公开(公告)号：US08135443B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-13

申请号：US11469141

申请日：2006-08-31

申请人： Milivoje Aleksic ,  Aris Balatsos ,  Kevin O'Neil ,  James L. Esliger ,  Bruce Plotnick

发明人： Milivoje Aleksic ,  Aris Balatsos ,  Kevin O'Neil ,  James L. Esliger ,  Bruce Plotnick

IPC分类号： H04M1/00

CPC分类号： H02J9/002 ,  H04W52/0258 ,  H04W52/0277 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144

摘要： A portable device includes a controller that is responsive to a remaining power capacity of the battery, and a power consumption level of the portable device and based on user prioritized functional processing capability features, dynamically controls functional processing capability features of the device. The controller provides power for a higher priority feature at the expense of a lower priority functional processing capability feature consistent with the user prioritized functional processing capability features. A wireless portable device is also disclosed that includes a wireless signal strength determinator that determines a received signal strength of the wireless device and a controller that adjusts the functional processing capability feature of the wireless device based on the determined received signal strength and based on battery capacity information. In this way, received signal strength information is used as a further input to determine how to best adjust functional processing capability features of the device.

摘要翻译： 便携式设备包括响应于电池的剩余电力容量的控制器和便携式设备的功率消耗水平，并且基于用户优先的功能处理能力特征，动态地控制设备的功能处理能力特征。 控制器为较高优先级功能提供电源，而牺牲了与用户优先级功能处理能力特征相一致的较低优先级功能处理能力功能。 还公开了一种无线便携式设备，其包括确定无线设备的接收信号强度的无线信号强度确定器和基于所确定的接收信号强度并基于电池容量调整无线设备的功能处理能力特征的控制器 信息。 以这种方式，接收的信号强度信息被用作另外的输入来确定如何最好地调整设备的功能处理能力特征。

公开(公告)号：US20080057894A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-06

申请号：US11469141

申请日：2006-08-31

申请人： Milivoje Aleksic ,  Aris Balatsos ,  Kevin O'Neil ,  James L. Esliger ,  Bruce Plotnick

发明人： Milivoje Aleksic ,  Aris Balatsos ,  Kevin O'Neil ,  James L. Esliger ,  Bruce Plotnick

IPC分类号： H04B1/18

CPC分类号： H02J9/002 ,  H04W52/0258 ,  H04W52/0277 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144

摘要： A portable device includes a controller that is responsive to a remaining power capacity of the battery, and a power consumption level of the portable device and based on user prioritized functional processing capability features, dynamically controls functional processing capability features of the device. The controller provides power for a higher priority feature at the expense of a lower priority functional processing capability feature consistent with the user prioritized functional processing capability features. A wireless portable device is also disclosed that includes a wireless signal strength determinator that determines a received signal strength of the wireless device and a controller that adjusts the functional processing capability feature of the wireless device based on the determined received signal strength and based on battery capacity information. In this way, received signal strength information is used as a further input to determine how to best adjust functional processing capability features of the device.

摘要翻译： 便携式设备包括响应于电池的剩余电力容量的控制器和便携式设备的功率消耗水平，并且基于用户优先的功能处理能力特征，动态地控制设备的功能处理能力特征。 控制器为较高优先级功能提供电源，而牺牲了与用户优先级功能处理能力特征相一致的较低优先级功能处理能力功能。 还公开了一种无线便携式设备，其包括确定无线设备的接收信号强度的无线信号强度确定器和基于所确定的接收信号强度并基于电池容量调整无线设备的功能处理能力特征的控制器 信息。 以这种方式，接收的信号强度信息被用作另外的输入来确定如何最好地调整设备的功能处理能力特征。

