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Title: System and method for controlling power consumption in a computer system based on user satisfaction

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1129376
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Systems and methods for controlling power consumption in a computer system. For each of a plurality of interactive applications, the method changes a frequency at which a processor of the computer system runs, receives an indication of user satisfaction, determines a relationship between the changed frequency and the user satisfaction of the interactive application, and stores the determined relationship information. The determined relationship can distinguish between different users and different interactive applications. A frequency may be selected from the discrete frequencies at which the processor of the computer system runs based on the determined relationship information for a particular user and a particular interactive application running on the processor of the computer system. The processor may be adapted to run at the selected frequency.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-05ER25691; AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
Patent Number(s):
8,706,652
Application Number:
12/796,934
OSTI ID:
1129376
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2010 Jun 09
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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