, 170 ) coupled to the system bus ( 120 ), a bus monitor circuit ( 140 ), and a clock...
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7093141 |
Power aware adaptive polling
A method for adapting the periodicity of polling for pending service requests, by polling system devices for pending service requests, recording whether or not there was a pending service request...
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7093142 |
Method, apparatus and program for user-determined operational state of a portable computer prior to detachment
The present invention facilitates the operational management and usability of a portable computing device by providing an apparatus, method and program product to allow a user to select the...
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7089434 |
Wireless signal receiving device with prompt wake-up function
A wireless signal receiving device with prompt wake-up function is disclosed for receiving serial data transmitted from computer peripherals. The device includes a RF signal receiving module, a...
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7085946 |
Backup memory control unit with reduced current consumption having normal self-refresh and unsettled modes of operation
A backup memory control unit can reduce the current consumption when a memory (SDRAM) is inactive by providing the memory with an unsettled mode in which no power is supplied to the memory. It...
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