Method and apparatus for dynamically controlling power management in a distributed system
US7644293B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, an activity detector comprises a resource partitioned into a plurality of chunks, a power controller and an activity detection unit. In communication with the activity detector and the resource, the power controller, based on measured activity by the activity detector, activates an additional chunk of the plurality of chunks and assigned the additional chunk to a specified agent or deactivates at least one chunk of the plurality of chunks.
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