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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2009
Bruce L. Worthington, Redmond, WA (US);
Stephen R. Berard, Seattle, WA (US);
Sean N. Mcgrane, Sammamish, WA (US);
Bruce L. Worthington, Redmond, WA (US);
Stephen R. Berard, Seattle, WA (US);
Sean N. McGrane, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computer system may manage objects in memory to consolidate less frequently accessed objects into memory regions that may be operated in a low power state where the access times may increase for the memory objects. By operating at least some of the memory regions in a low power state, significant power savings can be realized. The computer system may have several memory regions that may be independently controlled and may move memory objects to various memory regions in order to optimize power consumption. In some embodiments, an operation system level function may manage memory objects based on parameters gathered from usage history, memory topology and performance, and input from applications.