Information Handling System With Low-Power Processing And Shared Resources

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Solution Overview

Problem

Information handling systems face challenges in efficiently managing power consumption and resource allocation between high-power processing and low-power processing states, leading to suboptimal performance and increased energy usage.

Innovation Solution

The integration of a low-power processing system within an information handling system that shares resources with a primary processing system, utilizing a chipset with a power system to enable or disable resources based on operating states, allowing for separate operation of low-power and high-power modes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Use of energy by moving object

If a single processing system is used to handle all processing tasks, then processing capabilities are maintained, but power consumption increases during low-power operation modes

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepower consumptionVSAvoidprocessing capabilities

Core Design Contradiction:

Use of energy by moving objectVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The processing system is divided into two independent processing systems: a first processing system for high-power processing tasks and a second processing system for low-power processing tasks. Each processing system can operate independently, allowing the system to segment processing workload based on power consumption requirements, thereby reducing overall power consumption while maintaining processing capabilities when needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The chipset is designed to support both processing systems and can enable or disable resources based on operating states. The shared resources can be accessed by either processing system, making the chipset and shared resources universal components that serve multiple functions across different power states, thereby maintaining processing capabilities while enabling power-saving modes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Use of energy by moving object

If separate processing systems are used for high-power and low-power modes, then power consumption is reduced, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepower consumptionVSAvoidsystem architecture

Core Design Contradiction:

Use of energy by moving objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The first and second processing systems share common resources including the chipset, memory, and other hardware components. This merging of resources reduces the overall system complexity compared to having completely separate systems, as the shared components eliminate redundancy and reduce the total number of distinct hardware elements that need to be managed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The chipset acts as an intermediary component that manages communication and resource access between the two processing systems. It provides a unified interface for both processing systems to access shared resources, simplifying the interaction between the processing systems and reducing the complexity of direct connections and coordination mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If all resources are always enabled, then processing capabilities are maintained, but energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprocessing capabilitiesVSAvoidenergy consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The chipset includes power management capabilities that dynamically enable or disable resources based on the current operating state. When in low-power mode, the system can disable non-essential resources while maintaining core processing capabilities through the second processing system. This dynamic resource management allows the system to adapt its power consumption in real-time based on processing requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS8799695B2Information handling system with processing system, low-power processing system and shared resources

Publication Date: 2014.08.05 DELL PROD LP

AI summary

An information handling system includes a processing system, a low-power processing system, and a chipset. The processing system is configured to operate using a power system configured to power a shared resource of the processing system and a non-shared resource of the processing system, and to disable the non-shared resource during a reduced operating state of the processing system. The low-power processing system is configured to access the shared resource of the processing system during operation of the low-power processing system, wherein the operation of the low-power processing system is separate from the operation of the processing system. The chipset includes a processor of the processing system and operable to be enabled during operation of the processing system, wherein the processor is configured to be disabled during operation of the low-power processing system.