Method and apparatus for providing scaled ratio counters to obtain agent profiles
US6088421A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/88
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring an event is disclosed. In one embodiment, a ratio counter is provided which includes a first counter having a first count and a second counter having a second count. The method increments the first count of the first counter on an occurrence of an event by a first device and shifts the ratio counter to the right by a predetermined number of bits when the first count reaches a maximum count. The method further takes a ratio between the first count and the second count where the ratio indicates the relative occurrence of the event by the first device and a second device. In another embodiment, the method decrements the second count of the second counter when the first count reaches a maximum count. In yet another embodiment, the method decrements the first count of the first counter and the second count of the second counter when the first count reaches a maximum count.
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