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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2009
John C. Handley, Fairport, NY (US);
Jeffrey R. Earl, Pittsford, NY (US);
John C. Handley, Fairport, NY (US);
Jeffrey R. Earl, Pittsford, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for identifying devices having a specified utilization are disclosed. A selected minimum utilization and maximum utilization defining a utilization band may be received. Device information for each of a plurality of accounts, including a device model and utilization information for each device associated with an account, may also be received. A utilization may be determined for each device based on the utilization information. For each device model in an account, a number of devices in an account having the device model and a utilization in the utilization band may be determined. A plurality of clusters may be identified for device model-account pairs, and at least one device model-account pair may be assigned to a cluster.