http://www.peertopatent.org/patent/100/prior_art/list A computer implemented method, an apparatus, and computer usable program code for reducing the amount of power used when executing a set of applications is provided. A controller determines an operating condition for the data processing system. Responsive to the operating condition being above a threshold, the controller switches the set of applications to a low power path. Responsive to the operating condition being below the threshold and the set of applications operating at the low power path, the controller switches the set of applications to a normal operating path. en-us Reducing power usage in a software application Title: Power Management Features of Windows CE .NET<br/>Description: Microsoft's Windows CE operating system has the capability to define multiple operating points for a device. Applications are able to get notified on changes to operating states. The application can then change how it works with this information. Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:13:01 -0800 http://www.peertopatent.org/prior_art/295/detail Reducing power usage in a software application Title: AVR 25/45/85 8-bit Microcontroller with 2/4/8K Bytes In-System Programmable Flash<br/>ISBN: <br/>Description: Data sheet for the ATMEL ATtiny 25/45/85 describing the operation of an eight bit microcontroller, an instance of a family of microcontrollers that provide hardware and microcode support for all of the features claimed for this invention Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:23:02 -0700 http://www.peertopatent.org/prior_art/253/detail