Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – Specified indicator structure
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-13
2006-06-13
Hofsass, Jeffery (Department: 2632)
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
Specified indicator structure
C340S691600, C340S525000, C340S540000, C340S635000, C399S024000, C399S027000, C399S029000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07061391
ABSTRACT:
Provided is a method, system, and program for monitoring depletion of a consumable resource in a monitored system. Information is received on at least one unit of work to be processed by the monitored system, wherein the monitored system would deplete the consumable resource when processing each unit of work. A determination is made of a rate of resource depletion per unit of work processed. An amount of resource remaining after the monitored system processes the at least one unit of work is estimated as a function of the determined rate of resource depletion and a number of one or more units of work to process. A graphical display for rendering on a computer monitor is generated indicating the estimated amount of the resource remaining.
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Hopper Samuel Neely
Jepsen Eric W.
Hofsass Jeffery
International Business Machines - Corporation
Konrad Raynes & Victor LLP
Nguyen Hung
Victor David W.
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