公开(公告)号：US20080055311A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-06

申请号：US11469301

申请日：2006-08-31

申请人： Milivoje Aleksic ,  Aris Balatsos ,  Kevin O'Neil

发明人： Milivoje Aleksic ,  Aris Balatsos ,  Kevin O'Neil

IPC分类号： G06T17/00

CPC分类号： G06T15/00 ,  G06T2210/08

摘要： A device includes a controller that is operative to dynamically control rendering quality of an output image when the device is in a reduced power mode based on data representing a desired runtime length of an application. Memory containing data representing quality of rendering control information may be utilized by the controller to control graphics processing circuitry to change a quality of graphics rendering based on the quality of rendering control information. The quality of control information may include, by way of example, and not limitation, data representing a number of vertices per object to use for rendering objects, a texture size to use per frame, a degree or type of anti-aliasing to employ, whether to use alpha blending, a tessellation level to employ, and playback frame rate information. A user interface may be employed that provides a selectable desired application runtime duration setting that is used when the device or portion of the device is in a low power mode. The controller uses the quality of rendering control information to dynamically control the rendering quality based on the selected desired application runtime duration set through the user interface.

摘要翻译： 一种设备包括控制器，其可操作以基于表示应用的期望运行时间长度的数据在动态地控制输出图像的渲染质量。 控制器可以利用表示渲染控制信息质量的数据的存储器来控制图形处理电路，以基于渲染控制信息的质量来改变图形渲染的质量。 控制信息的质量可以包括作为示例而不是限制，表示用于渲染对象的每个对象的顶点数量，每帧使用的纹理大小，使用的抗锯齿的程度或类型， 是否使用Alpha混合，使用细分级别，以及播放帧速率信息。 可以采用用户界面，其提供当设备或设备的部分处于低功率模式时使用的可选择的期望应用运行时间设置。 控制器使用渲染控制信息的质量来基于通过用户界面设置的所选择的期望应用运行时间持续时间来动态地控制渲染质量。

公开(公告)号：US09582060B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-28

申请号：US11469326

申请日：2006-08-31

申请人： Aris Balatsos ,  Kevin O'Neil ,  Greg Sadowski

发明人： Aris Balatsos ,  Kevin O'Neil ,  Greg Sadowski

IPC分类号： G06F1/00 ,  G06F1/32

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3243 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  Y02D10/152 ,  Y02D10/171

摘要： A device includes a processor that is operative to process a data stream such as executable code, encoded video or other suitable data stream, and has a plurality of processor portions. The device further includes a power management controller coupled to the processor portions that controls power consumption of the processor portions based on application profile data associated with the data stream. The application profile data may be included with executable code or provided separately and may directly indicate usage/nonusage of portions of the processor or the data stream may have inherent application profile data in the header that indirectly identifies usage of the processor portions.

摘要翻译： 一种设备包括可操作以处理诸如可执行代码，编码视频或其他合适数据流之类的数据流的处理器，并且具有多个处理器部分。 该设备还包括耦合到处理器部分的功率管理控制器，其基于与数据流相关联的应用简档数据来控制处理器部分的功率消耗。 应用程序简档数据可以包括可执行代码或单独提供，并且可以直接指示处理器的部分的使用/不使用，或者数据流可以在头部中具有间接标识处理器部分的使用的固有应用简档数据。

公开(公告)号：US20080055134A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-06

申请号：US11469345

申请日：2006-08-31

申请人： Kongning Li ,  Charles Leung ,  Grigori Temkine ,  Milivoje Aleksic ,  Steven Turner ,  Greg Vansickle ,  Kevin O'Neil

发明人： Kongning Li ,  Charles Leung ,  Grigori Temkine ,  Milivoje Aleksic ,  Steven Turner ,  Greg Vansickle ,  Kevin O'Neil

IPC分类号： H03M1/66

CPC分类号： H03M1/76

摘要： An n bit D/A decoder is formed using P-type and N-type transistor switches, instead of convention CMOS switches. Each P-type and N-type switch may be formed of fewer transistors than those used to form a CMOS switch, thereby reducing the overall transistor count. The decoder may be used to decode digital values to non-linear GAMMA corrected analog output voltages.

