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Virtualized application power budgeting

  • US 9,268,394 B2
  • Filed: 02/03/2014
  • Issued: 02/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for improving the power usage of computing devices, the system comprising:

  • a computing device;

    a memory coupled to the computing device comprising computer executable instructions that upon execution on the computing device;

    receive information indicative of a first portion of an application running on a first virtual machine on a first computing device and wherein a second portion of the application is configured to run on a second virtual machine on a second computing device, the first application one of a plurality;

    determine, based at least in part on the received information, an approximate power consumption of one of the first portion of the application or the second portion of the application; and

    based on the determination, provide information to at least one of the first or second virtual machines to manipulate one or more aspects of the at least one of the first or second virtual machines to cause the at least one of the first or second virtual machines to alter the power usage associated with the application.

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