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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Vivek Dharmadhikari, San Jose, CA (US);
Sanjay Sane, Fremont, CA (US);
Vinay Sawal, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
DELL PRODUCTS LP, Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/70 (2013.01); H04L 43/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the present invention include selecting a route based on energy cost. Energy cost is evaluated based on a power metric. The power metric is determined based on an energy cost related attribute and a corresponding weight. In embodiments of the present invention, money can be saved based on electricity savings. In embodiments of the present invention 'green' power can be used more often than fossil fuel power.