Method and system for controlling the CPU consumption of soft modems
US6457037B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A manager for a personal computer for managing the operation of modem tasks while the personal computer also performs other tasks includes at least one driver and a task service manager. The driver activates and controls the modem tasks and the task service manager allocates time between the modem tasks and the other tasks, selects the service levels of the modem tasks in response to the activity levels of the other tasks and invokes the driver to activate and control the modem tasks at the selected service levels.
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