Patent ID: 7562234
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: G05D,G06F,Y02B,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A data processing system, comprising: one or more first components capable of being dynamically throttled to a plurality of different performance level settings; one or more second components coupled to the one or more first components; and one or more power usage sensors coupled to the one or more first components and the one or more second components, the one or more power usage sensors to determine information on power usage during a first time period of operation of the data processing system; wherein the data processing system comprises a computing element to determine an estimated power usage by the one or more second components in a second time period, which is subsequent to the first time period; to compute a power usage indicator based on the information on the power usage during the first time period and the estimated power usage; and to determine one of the performance level settings of the one or more first components of the data processing system for the second time period based on the power usage indicator, wherein the one of the performance settings is determined to limit the power usage indicator of the data processing system under a threshold in the second time period, wherein the threshold is associated with the information on the power usage during the first time period.