Patent ID: 9305258
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G06N

Claim Text:
1. A computer implemented method for dynamic metering path optimization, said method comprising: under the control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, receiving a plurality of data packets; metering the plurality of data packets, each data packet being metered by traversing the data packet through a chain of rules according to a first sequential order until the data packet matches a rule in the chain of rules; determining two or more matching frequencies for each rule in the chain of rules, each respective matching frequency for each rule in the chain of rules determined over a period of time; determining a matching velocity for each rule in the chain of rules, each respective matching velocity determined based on a difference between two matching frequencies of the two or more matching frequencies; determining a second sequential order for metering the plurality of data packets based at least in part on one or more respective matching frequencies and the respective matching velocity of each rule in the chain of rules; and applying the second sequential order to the metering of a plurality of subsequently received data packets by traversing each new data packet through the chain of rules according to the second sequential order until the each new data packet matches at least one rule in the chain of rules.