Method and apparatus for detecting conditions of a peripheral device including motion, and determining/predicting temperature(S) wherein at least one temperature is weighted based on detected conditions
Methods and apparatuses to automatically adjust a thermal requirement of a data processing system are described. One or more conditions associated with a data processing system are detected. A temperature requirement for the data processing system is determined based on the one or more conditions. The performance of the data processing system may be throttled to maintain a temperature of the data processing system below the temperature requirement. Detecting the one or more conditions associated with the data processing system may include determining a location of the data processing system based on a measured motion, a state of a peripheral device, a position of one portion of the data processing system (e.g., a lid) relative another portion of the data processing system (e.g., a bottom portion), a type of application operating on the data processing system, or any combination thereof.
1. A machine-implemented method, comprising:
detecting a plurality of conditions associated with a data processing system; and
determining a first temperature for the data processing system based on the plurality of conditions, the plurality of conditions including a state of motion of the data processing system and a state of a peripheral device that is coupled to the data processing system, wherein the first temperature is weighed based on the plurality of conditions.
2. The machine-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting the plurality of conditions includes measuring a motion associated with the data processing system; and determining a location of the data processing system based on the motion.
3. The machine-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting the plurality of conditions includes determining the state of the peripheral device.
4. The machine-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting the plurality of conditions includes determining a position of one portion of the data processing system relative to another portion of the data processing system.
5. The machine-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting the plurality of conditions includes determining a type of application operating on the data processing system.
6. The machine-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising
predicting thermal requirements for each of the plurality of conditions; and
weighing the predicted thermal requirements.
7. The machine-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising
throttling a performance of the data processing system to maintain a data processing system temperature below the first temperature.
8. The machine-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the first temperature includes selecting a temperature set point for the data processing system based on the plurality of conditions.
9. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing executable program instructions which when executed by a data processing system causes the system to perform operations, comprising:
detecting a plurality of conditions associated with a data processing system; and
determining a first temperature for the data processing system based on the plurality of conditions, the plurality of conditions including a state of motion of the data processing system and a state of a peripheral device that is coupled to the data processing system, wherein the first temperature is weighed based on the plurality of conditions.
10. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the detecting the plurality of conditions includes measuring a motion associated with the data processing system; and determining a location of the data processing system based on the motion.
11. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the detecting the plurality of conditions includes determining the state of the peripheral device.
12. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the detecting the plurality of conditions includes determining a position of one portion of the data processing system relative another portion of the data processing system.
13. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the detecting the plurality of conditions includes determining a type of application operating on the data processing system.
14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9 , further comprising instructions that cause the system to perform operations comprising:
predicting thermal requirements for each of the plurality of conditions; and
weighing the predicted thermal requirements.
15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9 , further comprising instructions that cause the system to perform operations comprising
throttling a performance of the data processing system to maintain a data processing system temperature below the first temperature.
16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the determining the first temperature includes selecting a temperature set point for the data processing system based on the plurality of conditions.
17. A system, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to detect a plurality of conditions associated with a data processing system; and
to determine a first temperature for the data processing system based on the plurality of conditions, the plurality of conditions including a state of motion of the data processing system and a state of a peripheral device that is coupled to the data processing system, wherein the first temperature is weighed based on the plurality of conditions.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the detecting the plurality of conditions includes measuring a motion associated with the data processing system;
and determining a location of the data processing system based on the motion.
19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the detecting the plurality of conditions includes determining the state of the peripheral device.
20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the detecting the plurality of conditions includes determining a position of one portion of the data processing system relative another portion of the data processing system.
21. The system of claim 17 , wherein the detecting the plurality of conditions includes determining a type of application operating on the data processing system.
22. The system of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to
predict thermal requirements for each of the plurality of conditions; and
to weigh the predicted thermal requirements.
23. The system of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to
throttle a performance of the data processing system to maintain a data processing system temperature below the first temperature.
24. The system of claim 17 , wherein the determining the first temperature includes selecting a temperature set point for the data processing system based on the plurality of conditions.
25. A system, comprising:
means for detecting a plurality of conditions associated with a data processing system, the means for detecting comprising at least one processor; and
means for determining a first temperature for the data processing system based on the plurality of conditions, the plurality of conditions including a state of motion of the data processing system and a state of a peripheral device that is coupled to the data processing system, wherein the first temperature is weighed based on the plurality of conditions.
26. The system of claim 25 , wherein the means for detecting the plurality of conditions includes means for measuring a motion associated with the data processing system; and means for determining a location of the data processing system based on the motion.