Environmental Load Reducing System for Operating System Configuration Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional systems only present carbon dioxide emission amounts to users, making it difficult for them to identify configurations with lower environmental loads, hindering the ability to switch to more environmentally friendly options.
Innovation Solution
An environmental load reducing system that compares configuration information and carbon dioxide emission amounts between different operating systems to identify low environmental load components, allowing users to switch to configurations with reduced emissions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If carbon dioxide emission amount is merely presented to the user through display, then the user can know the emission amount, but the user cannot recognize configurations with lower environmental loads or examine switches to reduce environmental loads further
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the overall system configuration into individual components (e.g., storage devices, processors, memory). By comparing components separately between different system configurations, the system identifies which specific components contribute to environmental load differences. This segmentation enables detailed analysis without requiring complex overall system redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to users by presenting not only the total carbon dioxide emission amount but also breakdown information by component and comparative data showing alternative configurations with lower emissions. This feedback loop enables users to understand the environmental impact of specific components and make informed decisions about configuration changes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system compares configuration information between different operating systems to identify low environmental load components, then users can examine configurations with reduced emissions, but the system requires comparing multiple system configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates virtual copies of different system configurations and their associated carbon dioxide emission data for comparison. Instead of requiring physical restructuring or complex measurements, the system uses informational copies of configuration data and emission calculations to enable comparison and selection of optimal low-emission configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary calculations and comparisons of carbon dioxide emission amounts for multiple potential configurations before the user makes a decision. By pre-computing emission data for various component combinations and storing this information, the system eliminates the need for complex real-time calculations when the user wants to compare options.
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AI summary
An environmental load reducing system is disclosed to enable a user desiring to contribute to reduction of environmental loads to examine a switch to a configuration reducing environmental loads. The environmental load reducing system compares configuration information associated with an operating system operated by a user with configuration information associated with a different operating system of a different user, to detect a difference between system components of these systems. The system also compares a calculation result of a carbon dioxide emission amount emitted by operation of the operating system for a fixed period of time with a calculation result of a carbon dioxide emission amount emitted by operation of the different operating system for the fixed period of time. A presentation unit presents the different system component as a low environmental load component according to the system component difference and in reference to a comparison result.