Regulating access to a scarce resource
US7606899B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to regulating access by users to a scarce resource. A request for access to the scarce resource is received. It is determined whether the access level for the scarce resource is at a desired maximum and responsive to determining that it is, the requester is allocated to an access slot. The requester is then provided with a notification of their allocated access slot. Access is available to the requester when the allocated slot is enabled.
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