Resource-Type Weighting for Hardware Use Rights
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Solution Overview
Problem
Purchasers of computer systems face costly interruptions when upgrading hardware to meet increased demands due to limited-use purchase models, where only a subset of hardware and software is initially purchased, and existing technologies do not effectively manage resource reallocation to handle spikes in demand or resource migration between different resources.
Innovation Solution
A server system with a resource controller and use rights calculator that manages and reallocates hardware resources by applying weighting coefficients to different types of resources, allowing for flexible activation and deactivation of resources based on demand, and enabling migration of use rights among resources while maintaining a consistent relationship between utility and pricing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If purchasers buy only enough hardware to meet current average demand, then initial costs are reduced, but costly interruptions occur when upgrading hardware to meet increased demands
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-provisions hardware resources beyond current needs and pre-configures use rights that can be activated when demand increases. This preliminary preparation eliminates interruptions by having resources ready before they are needed, allowing seamless scaling from average to peak demand.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically activates or deactivates use rights based on real-time demand conditions. The resource controller adjusts the active hardware configuration from the pre-provisioned pool, enabling flexible transition between low-utilization and high-utilization states without physical hardware changes or service interruptions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If purchasers buy reserve computing power, then capacity for demand spikes is available, but costs increase for unused resources
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements partial action by activating only the portion of pre-provisioned use rights that is actually needed at any given time. While hardware for peak demand is physically present and licensed, only the necessary subset is actively utilized and billed, avoiding payment for continuously idle resources while maintaining peak capacity availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the utilization parameter of hardware resources dynamically. The same physical hardware can operate at low utilization during average demand periods and high utilization during peak periods, with use rights activation status serving as the controlling parameter that adjusts resource consumption and billing accordingly.
3Adaptability or versatility
If use rights are allowed to migrate among resources, then resource reallocation flexibility is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The resource controller serves as an intermediary that manages use right migrations between resources. It maintains the use rights database, tracks entitlements, and orchestrates the complex coordination required for seamless resource reallocation, thereby isolating the complexity from users and presenting a simplified interface for resource management.
4Reliability
If weighting coefficients are applied to different resource types, then consistent pricing-utility relationship is maintained, but calculation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex manual pricing calculations with an automated computational system. The use rights calculator implements weighting coefficients mathematically to automatically compute equivalent use rights across different resource types, ensuring consistent pricing-utility relationships through systematic calculation rather than ad hoc decisions.
Data Source
AI summary
Resource-type weighting is used in evaluating the use-rights associated with hardware resources.