Performance control apparatus
First Claim
1. A processor-based system, comprising:
- a performance control apparatus, comprising a selector, the selector being adjustable, between a minimum setting and a maximum setting; and
a performance control application program with a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface comprising at least one application program selector associated with an application program loaded in the processor-based system, wherein the application program selector is adjustable between a second minimum setting and a second maximum setting;
wherein the at least one application program selector enables a user to modify one or more performance criteria during operation of the application program and the selector enables the user to modify the one or more performance criteria during operation of the processor-based system.
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Abstract
A variety of performance control mechanisms are disclosed, allowing a user of a processor-based system to adjust performance criteria such as processing speed and fan speed. A performance control apparatus includes one or more user-accessible knobs and a display. The knob(s) enable the user to select from a variety of processor and fan speed settings. Other performance-related criteria may also be controlled using the knobs. The display communicates the effect of a change in performance criteria in a manner useful to the user. A performance control application program enables the user to independently pre-select performance criteria for each application program or group of application programs. A performance control icon provides the ability to select performance criteria from within an application program.
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27 Claims
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1. A processor-based system, comprising:
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a performance control apparatus, comprising a selector, the selector being adjustable, between a minimum setting and a maximum setting; and
a performance control application program with a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface comprising at least one application program selector associated with an application program loaded in the processor-based system, wherein the application program selector is adjustable between a second minimum setting and a second maximum setting;
wherein the at least one application program selector enables a user to modify one or more performance criteria during operation of the application program and the selector enables the user to modify the one or more performance criteria during operation of the processor-based system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20)
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11. A performance control apparatus, comprising:
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a selector for designating one of several settings in a processor-based system, wherein each setting is associated with one or more performance-related criteria of the processor-based system; and
a display comprising an indicator, wherein the indicator visually conveys a relative performance value for the processor-based system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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21. A performance control application program, to be run on a processor-based system, the performance control application program being viewable from a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a list of one or more software programs loaded into the processor-based system; and
a selector for altering a first performance-based characteristic of the processor-based system;
wherein the first performance-based characteristic is altered while one software program of the one or more software programs is running on the processor-based system, but is not altered when the one software program is not running. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A performance control application program, to be run on a processor-based system, the performance control application program being viewable from a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a file type grouping, the file type grouping specifying a plurality of file extensions; and
a configuration profile associated with the file type grouping, wherein the configuration profile specifies a set of performance criteria for the processor-based system;
wherein the processor-based system automatically sets the configuration profile when a file having one of the plurality of file extensions is run. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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