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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Paul Byron Hillyard, Lindon, UT (US);
Rob Thomas Bradshaw Fotheringham, Cedar Hills, UT (US);
Inventors:
Paul Byron Hillyard, Lindon, UT (US);
Rob Thomas Bradshaw Fotheringham, Cedar Hills, UT (US);
Assignee:
Crimson Corporation, Dover, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 9/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/4881 (2013.01); G06F 9/485 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling processor usage on a computing device is described. The method includes identifying targeted processes and obtaining a total processor usage for a processor on the computing device. The method also includes determining an amount of time to suspend threads within the targeted processes and suspending the threads for the determined amount of time.