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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008

Filed:

Nov. 22, 2005
Applicants:

Takashi Inui, Yokohama, JP;

Mizuho Tadokoro, Yamato, JP;

Noritoshi Yoshiyama, Yokohama, JP;

Inventors:

Takashi Inui, Yokohama, JP;

Mizuho Tadokoro, Yamato, JP;

Noritoshi Yoshiyama, Yokohama, JP;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A data processing system capable of specifying impeding factors that impede power savings is disclosed. The data processing system includes a central processing unit, an operation mode detection unit, and an impeding factors specifying unit. The central processing unit has multiple operation modes, and each of the operation modes has a different rate of power consumption. The operation mode detection unit detects an operation mode of the central processing unit. Based on a history of operation modes of the central processing unit that was detected by the operation mode detection unit, the impeding factors specifying unit specifies a device that is considered as an impeding factor to power savings for the data processing system.


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