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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Terence Kelly, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alex Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher Stewart, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Terence Kelly, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alex Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher Stewart, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A technique includes monitoring a first cumulative number of transactions arriving into a processing station and monitoring the second cumulative number of transactions completed by the station. The technique includes based on the first and second cumulative numbers, determining at least one of a transaction waiting time of the station and a predicted reduction in the transaction waiting time due to processor expansion.