Controlled depletion of a stochastically varying resource pool

US8055570B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FMR LLC · US

Inventors

• Jonathan Shelon · Scarsdale, US
• Ren Cheng · Sharon, US
• Stephen D. Fisher · Belmont, US
• Peter Herlihy · Hamilton, US
• Ya Jin · Brookline, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 4, 2010
• Grant date: Nov 8, 2011
• Expiry date: Apr 24, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for controlling resource pool depletion includes, at a first time, determining a first remainder of a depletion interval; on the basis of the first remainder, determining a first depletion rate for urging the pool to reach a selected state at the end of the depletion interval; on the basis of the first depletion rate, partially depleting the pool; and at a second time following the first time, determining a second remainder of the depletion interval; receiving state information indicative of a difference between a state of the pool at the first time and a state of the resource pool at the second time; on the basis of the second remainder and the state information, determining a second depletion rate for urging the pool to reach a selected state at the end of the depletion interval; and on the basis of the second depletion rate, partially depleting the pool.