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Methods and systems for reducing burst usage of a networked computer system

  • US 9,363,142 B2
  • Filed: 09/02/2015
  • Issued: 06/07/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of reducing burst usage in a networked computer system, the method comprising:

  • transmitting, over a network and to a plurality of computers, information regarding a first time period when resource requests for a first set of resources will be accepted, wherein each resource in the first set of resources is not to be allocated during the first time period;

    receiving, over the network, a plurality of resource requests during the first time period, each resource request of the plurality of resource requests being from a requester electronic device and being for at least a portion of the resources in the first set of resources;

    during a second time period beginning after the first time period ends, processing the plurality of resource requests in batch mode using a processing system, the processing further comprising;

    ranking the plurality of resource requests based on one or more criteria, the ranking not depending on a time at which each of the plurality of resource requests was received;

    allocating first resources to a first portion of a plurality of requesters based at least in part on the ranking and availability of requested resources, the plurality of requesters corresponding to the plurality of requester electronic devices;

    transmitting, for each requester in the first portion of requesters, a communication over the network to the corresponding requester electronic device that provides information regarding a first resource were allocated to the requester;

    allocating one or more alternate second resources to a second portion of the plurality of requesters;

    transmitting, for each requester in the second portion of requesters, a communication over the network to the corresponding requester electronic device that provides information regarding an alternate second resource allocated to the requester.

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