Patent ID: 9411403
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: G06F,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A method for dynamically adjusting operating frequency settings of one or more processing components in a portable computing device (“PCD”), the method comprising: determining a required operating frequency setting (“F_req”) for a processing component to process a workload, wherein the required operating frequency setting is the minimum frequency necessary for the processing component to process a given workload and meet a certain quality of service (“QoS”) level; receiving data associated with one or more static and dynamic factors associated with a processing capacity of the processing component; based on the received data associated with one or more static and dynamic factors associated with a processing capacity of the processing component, deriving performance curves associated with the processing component, wherein the performance curves comprise a representation of the relationship between power consumption and operating frequency for the processing component; determining from the performance curves the optimal operating frequency (“F_opt”) for supplying power to the processing component, wherein when the processing component is supplied power at the optimal operating frequency F_opt the ratio of power consumed per workload processed is optimized; and comparing F_req to F_opt, wherein: