发明名称 |
Method of providing metered capacity of temporary computer resources |
摘要 |
An apparatus and method provides the capability of metering temporary capacity on demand in a computer system. A resource-time is specified, such as processor-days. The actual usage of the resource is monitored, and the customer is charged for only the actual usage of the resource. In this manner a customer may purchase a specified resource-time, and is only charged for the time that the resource is actually used. The preferred embodiments extend to metering temporary capacity on demand in a logically partitioned computer system. If a resource is shared, the actual usage of the resource is monitored, and the customer is only billed for actual usage that exceeds a predetermined non-zero threshold.
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申请公布号 |
US7627506(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2009.12.01 |
申请号 |
US20030616676 |
申请日期 |
2003.07.10 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
BIRKESTRAND DANIEL CHARLES;GRIMM RANDALL LANE;LEWIS DAVID OTTO;SCHARDT TERRY LYLE |
分类号 |
G07F19/00;G06F15/167;G06F15/173 |
主分类号 |
G07F19/00 |
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