Systems and methods for providing information regarding resource consumption or environmental impact associated with usage of a computer
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1. A method by a computing device, comprising:
- monitoring, by the computing device, resource consumption of the computing device pertaining to a user'"'"'s operation of the computing device the computing device having a display, internal components, and a housing surrounding the internal components, the internal components comprising a processor and memory, wherein the resource consumption monitored comprises energy consumption of the computing device comprising energy consumption of the display, the processor, and the memory;
storing, by the computing device, resource consumption data obtained from the monitoring, the resource consumption data comprising data of the energy consumption;
receiving, by the computing device, a request from the user for information regarding the resource consumption or environmental impact of the resource consumption, or both, associated with the user'"'"'s operation of the computing device;
presenting, by the computing device, the information to the user via the display;
providing a recommendation to the user regarding how the user can reduce the resource consumption; and
receiving a request from the user to run a simulation that adopts the recommendation, running the simulation, and presenting a result of the simulation to the user.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to monitoring on the computing device resource consumption, storing resource consumption data obtained from the monitoring, receiving a request from the user for information regarding resource consumption or environmental impact associated with the user'"'"'s operation of the computing device, and presenting to the user information regarding resource consumption or environmental impact.
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1. A method by a computing device, comprising:
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monitoring, by the computing device, resource consumption of the computing device pertaining to a user'"'"'s operation of the computing device the computing device having a display, internal components, and a housing surrounding the internal components, the internal components comprising a processor and memory, wherein the resource consumption monitored comprises energy consumption of the computing device comprising energy consumption of the display, the processor, and the memory; storing, by the computing device, resource consumption data obtained from the monitoring, the resource consumption data comprising data of the energy consumption; receiving, by the computing device, a request from the user for information regarding the resource consumption or environmental impact of the resource consumption, or both, associated with the user'"'"'s operation of the computing device; presenting, by the computing device, the information to the user via the display; providing a recommendation to the user regarding how the user can reduce the resource consumption; and receiving a request from the user to run a simulation that adopts the recommendation, running the simulation, and presenting a result of the simulation to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
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logic executable by a computing device to store resource consumption data obtained from monitoring a user'"'"'s operation of the computing device, the resource consumption data comprising data of resource consumption by the computing device comprising energy consumption of components of the computing device and pertaining to the user'"'"'s operation of the computing device, the components comprising a display and internal components, the internal components comprising a processor and memory surrounded by a housing of the computing device; logic executable by the computing device to receive at the computing device a request from the user for information regarding the resource consumption or environmental impact of the resource consumption, or both, associated with the user'"'"'s operation of the computing device; and logic executable by the computing device to present to the user via the display a graphical representation regarding the resource consumption or the environmental impact, or both; logic executable by the computing device to provide a recommendation to the user regarding how the user can reduce the resource consumption; and logic executable by the computing device to receive a request from the user to run a simulation that adopts the recommendation, run the simulation, and present a result of the simulation to the user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A computing device comprising:
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a display; a processor and memory; and a housing surrounding the processor and the memory, wherein the memory stores code executable by the processor to; monitor resource consumption of the computing device pertaining to a user'"'"'s operation of the computing device, the resource consumption comprising consumption of electricity by the display, the processor, and the memory; present information regarding the resource consumption to a user, the information comprising a graphical representation; provide a recommendation to the user regarding how the user can reduce the resource consumption; and receive a request from the user to run a simulation that adopts the recommendation, run the simulation, and present a result of the simulation to the user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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