US 2006/0053320 A1 · Data processing system capable of reducing power consumption and method of the same

Abstract

The present invention discloses a data processing system including a plurality of functional modules, a power control module, and a plurality of predetermined power profiles. The power control module is used for controlling ON/OFF of power for the functional modules. The predetermined power profiles correspond to a plurality of power control commands. When a predetermined power profile is selected from the predetermined power profiles, a corresponding predetermined power control command is transmitted to the power control module. According to the predetermined power control command, the power control module will selectively power ON/OFF the functional modules.

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Dependent claims

A data processing system, comprising:

a plurality of functional modules;
a power control module for controlling ON/OFF of power for the plurality of functional modules;
and
a plurality of predetermined power profiles wherein each of the predetermined power profiles corresponds to the ON/OFF of power for the plurality of functional modules and corresponds to a plurality of power control commands;
wherein when one of the plurality of predetermined power profiles is selected, a corresponding predetermined power control command is transmitted to the power control module, and according to the corresponding predetermined power control command, the power control module selectively powers ON/OFF the plurality of functional modules.

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A power control method of the data processing system, the data processing system having a plurality of functional modules and a power control module, and the power control module is used to control ON/OFF of power for the plurality of functional modules, the power control method comprising the following steps of:

providing a plurality of power profiles;
selecting one predetermined power profile from the plurality of power profiles;
transmitting a predetermined power control command corresponding to the predetermined power profile to the power control module;
and
the power control module selectively powers ON/OFF the plurality of the functional modules according to the predetermined power control command.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Data processing system capable of reducing power consumption and method of the same

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