Information Handling System Thermal Management via Dynamic Display Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Poor thermal management in information handling systems leads to decreased performance and increased noise due to component throttling and heat generation, especially when handling higher loads such as external displays with higher resolutions.

Innovation Solution

The information handling system employs algorithms to allocate resources based on user interaction, adjusting thermal and power levels by monitoring user interaction with rendered windows, generating user profiles, and leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimize thermal and power management across multiple devices and components.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If the information handling system operates at higher power levels to support external displays with higher resolutions, then the display quality and processing capability are improved, but thermal generation increases causing performance throttling and acoustic degradation

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisplay brightness and resolutionVSAvoidthermal generation

Core Design Contradiction:

Illumination intensityVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts display parameters (brightness, refresh rate, resolution) based on real-time thermal conditions and user interaction patterns. The software control continuously monitors thermal levels and modifies display settings to maintain optimal performance while staying within thermal limits, rather than using fixed static settings

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes multiple display parameters simultaneously (brightness level, refresh rate, resolution) to collectively reduce power consumption and thermal generation. By adjusting these parameters based on user interaction with different windows, the system optimizes the balance between display quality and thermal management

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If the system allocates more resources to prioritize user-interacted applications, then the responsiveness and performance of active applications are improved, but power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication responsivenessVSAvoidpower consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different resource allocation strategies to different applications based on user interaction. Resources are concentrated on the active window or application the user is currently interacting with, while reducing resources for inactive applications. This localized resource allocation improves productivity for active tasks without proportionally increasing overall power consumption

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Loss of energy

If the system uses algorithms to dynamically adjust display parameters based on user interaction, then power consumption is reduced, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepower consumptionVSAvoidsoftware control complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of energyVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements self-service through automated algorithms that monitor user interaction patterns and automatically adjust display parameters without requiring manual user intervention. The software control system services itself by detecting user behavior and making autonomous decisions about resource allocation and display settings, reducing the need for complex manual control interfaces

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11422613B2Method to enhance system power and thermal limits through software control for configurations using external monitors

Publication Date: 2022.08.23 DELL PROD LP

AI summary

An information handling system may use algorithms implemented in hardware or software for allocating system resources to prioritize applications based on user interaction with the information handling system. An information handling system may optimize the power consumption in an information handling system or electronic device by adjusting performance parameters that redirect available thermal and power headroom to applications that the user is interacting with. The information handling system may monitor user interaction with windows rendered by the information handling system, whether on an internal display or external display. For example, a refresh rate of a monitor displaying a rendered window with less interaction than other rendered windows may be reduced to reduce power consumption related to operation of that monitor. Additional thermal headroom of the information handling system may be used to improve responsiveness of rendered windows with which the user is interacting.