Patents by Inventor Bryan T. BUTTERS

Bryan T. BUTTERS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11567556
    Abstract: Examples herein relate to assigning, by a system agent of a central processing unit (CPU), an operating frequency to a core group based priority level of the core group while avoiding throttling of the system agent. Avoiding throttling of the system agent can include maintaining a minimum performance level of the system agent. A minimum performance level of the system agent can be based on a minimum operating frequency. Assigning, by a system agent of a central processing unit, an operating frequency to a core group based priority level of the core group while avoiding throttling of the system agent can avoid a thermal limit of the CPU. Avoiding thermal limit of the CPU can include adjusting the operating frequency to the core group to avoid performance indicators of the CPU. A performance indicator can indicate CPU utilization corresponds to Thermal Design Point (TDP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Macnamara, John J. Browne, Tomasz Kantecki, David Hunt, Anatoly Burakov, Srihari Makineni, Nikhil Gupta, Ankush Varma, Dorit Shapira, Vasudevan Srinivasan, Bryan T. Butters, Shrikant M. Shah
  • Publication number: 20200225724
    Abstract: Examples herein relate to assigning, by a system agent of a central processing unit (CPU), an operating frequency to a core group based priority level of the core group while avoiding throttling of the system agent. Avoiding throttling of the system agent can include maintaining a minimum performance level of the system agent. A minimum performance level of the system agent can be based on a minimum operating frequency. Assigning, by a system agent of a central processing unit, an operating frequency to a core group based priority level of the core group while avoiding throttling of the system agent can avoid a thermal limit of the CPU. Avoiding thermal limit of the CPU can include adjusting the operating frequency to the core group to avoid performance indicators of the CPU. A performance indicator can indicate CPU utilization corresponds to Thermal Design Point (TDP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Chris MACNAMARA, John J. BROWNE, Tomasz KANTECKI, David HUNT, Anatoly BURAKOV, Srihari MAKINENI, Nikhil GUPTA, Ankush VARMA, Dorit SHAPIRA, Vasudevan SRINIVASAN, Bryan T. BUTTERS, Shrikant M. SHAH