LOAD BALANCE PAYMENT
First Claim
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1. A system, comprising:
- an evaluation component that analyzes metadata related to a user; and
a choice component that selects a reward to motivate the user to avoid a path with a high traffic load, the selection is based upon a result of the analysis.
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Abstract
A user can be provided a variety of incentives to take a route that is different from a standard path in order to relieve path load balancing issues. Information on a primary path can be collected and analyzed to determine if it would be beneficial to encourage users to take an alternate path. If it is determined that users should be encouraged to take another path, then analysis of potential users can occur. A result of the user analysis can be used to select users that are offered to take the alternate path as well as an incentive offered to the user to encourage her to take the alternate path.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an evaluation component that analyzes metadata related to a user; and a choice component that selects a reward to motivate the user to avoid a path with a high traffic load, the selection is based upon a result of the analysis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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collecting load balance data for a path; and determining at least one user that is to be offered an opportunity to avoid the path based upon at least a portion of the collected load balance data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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means for collecting data that concerns a primary path; means for determining that congestion on the primary path is at a level where a user should be offered a reward to take a supplemental path; means for selecting a user that is capable of taking the supplemental path; means for evaluating the user in view of a reward that is likely to motivate the user to take the supplemental path; means for choosing a reward to offer the user for taking the supplemental path, the reward is specifically tailored to the used based upon a result of the evaluation; and means for negotiating with the user to take the supplemental path based upon the reward. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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