Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Computer power control – Power conservation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-09
2008-07-08
Perveen, Rehana (Department: 2116)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Computer power control
Power conservation
C713S300000, C713S320000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07398407
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for on-demand power management including a system controller, a clock domain manager coupled to the system controller and a power distribution manager coupled to the system controller. The system controller monitors a processing demand in a processing system. The clock domain manager provides one or more clock frequencies and, in response to the processing demand, switches between a first set of clock frequencies and a second set of clock frequencies without halting the processing system. The power distribution manager provides one or more operating voltages and, in response to the processing demand, switches between a first set of voltages and a second set of voltages without halting the processing system.
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Jorgenson Joel A.
Kakumanu Divyata
Morlock Brian M.
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Packet Digital
Perveen Rehana
Stoynov Stefan
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