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Reducing power consumption in multi-threaded processor mobile devices

  • US 9,030,979 B2
  • Filed: 05/11/2011
  • Issued: 05/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling power consumption of a mobile device, the method comprising:

  • during switching from a first base station to a second base station, or from one radio access technology to another radio access technology;

    receiving an indication of a data rate capability of said second base station;

    dynamically activating or deactivating one or more hardware threads in the mobile device based on the indicated data rate capability of the second base station;

    in which the dynamically activating or deactivating comprises increasing a time during which all hardware threads are inactive; and

    in which the dynamically activating or deactivating comprises temporarily activating one or more hardware threads so that the time during which all hardware threads are inactive is eventually increased.

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