CLOUD BASED COMPUTER POWER MANAGEMENT

• US 20110087776A1
• Filed: 10/13/2010
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Moore, David, Cairns, Ryan, Tabone, Ryan
• Application Number:
  US12/904,129
• Publication Number:
  US 20110087776A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/137 Hash-based content-based indexing of textual data G06F16/31
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1748 De-duplication implemented within the file system, e.g. based on file segments de-duplication techniques in storage systems for the management of data blocks G06F3/0641
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1824 implemented using Network-attached Storage [NAS] architecture distributed or networked storage systems G06F3/067; protocols for distributed storage of data in a network H04L67/1097
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2103 Challenge-response
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0641 De-duplication techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

According to one general aspect, a method of providing data to a client device may include receiving a request from a client device for a multi-element document. The method may also include receiving, from the client device, an indicator related to the level of system resources of the client device. The method may include dynamically adjusting one or more of the elements included by the requested multi-element document based, at least in part, upon the received indicator. The method may further include transmitting the adjusted multi-element document to the client device.

Claims

1. A method of providing data to a client device, the method comprising:

receiving a request from a client device for a multi-element document;

receiving, from the client device, an indicator related to the level of system resources of the client device;

dynamically adjusting one or more of the elements included by the requested multi-element document based, at least in part, upon the received indicator; and

transmitting the adjusted multi-element document to the client device.

2. The method of claim 1, further including providing the client device with an indication of the multi-element document elements that can be adjusted.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically adjusting the element(s) included by the requested multi-element document includes:

selecting one of a plurality of multi-element document templates based upon the received indicator, wherein each of the plurality of multi-element document templates is based upon a respective system resource usage profile.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an indicator related to the level of system resources of the client device includes:

receiving an indication of the bandwidth provided by a communications channel employed to communicate between the server and the client device; and

wherein dynamically adjusting the element(s) included by the requested multi-element document includes;

adjusting the aggregate size of the elements based upon the indicated bandwidth of the communications channel.

5. The method of claim 1, further including:

requesting, from the client device, the indicator related to the level of system resources of the client device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically adjusting one or more of the elements included by the requested multi-element document includes:

retrieving a set of user preferences associated with a user of the client device, wherein the set of user preferences includes preferences indicating which elements the user finds important;

adjusting the element(s) based upon the set of user preferences and the indicator of the level of system resources.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically adjusting one or more of the elements included by the requested multi-element document includes:

substituting an inactive multi-element document for a active multi-element document, wherein an active multi-element document includes dynamically changing content.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an indicator related to the level of system resources of the client device includes:

receiving an indication of an amount of operating power included by the client device; and

wherein dynamically adjusting the element(s) included by the requested multi-element document includes;

adjusting the element(s) based upon the indicated amount of operating power included by the client device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically adjusting the element(s) included by the requested multi-element documents includes:

determining at least one system resource to be conserved, and

replacing elements with replacement elements,

wherein the replacement elements are configured to cause the client system to consume less of the determined system resource to be conserved than the replaced elements; and

further including;

receiving a request from the client device for one or more of the replaced elements, and

transmitting the requested element(s) to the client device.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a network interface configured to send and receive signals as part of operating within a communications network;

a memory to store executable code that, when executed, causes the apparatus to;

receive a request from a client device for a multi-element document;

receive, from the client device, an indicator related to the level of system resources of the client device;

dynamically adjust one or more of the elements included by the requested multi-element document based, at least in part, upon the received indicator; and

transmit the adjusted multi-element document to the client device.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the executable code further causes the apparatus to:

provide the client device with an indication of the multi-element document elements that can be adjusted.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the executable code that causes the apparatus to dynamically adjust the element(s) included by the requested multi-element document includes executable code that causes the apparatus to:

select one of a plurality of multi-element document templates based upon the received indicator, wherein each of the plurality of multi-element document templates is based upon a respective system resource usage profile.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the indicator related to the level of system resources of the client device includes:

an indication of the bandwidth provided by a communications channel employed to communicate between the server and the client device; and

wherein the executable code that causes the apparatus to dynamically adjust the element(s) included by the requested multi-element document includes executable code that causes the apparatus to;

adjust the aggregate size of the elements based upon the indicated bandwidth of the communications channel.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the executable code further causes the apparatus to:

request, from the client device, the indicator related to the level of system resources of the client device.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the executable code that causes the apparatus to dynamically adjust the element(s) included by the requested multi-element document includes executable code that causes the apparatus to:

retrieve a set of user preferences associated with a user of the client device, wherein the set of user preferences includes preferences indicating which elements the user finds important;

adjust the element(s) based upon the set of user preferences and the indicator of the level of system resources.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the executable code that causes the apparatus to dynamically adjust the element(s) included by the requested multi-element document includes executable code that causes the apparatus to:

substitute an inactive multi-element document for a active multi-element document, wherein an active multi-element document includes dynamically changing content.

17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the indicator related to the level of system resources of the client device includes:

an indication of an amount of operating power included by the client device; and

wherein the executable code that causes the apparatus to dynamically adjust the element(s) included by the requested multi-element document includes executable code that causes the apparatus to;

adjust the element(s) based upon the indicated amount of operating power included by the client device.

18. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the executable code that causes the apparatus to dynamically adjust the element(s) included by the requested multi-element document includes executable code that causes the apparatus to:

determine at least one system resource to be conserved, and

replace elements with replacement elements,

wherein the replacement elements are configured to cause the client system to consume less of the determined system resource to be conserved than the replaced elements; and

wherein the executable code further causes the apparatus to;

receive a request from the client device for one or more of the replaced elements, and

transmit the requested element(s) to the client device.

19. A computer-readable medium being tangibly embodied and including executable code that causes an apparatus to

receive a request from a client device for a multi-element document;

receive, from the client device, an indicator related to the level of system resources of the client device;

dynamically adjust one or more of the elements included by the requested multi-element document based, at least in part, upon the received indicator; and

transmit the adjusted multi-element document to the client device.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the executable code causes the apparatus to:

retrieve a set of user preferences associated with a user of the client device, wherein the set of user preferences includes preferences indicating which elements the user finds important; and

adjust the element(s) based upon the set of user preferences and the indicator of the level of system resources.