ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,506,694, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to EMC IP Holding Co. LLC (Hopkinton, Mass.).
"Stream allocation using stream credits" was invented by Keyur B. Desai (Cary, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for allocating resources are disclosed. Resources such as streams are allocated using a stream credit system. Credits are issued to the clients in a manner that ensure the system is operating in a safe allocation state. The credits can be used not only to allocate resources but also to throttle clients where necessary. Credits can be granted fully, partially, and in a number greater than a request. Zero or negative cred...