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Methods and systems for dynamically managing requests for computing capacity

US8661120B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 21, 2010
Grant dateFeb 25, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/1001
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of systems and methods are described for dynamically managing requests for computing capacity from a provider of computing resources. Illustratively, the computing resources may include program execution capabilities, data storage or management capabilities, network bandwidth, etc. The systems or methods automatically allocate computing resources for execution of one or more programs associated with the user. The systems and methods may enable the user to make changes to the allocated resources after execution of the one or more programs has started.

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