Energy saving method and system
OwnerMark Stuart, Richard Marsh +2inventors
InventorsMark Stuart, Richard Marsh, Shane Wilson, Milton Mukhopadhyay
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Abstract
A method for controlling the power consumption in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network of content delivery devices is provided. The method comprises the steps of: determining the capacity of the network to deliver each content unit stored on a device; determining the demand of the network for each content unit stored on the device; comparing the capacity with the demand for each content unit stored on the device; and controlling the power supplied to said device based on said comparison.
Claims8
A method for controlling the power consumption in a peer-to-peer network of content delivery devices wherein at least one device stores at least one content unit, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining the capacity of the network to deliver each content unit stored on a device;
- determining the demand of the network for each content unit stored on said device;
- comparing the capacity with the demand for each content unit stored on said device;
- and
- controlling the power supplied to said device based on said comparison.
A system for controlling the power consumption in a peer-to-peer network of content delivery devices wherein at least one device stores at least one content unit, the system comprising:
- means for determining the capacity of the network to deliver each content unit stored on a device;
- means for determining the demand of the network for each content unit stored on said device;
- means for comparing the capacity with the demand for each content unit stored on said device;
- and
- means for controlling the power supplied to said device based on said comparison.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.