Process management in a multi-core environment

An electronic device comprising:

• a processor including a first core and a second core;
• a memory operatively coupled to the processor and configured to store an application program that involves at least one process;
• a graphical user interface system configured to provide a first display screen and a second display screen, the first display screen and the second display screen being associated with the first core and the second core, respectively;
• a process management module configured to assign the at least one process of the application program to either the first core or the second core;
• and
• a process-core assignment module operatively coupled to the process management module,
• wherein the process-core assignment module is configured to detect a movement of a graphical element from the first display screen to the second display screen, the graphical element being associated with the at least one process of the application program and the at least one process of the application program being executed on the first core, and
• the process management module is further configured to assign execution of the at least one process of the application program from the first core to the second core based on the detection of the movement of the graphical element associated with the at least one process of the application program.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores a program to cause an electronic device to carry out process-core assignment, the electronic device comprising a processor with a first core and a second core, an operating system, and a graphical user interface system configured to provide a first display screen and a second display screen, the program comprising:

• a process-core assignment module configured to detect a movement of a graphical element from a first display screen to a second display screen and configured to generate a process-core assignment instruction based on the detected movement,
• wherein the graphical element is associated with at least one process of an application program,
• the first display screen is associated with the first core and the second display screen is associated with the second core, and
• the process-core assignment instruction is configured to instruct the operating system to assign execution of the at least one process of the application program from the first core to the second core in response to the detection of the movement of the graphic element from the first display screen to the second display screen.

A portable electronic device comprising:

• a first display device;
• a processor including a first core and a second core;
• a memory operatively coupled to the processor and configured to store an application program that involves at least one process;
• a graphical user interface system configured to provide a first display screen and a second display screen, the first display screen and the second display screen being associated with the first core and the second core, respectively;
• a process management module configured to assign the at least one process of the application program to either the first core or the second core;
• and
• a process-core assignment module operatively coupled to the process management module,
• wherein the process-core assignment module is configured to detect a movement of a graphical element from the first display screen to the second display screen, the graphical element being associated with the at least one process of the application program and the at least one process of the application program being executed on the first core, and
• the process management module is further configured to assign execution of the at least one process of the application program from the first core to the second core based on the detection of the movement of the graphical element associated with the at least one process of the application program.