Patent №
US 7,069,463
Granted
2006-06-27
Filed 2001
Owner
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Lab
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AI components
1
hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
10022208
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for throttling a clock of a bus used for data exchange between devices in a computer such as a portable computer or notebook. Methods according to the invention can set a throttle rate of a clock to a predetermined initial value, detect a current remaining battery capacity or a current load to the CPU, and adjust the set throttle rate to a prescribed or calculated value according to the detected remaining battery capacity or the CPU load. Thus, power consumption is reduced, and, in the case of a battery-powered computer, battery life and operating time are extended.
AI classification
Ownership
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
assignment · 123960661
Assignors
OH, JANG GEUN
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.