摘要翻译： 使用P型和N型晶体管开关来形成n位D / A解码器，而不是常规的CMOS开关。 每个P型和N型开关可以由比用于形成CMOS开关的晶体管更少的晶体管形成，从而降低整体晶体管数量。 解码器可用于将数字值解码为非线性GAMMA校正的模拟输出电压。

公开(公告)号：US20080034096A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-07

申请号：US11461674

申请日：2006-08-01

申请人： Azzedine Tourzni ,  Sasa Marinkovic ,  Wilson Kwan ,  Mark Bapst ,  Milivoje Aleksic ,  Kevin O'Neil

发明人： Azzedine Tourzni ,  Sasa Marinkovic ,  Wilson Kwan ,  Mark Bapst ,  Milivoje Aleksic ,  Kevin O'Neil

IPC分类号： G09G5/08 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/46 ,  H04N21/4113 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/440263

摘要： A demodulated multimedia signal is generated based on a captured handheld multimedia signal or a captured terrestrial multimedia signal where the handheld multimedia signal is formatted for reproduction on a handheld device and the terrestrial multimedia signal is formatted for reproduction on a computer system. The demodulated multimedia signal or a decoded multimedia signal (based on the demodulated multimedia signal) is transferred to a computer system for visual and/or audible reproduction on a computer system or for transmission to another computer system. The video information associated with the transferred signal is scaled by the computer system prior to display to match the display characteristics and capabilities of the computer system. The transferred signal may correspond to multiple channels of multimedia signals thereby enabling the display of multiple multimedia signals at the same time.

摘要翻译： 基于捕获的手持多媒体信号或捕获的地面多媒体信号产生解调的多媒体信号，其中手持多媒体信号被格式化为在手持设备上再现，并且地面多媒体信号被格式化以在计算机系统上再现。 解调的多媒体信号或解码的多媒体信号（基于解调的多媒体信号）被传送到计算机系统以在计算机系统上进行视觉和/或听觉再现或传输到另一计算机系统。 与传送的信号相关联的视频信息在显示之前由计算机系统缩放以与计算机系统的显示特性和能力相匹配。 传送的信号可以对应于多个信道的多媒体信号，从而能够同时显示多个多媒体信号。

公开(公告)号：US20080059823A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-06

申请号：US11469326

申请日：2006-08-31

申请人： Aris Balatsos ,  Kevin O'Neil ,  Greg Sadowski

发明人： Aris Balatsos ,  Kevin O'Neil ,  Greg Sadowski

IPC分类号： G06F1/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3243 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  Y02D10/152 ,  Y02D10/171

摘要： A device includes a processor that is operative to process a data stream such as executable code, encoded video or other suitable data stream, and has a plurality of processor portions. The device further includes a power management controller coupled to the processor portions that controls power consumption of the processor portions based on application profile data associated with the data stream. The application profile data may be included with executable code or provided separately and may directly indicate usage/nonusage of portions of the processor or the data stream may have inherent application profile data in the header that indirectly identifies usage of the processor portions. In addition, in one example, a method for reducing power consumption for a battery powered device includes executing code that includes application profile data identifying usage of portions of a first processor during runtime of an application; and, in response to the application profile data, controlling power consumption of the identified processor portions during runtime of the application.

摘要翻译： 一种设备包括可操作以处理诸如可执行代码，编码视频或其他合适数据流之类的数据流的处理器，并且具有多个处理器部分。 该设备还包括耦合到处理器部分的功率管理控制器，其基于与数据流相关联的应用简档数据来控制处理器部分的功率消耗。 应用程序简档数据可以包括可执行代码或单独提供，并且可以直接指示处理器的部分的使用/不使用，或者数据流可以在头部中具有间接标识处理器部分的使用的固有应用简档数据。 此外，在一个示例中，一种用于降低电池供电设备的功耗的方法包括执行代码，该代码包括在应用程序的运行期间识别第一处理器的部分的使用的应用简档数据; 并且响应于所述应用简档数据，在所述应用的运行期间控制所识别的处理器部分的功耗。

