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US 9,311,145 B2Granted
Using platform idle duration information to notify platform devices of upcoming active periods
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsChristian Maciocco, Ohad Falik, Ren Wang, Tsung-Yuan C. Tai
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Abstract
Methods and systems may provide for determining a next active window for a platform and notifying one or more of a plurality of devices of the platform of the next active window being determined. Additionally, one or more of the plurality of devices may be notified of an onset of the next active window. In one example, a pre-warm message is issued to notify one or more of the plurality of devices of the next active window being determined.
Claims19
A platform comprising:
- a processor;
- a plurality of devices;
- aggregator logic to determine a next active window for the platform wherein the active window represents a period of time when the a processor is in a non-idle state;
- first notification logic to notify one or more of the plurality of devices of the next active window being determined;
- and
- second notification logic to notify one or more of the plurality of devices of an onset of the next active window, wherein the plurality of devices includes one or more of a timer, an audio device, a display device, a camera device or a network interface device;
- wherein the first notification logic is to issue a pre-warm message to notify one or more of the plurality of devices of the next active window being determined;
- including one or more side-band channels coupled to the first notification logic and one or more of the plurality of devices, wherein the pre-warm message is to be issued via the one or more side-band channels.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- aggregator logic to determine a next active window for a platform including the processor wherein the active window represents a period of time when the a processor is in a non-idle state;
- first notification logic to notify one or more of a plurality of devices on the platform of the next active window being determined;
- and
- second notification logic to notify one or more of the plurality of devices of an onset of the next active window, wherein the plurality of devices includes one or more of a timer, an audio device, a display device, a camera device or a network interface device;
- the first notification logic is to issue a pre-warm message to notify one or more of the plurality of devices of the next active window being determined;
- wherein the pre-warm message is to be issued via one or more side-band channels.
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At least one machine readable storage medium comprising set of instructions which, if executed by at least one processor, cause a platform comprising a processor and a plurality of devices to:
- determine a next active window for the platform including the processor wherein the active window represents a period of time when the a processor is in a non-idle state;
- Notify one or more of a plurality of devices on the platform of the next active window being determined;
- and
- notify one or more of the plurality of devices of an onset of the next active window, wherein the plurality of devices includes one or more of a timer, an audio device, a display device, a camera device or a network interface device;
- wherein the instructions, if executed, cause the platform to issue a pre-warm message to notify me or more of the plurality of devices of the next active window being determined;
- wherein the pre-warm message is to be issued via one or more side-band channels.
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A device comprising:
- a processor;
- aggregator logic to determine a next active window for the platform wherein the active window represents a period of time when the a processor is in a non-idle state;
- first notification logic to notify one or more of the plurality of devices of the next active window being determined;
- and
- second notification logic to notify one or more of the plurality of devices of an onset of the next active window, wherein the plurality of devices includes one or more of a timer, an audio device, a display device, a camera device or a network interface device;
- wherein the instructions, if executed, cause the platform to issue a pre-warm message to notify me or more of the plurality of devices of the next active window being determined;
- wherein the pre-warm message is to be issued via one or more side-band channels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.