Patent ID: 8941605
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for an electronic device comprising a processor with a first core and a second core, an operating system, a process-core assignment module operatively coupled to the operating system, and a graphical user interface system operatively coupled to the process-core assignment module and configured to provide a first display screen and a second display screen, the first display screen and the second display screen being associated with the first core and the second core, respectively, the method comprising: displaying, by the graphical user interface system, a graphical element associated with at least one process of an application program on the first display screen, wherein the at least one process of the application program is executed by the first core; detecting, by the process-core assignment module, a movement of the graphical element from the first display screen to the second display screen; and assigning, by the operating system, execution of the at least one process of the application program from the first core to the second core in response to the detection of the movement of the graphical element from the first display screen to the second display screen.