Processor State Transition Timing Using Manifest Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computing devices face challenges in efficiently transitioning between operating states due to the lack of effective coordination among multiple processors, leading to potential artifacts and timing errors that affect the user experience.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a manifest server to control the timing of input/output processors and other processors, using manifests to coordinate operations without direct communication between processors, ensuring synchronized transitions across multiple processors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If processors communicate directly to coordinate state transitions, then timing synchronization is achieved, but power consumption increases and resources are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
A manifest server is introduced as an intermediary component that receives state transition requests and distributes manifest data to multiple processors. This mediator architecture enables timing synchronization without requiring direct inter-processor communication, thereby reducing power consumption and freeing processor resources while maintaining reliable coordinated transitions between operating states.
2Reliability
If processors communicate directly to coordinate state transitions, then timing synchronization is achieved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The manifest server serves as a central intermediary that manages all coordination logic for state transitions. By consolidating the communication coordination function in a single component rather than requiring mesh communication between all processors, the system reduces communication complexity while maintaining timing synchronization reliability.
3Productivity
If state transitions occur without coordinated timing control, then processing speed is maintained, but artifacts and timing errors occur affecting user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The manifest server receives state transition requests and prepares manifest data containing timing information before the actual transition occurs. This preliminary preparation allows processors to execute state changes in precise coordination without delays, maintaining processing speed while ensuring transition quality free from artifacts and timing errors.
Data Source
AI summary
A request to transition a computing system from a first state to a second state is received, and a respective manifest is compiled for each of a plurality of processors of the computing system. Each manifest comprises a transition identifier representing a command to transition from the first state to the second state and an action time for executing one or more operations associated with the transition identifier. The respective manifests are dispatched to the plurality of processors, and status reports are received from the plurality of processors regarding the transition from the first state to the second state.