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Mechanism for sharing of guaranteed resources

US7330832B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 2000
Grant dateFeb 12, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 25, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2209/5021
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for service allocation among a plurality of entities requiring service allocation in a communications or computing environment comprising the steps of initializing a supply of services of one or more holding entities, endowing one or more bidding entities with an adjustably fixed amount of utility and a requirement for an amount of the supply of services, wherein the fixed amount of utility is a measure representative of the possibility of failure due to lack of resources, negotiating the supply of services of the holding entities, with each bidding entity bidding a selected amount of its fixed amount of utility, and redistribution of the supply of the holding entities among the bidding entities based on the negotiating.

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