RESTRICTING RESOURCES CONSUMED BY GHOST AGENTS
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A system for restricting resources consumed by ghost agents comprising the steps of:
- means for associating a ghost agent with a host;
means for ascertaining a resource utilization for said ghost agent and said host combined;
means for comparing said resource utilization to a usage threshold; and
means for determining whether at least one operation of said ghost agent is to be executed responsive to said comparing step.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
One aspect of the present invention can include a method for restricting resources consumed by ghost agents. The method can include the step of associating a ghost agent with a host. A resource utilization value can be ascertained for the ghost agent and the host combined. The ascertained resource utilization value can be compared with a usage threshold. A determination can be made as to whether operations of the ghost agent are to be executed based upon the previous comparison.
34 Citations
13 Claims
-
1. A system for restricting resources consumed by ghost agents comprising the steps of:
-
means for associating a ghost agent with a host; means for ascertaining a resource utilization for said ghost agent and said host combined; means for comparing said resource utilization to a usage threshold; and means for determining whether at least one operation of said ghost agent is to be executed responsive to said comparing step.
-
-
2. A ghost agent comprising:
-
an interface for associating said ghost agent with a host; a ghost log configured to record data relating to said host; and a ghost controller configured to compare resource utilization levels with established thresholds, and wherein said ghost agent automatically moves within a grid environment to follow movements of said host. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
-
associating a ghost agent with a host; ascertaining a resource utilization for said ghost agent and said host combined; comparing said resource utilization to a usage threshold; and determining whether at least one operation of said ghost agent is to be executed responsive to said comparing step. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
Specification