SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING SCALABLE COMPUTING BETWEEN A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE AND A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE DOCKING STATION
First Claim
1. A method of managing processor cores within a portable computing device (PCD), the method comprising:
- determining whether the PCD is docked with a PCD docking station when the PCD is powered on; and
energizing a first processor core when the PCD is not docked with the PCD docking station.
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Abstract
A method of managing processor cores within a portable computing device (PCD) is disclosed and may include determining whether the PCD is docked with a PCD docking station when the PCD is powered on and energizing a first processor core when the PCD is not docked with the PCD docking station. The method may include determining an application processor requirement when an application is selected, determining whether the application processor requirement equals a two processor core condition, and energizing a second processor core when the application processor requirement equals the two processor core condition.
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1. A method of managing processor cores within a portable computing device (PCD), the method comprising:
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determining whether the PCD is docked with a PCD docking station when the PCD is powered on; and energizing a first processor core when the PCD is not docked with the PCD docking station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable computing device (PCD), comprising:
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means for determining whether the PCD is docked with a PCD docking station when the PCD is powered on; and means for energizing a first processor core when the PCD is not docked with the PCD docking station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A portable computing device (PCD), comprising:
a processor, wherein the processor is operable to; determine whether a portable computing device (PCD) is docked with a PCD docking station when the PCD is powered on; and energize a first processor core when the PCD is not docked with the PCD docking station. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium, comprising; at least one instruction for determining whether a portable computing device (PCD) is docked with a PCD docking station when the PCD is powered on; and at least one instruction for energizing a first processor core when the PCD is not docked with the PCD docking station. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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