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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2013
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Rachid Ennaji, Seattle, WA (US);
Jin Seop Kim, Seattle, WA (US);
Brian Helfrich, Seattle, WA (US);
David John Ward, Jr., Seattle, WA (US);
Stephen Alden Elliott, Seattle, WA (US);
Peng Zhai, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dhanvi Harsha Kapila, Redmond, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
One or more resource slots are instantiated and allocated to a user according to a first set of pricing policies. The user is allowed to identify at least one of the resource slots and identify other users allowed to access the identified resource slots according to a second pricing policy, the second pricing policy being designated by the user. An indication is received that a request has been received that exceeds a computing capacity. In response, additional computing capacity to allow fulfillment of the request is allocated.