Fluid, depleting chips for obtaining desired service level...

Details Fluid, depleting chips for obtaining desired service level... Fluid, depleting chips for obtaining desired service level...

2007-05-31

2010-11-23

Weiss, John G (Department: 3629)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Health care management

C705S001100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07840433

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides fluid, depleting chips for allocating computational resources for obtaining desired service level characteristics, wherein fluid chips deplete from a maximum allocated amount but may, in an optional implementation, be allowed to be replenished through the purchase of additional chips. A number of chips are assigned to the requestor/party, known as the business unit (BU), which could be a department, or group providing like-functionality services. In one implementation, the chips themselves could represent base monetary units integrated over time.

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