Patent Document ID: 20070106860
Application ID: 11164125
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A computer memory device configured for dynamic redistribution of at least some of its contents to reduce power consumption, comprising the following hardware or software components: (a). at least one active memory storage region; (b). at least one active region of memory storage that is held in reserve and not allocated for use; and (c). one or more control components each configured to perform at least one of the following operations: (i). monitoring at least one operating parameter comprising memory usage, power consumption, or thermal loads for each active memory storage region to identify any memory region meeting one or more of the following criteria: (A). processing activity for that memory region is unbalanced in comparison to any other memory region; or (B). that memory region sustains a disproportionate share of the memory usage, power consumption or thermal load in comparison to any other memory region over a defined period of time; (ii). redistributing or reallocating at least a portion of the contents of any memory region meeting one or more of the aforementioned criteria into reserve memory; (iii). accessing the redistributed or reallocated contents from the new memory location; and (iv). repeating the foregoing operations until at least one of the monitored operating parameter(s) is balanced substantially evenly among all active memory components.