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Thermal and power management for computer systems

US7506190B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

C. Douglass Thomas · Saratoga, US
Alan E. Thomas

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 22, 2007
Grant date	Mar 17, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 22, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D10/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Improved approaches to providing thermal and power management for a computing device are disclosed. These approaches facilitate intelligent control of a processor's clock frequency and/or a fan's speed so as to provide thermal and/or power management for the computing device.

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