Patents by Inventor Tl-Hsin Li

Tl-Hsin Li has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and apparatus for dynamic allocation of servers to a plurality of customers to maximize the revenue of a server farm
    Patent number: 8656022
    Abstract: A method and structure for dynamic allocation of servers to customers in a server farm which supports a flexible contract structure such that the total revenue of the farm is maximized. The invention creates a resource allocation plan based on a long term forecast for the server farm, taking into account traffic, number of servers, customers' contracts and revenue optimization algorithms. The plan is then modified as indicated by short term forecasting using currently monitored load metrics to reallocate to maximize revenue for particular time periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tamar Eilam, German Sergio Goldszmidt, Tl-Hsin Li