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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Thomas P. Sawyers, Hempstead, TX (US);
Qijun Chen, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Thomas P. Sawyers, Hempstead, TX (US);
Qijun Chen, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 11/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2013.01); G06F 1/3206 (2013.01); G06F 11/3062 (2013.01); G06F 11/3072 (2013.01); G06F 11/328 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for use with computers. A power supply includes metering to determine the instantaneous and cumulative energy consumption of the power supply and a computer coupled thereto. Communications enable the power supply to communicate corresponding power data to the computer. A user of the computer can then view the power data and assess the effectiveness of energy conservation efforts.