Single Point Indicator for CPU Utilization via Color Changes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for indicating CPU utilization require complex graphical displays and numerical values, making them costly and difficult for users to read and interpret accurately.
Innovation Solution
A system and method using a single point indicator capable of emitting various wavelengths of light, such as an RGB LED, to visually represent CPU utilization levels, allowing users to quickly and intuitively assess the CPU's operational state without needing to read complex scales or numerical values.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If graphical expressions or numerical values are used to display CPU utilization, then the information can be accurately represented, but the display screen becomes complex and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses color changes in an LED indicator to represent different CPU utilization levels. The system divides the utilization range into segments and assigns different colors to each segment, allowing accurate representation of CPU state through simple color transitions rather than complex graphical displays or numerical readings.
2Measurement precision
If graphical expressions or numerical values are used to display CPU utilization, then the information can be accurately represented, but the display size must be large to be easily read
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses color changes in an LED indicator to represent different CPU utilization levels. The system divides the utilization range into segments and assigns different colors to each segment, allowing accurate representation of CPU state through simple color transitions rather than complex graphical displays or numerical readings.
3Measurement precision
If graphical expressions are used to display CPU utilization, then the information can be accurately represented, but the user must read multiple portions and orient relative to axes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses color changes in an LED indicator to represent different CPU utilization levels. The system divides the utilization range into segments and assigns different colors to each segment, allowing accurate representation of CPU state through simple color transitions rather than complex graphical displays or numerical readings.
4Measurement precision
If numerical values are used to display CPU utilization, then the information can be accurately represented, but the user must clearly read each digit to determine utilization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses color changes in an LED indicator to represent different CPU utilization levels. The system divides the utilization range into segments and assigns different colors to each segment, allowing accurate representation of CPU state through simple color transitions rather than complex graphical displays or numerical readings.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a simple, accessible, and intuitive way to indicate CPU utilization, enabling users to easily determine the CPU's operational state from a distance, even in a small space, by correlating light colors with utilization levels, thus improving user accessibility and reducing costs.
Implementation Method 1
A visual indicator, such as a light emitting diode, is capable of providing a visual indication of the processor utilization level
Implementation Method 2
The single point indicator can include a red-green-blue light emitting diode driving circuit coupled to the microprocessor. The RGB LED driving circuit can include a RGB LED.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer including a microprocessor, a memory system, a bus system, and a single point indicator. The memory system includes an operating system stored therein. The bus system couples the memory system to the microprocessor. The single point indicator is coupled to the microprocessor and is capable of emitting a single point of light of substantially any wavelength in a visible spectrum. The computer also includes logic that determines a level of a selected operational parameter of the computer and logic that generates a corresponding wavelength of light emitted from the single point indicator. The corresponding wavelength of light corresponds to the level of the selected operational parameter. A method for indicating a level of a selected operational parameter of a computer is also disclosed.