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System and method for controlling processor low power states

US7930564B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Susumu Arai · Portland, US
Michael Walz · Friedberg, DE
Barnes Cooper · Hillsboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2006
Grant date	Apr 19, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 10, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

A next idle state for a processor in a system may be determined based on a previous idle period and a previous idle state. The next idle state for the processor may also be determined based on times when interrupts are generated by devices in the system.

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