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Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2003
Applicants:

Michael Claus Olsen, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);

Frederick Douglis, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Marcel-catalin Rosu, Ossining, NY (US);

Thomas Richard Hildner, Cary, NC (US);

Inventors:

Michael Claus Olsen, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);

Frederick Douglis, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Marcel-Catalin Rosu, Ossining, NY (US);

Thomas Richard Hildner, Cary, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An information processing system comprises first and second levels of a storage hierarchy, wherein accessing information in the first level consumes more energy than accessing information in the second level; and a processor for writing information to the second level of storage based on energy-conserving criteria. The energy-conserving criteria comprise a set of heuristics, including system state information and user preferences.


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