Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Computer network monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-08
2011-03-08
Boutah, Alina N. (Department: 2443)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
Computer network monitoring
C709S223000, C709S225000, C709S226000, C705S014270
Reexamination Certificate
active
07904544
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for estimating a demand for a service offered via a network includes an external-factor storing unit that stores an event for a case in which information relating to the service appears in a predetermined information source on the network, as an external factor affecting the demand; a demand-amount calculating unit that calculates an amount of the demand for the service by determining whether the event as the external factor stored is appeared in the predetermined information source; and a resource-change instructing unit that instructs a change of a resource allocated to the service, according to the amount of the demand calculated.
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Itsuki Mitsuhiro
Migita Kazuhiko
Shimojima Kazuki
Boutah Alina N.
Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu Patent Center
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