Qualcomm filed 1 patent in 1 category: Hardware (1). The filing covers a CPU scheduling system designed for mobile gaming performance.
The Hardware patent describes a penalty-based approach that monitors frame rendering rates and reduces processor load when games exceed their target frame rates, preserving battery life while maintaining consistent frame delivery.
Qualcomm's Hardware patent tackles the challenge of balancing gaming performance with battery consumption on mobile devices. The system monitors when a game is rendering frames faster than needed and intelligently reduces the CPU's workload by manipulating how the game thread's processing demands appear to the scheduler. Instead of simply capping frame rates or reducing clock speeds, the approach uses a penalty mechanism that underreports the thread's workload when extra frame headroom exists, allowing the device to conserve power automatically without requiring any changes from game developers.
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