Patent ID: 8451856
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method, comprising: providing gathered activity information in a computer readable storage medium indicating activity in a computer system during time slots for recurring time periods, wherein each of the time periods includes a plurality of the time slots; determining a high activity value comprising an activity amount of one of the time slots having a maximum amount of activity among the time slots for the time periods; determining a low activity value comprising an activity amount of one of the time slots having a minimum amount of activity among the time slots for the time periods; determining a threshold point as a function of the high activity, the low activity, and a threshold percent comprising a percentage value; determining whether there is at least one lull window having a plurality of consecutive of the time slots each having an activity value lower than the threshold point; selecting one of the at least one lull window in response to determining that there is at the least one lull window; and scheduling the procedure in the computer system to be performed during the time slots in the lull window in a future time period.