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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
Siarhei Yermalayeu, Eindhoven, NL;
Ozcan Mesut, Eindhoven, NL;
Steven Broeils Luitjens, Eindhoven, NL;
Jozef Pieter Van Gassel, Eindhoven, NL;
Artur Tadeusz Burchard, Eindhoven, NL;
Gilein DE Nijs, Eindhoven, NL;
Siarhei Yermalayeu, Eindhoven, NL;
Ozcan Mesut, Eindhoven, NL;
Steven Broeils Luitjens, Eindhoven, NL;
Jozef Pieter Van Gassel, Eindhoven, NL;
Artur Tadeusz Burchard, Eindhoven, NL;
Gilein De Nijs, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A device and a method for managing power consumption of a plurality of data processing units. A scheduler () schedules a first process step for a first data processing unit () consuming a high power within a first deadline and a second process step for a second data processing unit () also consuming a high power within a second deadline. The scheduler further schedules the first process step and the second process step such that the two process steps do not occur concurrently thereby reducing the peak power draw from a power supply while preserving deadlines. This is particularly beneficial in battery-operated equipment, such as portable electronic multimedia devices, since peak power drain has been found to be an important factor in determining the battery capacity.