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Adaptive power control

US8566627B2 · kind B2 · utility

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207References

27Claims

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Inventors

Sameer Halepete · San Jose, US
H. Peter Anvin · San Jose, US
Zongjian Chen · Palo Alto, US
Godfrey P. D'Souza · San Jose, US
Marc Fleischmann · Menlo Park, US
Keith Klayman · Sunnyvale, US
Thomas Lawrence · Mountain View, US
Andrew Read · Volbringen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 14, 2009
Grant date	Oct 22, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 14, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

A method for controlling the power used by a computer including the steps of measuring the operating characteristics of a central processor of the computer, determining when the operating characteristics of the central processor are significantly different than required by the operations being conducted, and changing the operating characteristics of the central processor to a level commensurate with the operations being conducted.

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