Apparatus employing real-time power conservation and thermal management

Abstract

An apparatus employing a monitor for detecting temperature associated with a processor and, depending on the respective embodiment, detecting an amount of idle time, activity time, or idle time and activity time associated with the processor, results of detecting being used for controlling a clock speed. Yet other embodiments disclose, depending upon the respective embodiment, a processor and/or apparatus employing the same, comprising a monitor for detecting temperature and for determining an amount of Input/Output (I/O), relative importance of Input/Output (I/O), and/or relative amount of time between Input/Output (I/O), associated with the processor, results of the detecting and measuring being used to control power dissipation associated with the processor.

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       24 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a processor having a monitor for detecting temperature and an amount of Input/Output (I/O) associated with said processor, results of said measuring being used by said processor for controlling a clock speed.    
   
   
       25 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a processor having a monitor for detecting temperature and determining the relative importance of Input/Output (I/O) associated with said processor, results of said detecting and determining being used by said processor for controlling a clock speed.    
   
   
       26 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a processor having a monitor for detecting temperature and an amount of time between Input/Output (I/O) associated with said processor, results of said detecting being used by said processor for controlling a clock speed.    
   
   
       27 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a processor having a monitor for detecting temperature and Input/Output (I/O) activity and inactivity associated with said processor, results of said detecting and determining being used by said processor for controlling a clock speed.    
   
   
       28 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a processor having a monitor for detecting temperature and an amount of idle time associated with said processor, results of said detecting being used by said processor for controlling a clock speed.    
   
   
       29 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 an apparatus having a monitor for detecting temperature and an amount of activity time associated with said processor, results of said detecting being used by said processor for controlling a clock speed.    
   
   
       30 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 an apparatus having a monitor for detecting temperature and an amount of idle time and activity time associated with said processor, results of said detecting being used by said processor for controlling a clock speed.    
   
   
       31 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 an apparatus having a monitor for detecting temperature and an amount of Input/Output (I/O) associated with said processor, results of said measuring being used by said processor for controlling power usage associated with said processor.    
   
   
       32 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a processor having a monitor for detecting temperature and determining the relative importance of Input/Output (I/O) associated with said processor, results of said detecting and determining being used by said processor for controlling power usage associated with said processor.    
   
   
       33 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a processor having a monitor for detecting temperature and an amount of time between Input/Output (I/O) associated with said processor, results of said detecting being used by said processor for controlling power usage associated with said processor.    
   
   
       34 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a processor having a monitor for detecting temperature and Input/Output (I/O) activity and inactivity associated with said processor, results of said detecting and determining being used by said processor for controlling power usage associated with said processor.    
   
   
       35 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a processor having a monitor for detecting temperature and an amount of idle time associated with said processor, results of said detecting being used by said processor for controlling power usage associated with said processor.    
   
   
       36 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a processor having a monitor for detecting temperature and an amount of activity time associated with said processor, results of said detecting being used by said processor for controlling power usage associated with said processor.    
   
   
       37 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a processor having a monitor for detecting temperature and an amount of idle time and activity time associated with said processor, results of said detecting being used by said processor for controlling power usage associated with said processor.    
   
   
       38 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a processor having a monitor for detecting temperature and an amount of idle time associated with said processor, results of said detecting being used by said processor to control power dissipation associated with another device.    
   
   
       39 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a processor having a monitor for detecting temperature and an amount of activity time associated with said processor, results of said detecting being used by said processor to control power dissipation associated with another device.    
   
   
       40 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a processor having a monitor for detecting temperature and an amount of idle time and activity time associated with said processor, results of said detecting being used by said processor to control power dissipation associated with another device.    
   
   
       41 . The apparatus of  claim 24 , wherein said idle time associated with said processor is idle time within said processor.  
   
   
       42 . The apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein said activity time associated with said processor is activity time within said processor.  
   
   
       43 . The apparatus of  claim 26 , wherein said idle time and activity time associated with said processor are idle time and activity time within said processor.