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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2004
Rajeev Prabhakaran, San Diego, CA (US);
Jagrut Viliskumar Patel, San Diego, CA (US);
Martin (Vyungchon) Choe, San Diego, CA (US);
Kyle Parrington, La Jolla, CA (US);
Rajeev Prabhakaran, San Diego, CA (US);
Jagrut Viliskumar Patel, San Diego, CA (US);
Martin (Vyungchon) Choe, San Diego, CA (US);
Kyle Parrington, La Jolla, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
In general, the disclosure is directed to techniques for reducing power consumption within computing devices, such as wireless communication devices. A device dynamically adjusts the CPU clock frequency based on CPU load in order to reduce power consumption. The device monitors the load of the CPU using a number of sample interrupts. The device determines whether to adjust the clock frequency based on the monitored load of the CPU. In general, the device increases the clock frequency when the load of the CPU is high and decreases the clock frequency when the load of the CPU is low.