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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2022
Applicant:
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Inventors:
Eric Richard Kern, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
James Patrick Sigmon, Wilson, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06N 3/08 (2023.01); G06N 3/04 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/079 (2013.01); G06F 11/0709 (2013.01); G06F 11/0751 (2013.01); G06F 11/0772 (2013.01); G06N 3/04 (2013.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for billing server utilization based on power includes receiving power consumption data of a remote server used by a customer, deriving a power-utilization correlation between power consumption of the remote server with utilization of the remote server, determining utilization of the remote server from the power consumption data and the power-utilization correlation, preparing a bill for the customer based on the determined utilization of the remote server, and sending the bill to the customer.