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Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011

Filed:

Jul. 31, 2007
Applicants:

Arindam Mallik, Evanston, IL (US);

Bin Lin, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Gokhan Memik, Evanston, IL (US);

Peter Dinda, Evanston, IL (US);

Robert Dick, Evanston, IL (US);

Inventors:

Arindam Mallik, Evanston, IL (US);

Bin Lin, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Gokhan Memik, Evanston, IL (US);

Peter Dinda, Evanston, IL (US);

Robert Dick, Evanston, IL (US);

Assignee:

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/04 (2006.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for power management including determining at least one of an operating frequency and an operating voltage for a processor and configuring the processor based on the determined at least one of the operating frequency and the operating voltage. The operating frequency is determined based at least in part on direct user input. The operating voltage is determined based at least in part on an individual profile for processor.


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