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Multifunctional control of cooling systems for computers

  • US 20060178786A1
  • Filed: 02/09/2005
  • Published: 08/10/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling a cooling system in a computing apparatus comprising the steps of:

  • receiving at a controller for the cooling system a software instruction originated by one of an operating system and an application program running on the computing apparatus;

    receiving at the controller for the cooling system a hardware instruction from a hardware controller disposed in the computing apparatus;

    retrieving, by the controller in response to receiving the software and hardware instructions, input information corresponding to each instruction and related to the control of the cooling system;

    selecting at the controller which of the software and hardware instruction is to be used;

    generating a first control signal based on the selected instruction and the corresponding input information, and transmitting the first control signal to the cooling system, the first control signal controlling an amount of cooling provided by the cooling system to the computing apparatus.

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