公开(公告)号：US20080049660A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-28

申请号：US11467451

申请日：2006-08-25

申请人： Wilson Kwan ,  Aris Balatsos ,  Kevin O'Neil

发明人： Wilson Kwan ,  Aris Balatsos ,  Kevin O'Neil

IPC分类号： H04B7/185

CPC分类号： H04W52/267

摘要： A technique for adjusting or modifying content delivery to devices is provided, thereby offering a degree of power consumption control in such devices. The device can determine a need to modify power consumption, either in response to an input or via detection of an unfavorable power supply condition. In response, the device sends a request to an infrastructure for at least one reduced rate data stream. Because the at least one reduced rate data stream requires less processing power when undergoing decoding operations, the device subsequently consumes less power. In one embodiment of the present invention, the determination of the unfavorable power supply condition may be based on a configurable power condition profile. Furthermore, subsequent to receiving the at least one reduced rate data stream, the device may provide a request to the infrastructure for at least one increased rate data stream.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于调整或修改向设备的内容传递的技术，从而在这样的设备中提供一定程度的功耗控制。 该设备可以响应于输入或通过检测不利的电源条件来确定需要修改功率消耗。 作为响应，设备向至少一个降低速率数据流的基础设施发送请求。 因为至少一个降低速率的数据流在进行解码操作时需要更少的处理能力，所以该设备随后消耗更少的功率。 在本发明的一个实施例中，不利的供电条件的确定可以基于可配置的功率状况简档。 此外，在接收到至少一个降低速率数据流之后，设备可以向基础设施提供至少一个增加的速率数据流的请求。

公开(公告)号：US07962182B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-14

申请号：US11467451

申请日：2006-08-25

申请人： Wilson Kwan ,  Aris Balatsos ,  Kevin O'Neil

发明人： Wilson Kwan ,  Aris Balatsos ,  Kevin O'Neil

IPC分类号： H04B1/38 ,  H04N7/14

CPC分类号： H04W52/267

摘要： A technique for adjusting or modifying content delivery to devices is provided, thereby offering a degree of power consumption control in such devices. The device can determine a need to modify power consumption, either in response to an input or via detection of an unfavorable power supply condition. In response, the device sends a request to an infrastructure for at least one reduced rate data stream. Because the at least one reduced rate data stream requires less processing power when undergoing decoding operations, the device subsequently consumes less power. In one embodiment of the present invention, the determination of the unfavorable power supply condition may be based on a configurable power condition profile. Furthermore, subsequent to receiving the at least one reduced rate data stream, the device may provide a request to the infrastructure for at least one increased rate data stream.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于调整或修改向设备的内容传递的技术，从而在这样的设备中提供一定程度的功耗控制。 该设备可以响应于输入或通过检测不利的电源条件来确定需要修改功率消耗。 作为响应，设备向至少一个降低速率数据流的基础设施发送请求。 因为至少一个降低速率的数据流在进行解码操作时需要更少的处理能力，所以该设备随后消耗更少的功率。 在本发明的一个实施例中，不利的供电条件的确定可以基于可配置的功率状况简档。 此外，在接收到至少一个降低速率数据流之后，设备可以向基础设施提供至少一个增加的速率数据流的请求。

公开(公告)号：US08031093B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-04

申请号：US12439265

申请日：2007-08-31

申请人： Kongning Li ,  Charles Leung ,  Grigori Temkine ,  Milivoje Aleksic ,  Steven Turner ,  Greg Vansickle ,  Kevin O'Neil

发明人： Kongning Li ,  Charles Leung ,  Grigori Temkine ,  Milivoje Aleksic ,  Steven Turner ,  Greg Vansickle ,  Kevin O'Neil

IPC分类号： H03M1/00 ,  H03M1/66

CPC分类号： H03M1/76

摘要： An n bit D/A decoder is formed using P-type and N-type transistor switches, instead of convention CMOS switches. Each P-type and N-type switch may be formed of fewer transistors than those used to form a CMOS switch, thereby reducing the overall transistor count. The decoder may be used to decode digital values to non-linear GAMMA corrected analog output voltages.

摘要翻译： 使用P型和N型晶体管开关来形成n位D / A解码器，而不是常规的CMOS开关。 每个P型和N型开关可以由比用于形成CMOS开关的晶体管更少的晶体管形成，从而降低整体晶体管数量。 解码器可用于将数字值解码为非线性GAMMA校正的模拟输出电压。