Future locking of resources

• US 10,146,587 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2015
• Issued: 12/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Venkataraman, Ramanathan, Nanadikar, Pramod, Vasudevan, Badrinarayanan, Kshirsagar, Nandita, Joshi, Priya
• Primary Examiner(s): Swearingen, Jeffrey R
• Application Number:
  US14/732,168
• Publication Number:
  US 20150269003A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,278 Days
• Field of Search: 709226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2343 Locking methods, e.g. distributed locking or locking implementation details
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5022 Mechanisms to release resources
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5055 considering software capabilities, i.e. software resources associated or available to the machine
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/781 Centralised allocation of resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/808 User-type aware
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements

Abstract

A system for allocating resources to demand requests is set forth. The system is configured to identify a set of resource requirements based on a demand request. The system is also configured to choose a resource that satisfies at least one of the identified resource requirements. The system is further configured to allocate the selected resource to the demand request based on whether a client can satisfy a locking prerequisite associated with the selected resource.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, from a client device and by a communication processor of a resource assignment system that includes (i) the communication processor, (ii) a resource requirement processor, and (iii) a resource allocation processor, a request that is associated with a purchase of an output of a resource, wherein the resource allocation processor is configured to determine whether the client device includes a particular piece of hardware associated with the resource;

in response to the request, determining, by the resource requirement processor of the resource assignment system, that the resource satisfies a demand requirement of the request;

in response to determining that the resource satisfies a demand requirement of the request, determining, by the resource allocation processor of the resource assignment system, that the resource is scheduled to fulfill another request from another client device;

determining, by the resource requirement processor of the resource assignment system, that the other client device does not include the particular piece of hardware for the resource to satisfy the demand requirement of the request and the client device does include the particular piece of hardware for the resource to satisfy the demand requirement of the request; and

in response to determining that the other client device does not include the particular piece of hardware for the resource to satisfy the demand requirement of the request and the client device does include the particular piece of hardware for the resource to satisfy the demand requirement of the request;

preventing, by the resource allocation processor of the resource assignment system, the resource from fulfilling the request from the other client device, and

scheduling, by the resource allocation processor of the resource assignment system, the resource to fulfill the request from the client device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the demand requirement describes the output to be purchased.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the resource satisfies a demand requirement of the request comprises:

determining that the resource comprises a generator that generates the output to be purchased.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the resource satisfies a demand requirement of the request comprises:

determining the demand requirement of the request;

identifying a set of resources including the resource; and

determining, from the set of resources, the resource satisfies the demand requirement of the request.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the resource is scheduled to fulfill another request from another client device comprises:

determining that the resource is scheduled to provide an output to the other client device.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising:

determining that the other client device has not paid for the output of the resource,

wherein preventing the resource from fulfilling the request from the other client device is based on determining that the other client device has not paid for the output of the resource.

7. The method of claim 1, comprising:

determining that the client device can pay for the output of the resource,

wherein scheduling the resource to fulfill the request from the client device is based on determining that the client device can pay for the output of the resource.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein scheduling the resource to fulfill the request from the client device comprises:

requesting payment for the output of the resource from the client device;

receiving payment from the client device; and

in response to receiving payment from the client device, scheduling the resource to fulfill the request from the client device.

9. The method of claim 1, in response to scheduling the resource to fulfill the request from the client device, providing an indication to the client device that the client device has purchased the output.

10. The method of claim 1, in response to the request, determining that the resource satisfies a demand requirement of the request comprises:

determining that multiple resources satisfy the demand requirement; and

receiving a selection by the client device of the resource to provide the output from among the multiple resources that satisfy the demand requirement.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein resource is software that uses the particular piece of hardware to satisfy the demand requirement of the request.

12. A system comprising:

one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising;

receiving, from a client device and by a communication processor of a resource assignment system that includes (i) the communication processor, (ii) a resource requirement processor, and (iii) a resource allocation processor, a request that is associated with a purchase of an output of a resource, wherein the resource allocation processor is configured to determine whether the client device includes a particular piece of hardware associated with the resource;

in response to the request, determining, by the resource requirement processor of the resource assignment system, that the resource satisfies a demand requirement of the request;

in response to determining that the resource satisfies a demand requirement of the request, determining, by the resource allocation processor of the resource assignment system, that the resource is scheduled to fulfill another request from another client device;

determining, by the resource requirement processor of the resource assignment system, that the other client device does not include the particular piece of hardware for the resource to satisfy the demand requirement of the request and the client device does include the particular piece of hardware for the resource to satisfy the demand requirement of the request; and

in response to determining that the other client device does not include the particular piece of hardware for the resource to satisfy the demand requirement of the request and the client device does include the particular piece of hardware for the resource to satisfy the demand requirement of the request;

preventing, by the resource allocation processor of the resource assignment system, the resource from fulfilling the request from the other client device, and

scheduling, by the resource allocation processor of the resource assignment system, the resource to fulfill the request from the client device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the demand requirement describes the output to be purchased.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein determining that the resource satisfies a demand requirement of the request comprises:

determining that the resource comprises a generator that generates the output to be purchased.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein determining that the resource satisfies a demand requirement of the request comprises:

determining the demand requirement of the request;

identifying a set of resources including the resource; and

determining, from the set of resources, the resource satisfies the demand requirement of the request.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein determining that the resource is scheduled to fulfill another request from another client device comprises:

determining that the resource is scheduled to provide an output to the other client device.

17. The system of claim 12, comprising:

determining that the other client device has not paid for the output of the resource,

wherein preventing the resource from fulfilling the request from the other client device is based on determining that the other client device has not paid for the output of the resource.

18. The system of claim 12, comprising:

determining that the client device can pay for the output of the resource,

wherein scheduling the resource to fulfill the request from the client device is based on determining that the client device can pay for the output of the resource.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein scheduling the resource to fulfill the request from the client device comprises:

requesting payment for the output of the resource from the client device;

receiving payment from the client device; and

in response to receiving payment from the client device, scheduling the resource to fulfill the request from the client device.

20. The system of claim 12, in response to scheduling the resource to fulfill the request from the client device, providing an indication to the client device that the client device has purchased the output.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a client device and by a communication processor of a resource assignment system that includes (i) the communication processor, (ii) a resource requirement processor, and (iii) a resource allocation processor, a request that is associated with a purchase of an output of a resource, wherein the resource allocation processor is configured to determine whether the client device includes a particular piece of hardware associated with the resource;

in response to the request, determining, by the resource requirement processor of the resource assignment system, that the resource satisfies a demand requirement of the request;

in response to determining that the resource satisfies a demand requirement of the request, determining, by the resource allocation processor of the resource assignment system, that the resource is scheduled to fulfill another request from another client device;

determining, by the resource requirement processor of the resource assignment system, that the other client device does not include the particular piece of hardware for the resource to satisfy the demand requirement of the request and the client device does include the particular piece of hardware for the resource to satisfy the demand requirement of the request; and

in response to determining that the other client device does not include the particular piece of hardware for the resource to satisfy the demand requirement of the request and the client device does include the particular piece of hardware for the resource to satisfy the demand requirement of the request;

preventing, by the resource allocation processor of the resource assignment system, the resource from fulfilling the request from the other client device, and

scheduling, by the resource allocation processor of the resource assignment system, the resource to fulfill the request from the client device.