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Tier-based dynamic incentive arbitration in an on-demand computing environment

US8249937B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2008
Grant dateAug 21, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2209/508
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for allocating resources which are anticipated to be available in an on-demand computing at some time in the future, wherein a producer trending agent (PTA) lists resources according to a trend prediction of resource availability in the past, a consumer trending agent (CTA) places bids for listed resources according to previous resource usage trends, and an arbitration system (REAS) matches the bids with the listings to determine if a match exists. If so, a binding contract for consumption of the matched listed resources is established. The PTA also produce tier-based dynamic incentive (TDI) schema which divides potential bidders into tiers, and offers additional resource incentives according to the tiers. Both PTA and CTA dynamically update their available/usage trends, listings and bids, over time.

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