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Operating system-independent method and system of determining CPU utilization

US7694164B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 2002
Grant dateApr 6, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2026

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

Abstract

A method and device are provided to monitor clock control signals from a CPU core; and calculate a time period during a sampling interval that the CPU core was used to perform work based on the clock control signals.

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