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Method and apparatus to monitor performance of a process

US6898718B2 · kind B2 · utility

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32Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 28, 2001
Grant dateMay 24, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 8, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/3203
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a portable communication device has a processing unit and a monitoring unit. The monitoring unit monitors performance of a software process while the process is executing. If the process is executing inefficiently, the processing unit may alter power consumption of the portable communication device.

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