Information processing apparatus and processor and control method
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a main body adapted to receive a battery;
a processor provided in the main body, the processor including a first core and a second core; and
a power supply controller to execute a process for setting the processor in one of a plurality of operating modes based on rating information indicative of a performance of the battery, the plurality of operating modes include (i) a multi-core mode in which the first core and the second core are operable and (ii) a single-core mode in which one of the first core and the second core is operable.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a main body in which a battery is mountable and a processor provided in the main body and including a first core and a second core. The information processing apparatus further comprises a power supply controller that executes a process for setting the processor in one of a multi-core mode in which the first core and the second core are operable and a single-core mode in which one of the first core and the second core is operable, in accordance with rating information indicative of a performance of the battery mounted in the main body, which is stored in the battery.
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18 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a main body adapted to receive a battery;
a processor provided in the main body, the processor including a first core and a second core; and
a power supply controller to execute a process for setting the processor in one of a plurality of operating modes based on rating information indicative of a performance of the battery, the plurality of operating modes include (i) a multi-core mode in which the first core and the second core are operable and (ii) a single-core mode in which one of the first core and the second core is operable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a main body in which a battery is mountable;
a processor provided in the main body and including a first core and a second core;
means for acquiring rating information indicative of a performance of the battery after the battery is mounted in the main body, the rating information being stored in the battery mounted in the main body; and
control means for executing a process for setting, in accordance with the acquired rating information, the processor in one of (i) a multi-core mode in which both the first core and the second core operate and (ii) a single-core mode in which one of the first core and the second core operates. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling an operation of a processor including a first core and a second core and provided in a main body adapted to receive a battery, comprising:
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acquiring rating information indicative of a performance of the battery; and
executing a control process for setting, in accordance with the acquired rating information, the processor in one of a multi-core mode in which the first core and the second core operate and a single-core mode in which one of the first core and the second core operates. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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