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Wilkes, 1992 - Google Patents

Predictive power conservation

Wilkes, 1992

Document ID
16471439145488895498
Author
Wilkes J
Publication year

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Predictive power conservation Page 1 roughly the same number of disk I/Os—it’s unlikely to increase or decrease significantly until the work is done, and a new program needs to be loaded or a new function started. And the time to do a snapshot is typically only a few …
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    • G06F1/26—Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof
    • G06F1/32—Means for saving power
    • G06F1/3203—Power Management, i.e. event-based initiation of power-saving mode
    • G06F1/3234—Action, measure or step performed to reduce power consumption
    • G06F1/3237—Power saving by disabling clock generation or distribution
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    • G06F1/3203—Power Management, i.e. event-based initiation of power-saving mode
    • G06F1/3206—Monitoring a parameter, a device or an event triggering a change in power modality
    • G06F1/3228—Monitoring task completion, e.g. by use of idle timer, STOP command, WAIT command
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    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programmes
    • G06F9/4401—Bootstrapping
    • G06F9/4418—Suspend and resume; Hibernate and awake
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y02B60/1292—Battery monitoring
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    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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    • Y02B60/1217—Frequency modification
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