Patent ID: 9158358
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A method for intelligent multimedia-based thermal power management in a portable computing device (“PCD”), the method comprising: monitoring a condition in the PCD associated with power consumption; comparing the condition to a predefined threshold associated with the condition; based on the comparison of the condition to the predefined threshold, determining an adjustment to power consumption; receiving data indicative of active settings of a plurality of visual multimedia parameters, wherein the setting of each visual multimedia parameter contributes to an overall multimedia workload in the PCD; querying performance graphs for each of the visual multimedia parameters and mapping the active setting data of each visual multimedia parameter to its respective curve, wherein the active setting data defines a tangent with a slope; comparing the tangent slopes associated with each visual multimedia parameter; based on the comparison of tangent slopes, selecting a first visual multimedia parameter; and adjusting the active setting of the first visual multimedia parameter, wherein adjusting the active setting modifies the overall multimedia workload such that power consumption in the PCD is adjusted.