Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Computer power control – Power conservation
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-03
2011-12-06
Du, Thuan (Department: 2116)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Computer power control
Power conservation
C713S300000, C713S320000, C713S501000, C713S502000, C713S600000, C717S151000, C718S100000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08074093
ABSTRACT:
Computer software that manages the amount of power provided to a processing unit for a specific process task, optimizing the processing speed of that specific task without overheating the processing unit. In the optimization method, the software initially counts the number of operations completed during an initial subtask duration for the current process task, then recounts the number of operations completed during a repeat subtask duration when the voltage to the processing unit was increased incrementally based on its die size. The software then determines whether to (a) repeat such steps until the operations count stops increasing (and save the completed-operations count of that subtask duration), or (b) whenever the temperature of the processing unit exceeds a failsafe temperature, save the completed-operations count of the immediately preceding subtask duration. The task may be processed continuously at that optimized performance level and power level.
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Calhoun Joe D.
Du Thuan
Norment Rashauna A.
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