Patent ID: 7925902

Claim:
A method for controlling temperature of a heat sink in an integrated display computer comprising: (a) installing in said integrated display computer at least one integrated circuit with internal temperature sensors and throttle control capabilities; (b) determining experimentally a maximum temperature limit for said heat sink; (c) determining experimentally at least one adjustment value to an actual temperature of said integrated circuit, wherein said adjustment value maintains maximum performance of said integrated circuit without exceeding said maximum temperature limit for said heat sink; (d) adding software logic to said integrated circuit to perform the following steps: (i) set a maximum operating temperature for said heat sink lower than said maximum temperature limit for said heat sink; (ii) set a trip point for said at least one integrated circuit below said maximum operating temperature for said heat sink; (iii) compare the actual temperature of said integrated circuit determined by an internal temperature sensor of said integrated circuit to said maximum operating temperature for said heat sink; (iv) return to an operating system power management component of said integrated circuit an adjusted temperature wherein said adjusted temperature a) is based on said actual temperature of said integrated circuit and said at least one adjustment value and b) causes said integrated circuit to increase or decrease throttling in relation to a difference between said adjusted temperature and said trip point; and (v) repeat steps (iii) and (iv) such that said actual temperature of said integrated circuit determined by said internal temperature sensor remains below said maximum operating temperature for said heat sink.