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Controlling operation of a safety critical application on an uncontrolled data processing device

  • US 10,241,562 B2
  • Filed: 06/25/2015
  • Issued: 03/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • performing a power management check, wherein performing the power management check comprises;

    determining, with an uncontrolled data processing device (UDPD), a current power capacity of the UDPD;

    comparing, with the UDPD, a threshold power requirement associated with a function of a safety critical application (SCA) with the current power capacity of the UDPD;

    determining, with the UDPD based on the comparison, whether the current power capacity is sufficient to execute the SCA with the function;

    permitting, with the UDPD when the current power capacity is determined to be sufficient to execute the SCA with the function, execution of the SCA with the function; and

    permitting, with the UDPD when the current power capacity is determined not to be sufficient to execute the SCA with the function, execution of the SCA without the function, wherein performing the power management check comprises performing the power management check when a software environment of the UDPD has changed.

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