Controlling consumption of time-stamped information by a buffered system

An apparatus including:

• an interval monitoring mechanism configured to monitor an interval representing the amount of time-stamped information stored within a buffered system;
• a receiver mechanism configured to add said time-stamped information to said buffered system;
• a data processing mechanism configured to consume said time-stamped information from said buffered system;
• a low limit detection mechanism configured to detect when said interval is less than a lower limit;
• a pause mechanism configured to stop consumption of said time-stamped information from said buffered system responsive to the low limit detection mechanism;
• a resume detection mechanism configured to detect when said interval has reached a resume consumption trigger responsive to the pause mechanism;
• and
• a resumption mechanism configured to resume consumption of said time-stamped information from said buffered system responsive to the resume detection mechanism.

A computer program product including:

• a computer usable storage medium having computer readable code embodied therein, said computer readable code including;
• computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect an interval monitoring mechanism configured to monitor an interval representing the amount of time-stamped information stored within a buffered system;
• computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect a receiver mechanism configured to add said time-stamped information to said buffered system;
• computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect a data processing mechanism configured to consume said time-stamped information from said buffered system;
• computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect a low limit detection mechanism configured to detect when said interval is less than a lower limit;
• computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect a pause mechanism configured to stop consumption of said time-stamped information from said buffered system responsive to the low limit detection mechanism;
• computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect a resume detection mechanism configured to detect when said interval has reached a resume consumption trigger responsive to the pause mechanism;
• and
• computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect a resumption mechanism configured to resume consumption of said time-stamped information from said buffered system responsive to the resume detection mechanism.