System and method for describing and automatically managing resources
First Claim
1. A system for automatically and dynamically allocating resources, comprising:
- one or more allocating components adapted to automatically allocate one or more resources, based at least in part on data associated with the one or more resources, the data including at least one of type data, instance data and modifiable metadata, where at least one of the type data, instance data and modifiable metadata are dynamically modifiable; and
one or more storing components adapted to store data associated with the one or more resources, the data including at least one of type data, instance data and dynamically modifiable metadata.
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Abstract
A system and method for automatically allocating resources is provided. The system includes one or more components for automatically allocating one or more resources, based at least in part on data associated with the one or more resources, the data including at least one of, type data, instance data, characteristic data, and dynamically modifiable metadata. An alternative aspect of the system provides one or more components for automatically allocating one or more resources distributed on a plurality of resource allocation servers. The one or more components for automatically allocating the one or more resources can improve utilization of the capacity of the one or more resources. In an alternative embodiment the system includes an Application Programming Interface (API) operable to configure and/or control the one or more components for automatically allocating one or more resources.
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46 Claims
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1. A system for automatically and dynamically allocating resources, comprising:
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one or more allocating components adapted to automatically allocate one or more resources, based at least in part on data associated with the one or more resources, the data including at least one of type data, instance data and modifiable metadata, where at least one of the type data, instance data and modifiable metadata are dynamically modifiable; and
one or more storing components adapted to store data associated with the one or more resources, the data including at least one of type data, instance data and dynamically modifiable metadata. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A method for automatically and dynamically allocating resources, comprising:
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noticing a resource allocation initiating event, where the initiating event is associated with resource allocation information;
automatically allocating one or more resources, wherein the one or more resources are associated with at least one of type data, instance data, characteristic data and resource metadata and where the automatic allocation is based, at least in part on at least one of the type data, instance data, characteristic data and resource metadata; and
updating at least one of the type data, instance data, characteristic data and resource metadata in response to the automatic allocation.
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21. A method for automatically and dynamically allocating resources, comprising:
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noticing a resource allocation initiating event, where the initiating event is associated with resource allocation information;
identifying resource affinities, based at least in part on resource characteristics, where the resources whose affinities are to be examined are determined, at least in part, by the resource allocation information;
locating one or more dependent resources by traversing one or more resource dependency trees, where the resources to be examined are determined, at least in part, by the resource allocation information;
locating resource instances available to be allocated, where the resource instances to allocate are determined, at least in part, by the resource allocation information;
selecting one or more located resource instances to allocate;
marking the one or more located resource instances to allocate; and
allocating the one or more located resource instances. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for automatically and dynamically allocating one or more resources, comprising:
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means for noticing a resource allocation initiating event, where data associated with the resource allocation initiating event specifies one or more desired resources to be allocated;
means for storing information concerning one or more resources available to be allocated, the information including at least one of type data, instance data, characteristic data and metadata;
means for resolving one or more dependencies between the one or more available resources;
means for resolving one or more affinities between the one or more available resources;
means for selecting an algorithm to allocate the one or more available resources;
means for selecting one or more chosen resources to allocate in response to the resource allocation requests;
means for allocating one or more chosen resources in response to the resource allocation request; and
means for updating the information concerning the one or more available resources, the information including at least one of type data, instance data, characteristic data and metadata.
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33. A data packet adapted to be transmitted between two or more computer processes, the data packet comprising:
information concerning automatically allocating resources, the information including at least one of type data, characteristic data, instance data, and metadata. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 46)
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38. A computer readable medium storing computer executable components operable to automatically allocate resources, comprising:
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a receiving component for receiving a resource allocation request for resources;
an allocating component for automatically allocating one or more resources to facilitate access of one or more applications in response to the resource allocation request, wherein the one or more resources are associated with at least one of type data, instance data, characteristic data and resource meta data; and
a replying component for replying to the resource allocation request.
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40. A computer readable medium storing computer executable components of a system for automatically and dynamically allocating resources, the system comprising:
one or more components for automatically allocating one or more resources, based at least in part on data associated with the one or more resources, the data including at least one of type data, instance data and dynamically modifiable metadata, the one or more components for automatically allocating one or more resources distributed on one or more resource allocation servers, the one or more components for automatically allocating the one or more resources operable to improve utilization of the capacity of the one or more resources. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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42. A method for automatically and dynamically allocating resources, comprising:
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locating one or more resource types in a dependency tree;
locating one or more available resource instances in an instance table;
applying a selection algorithm to choose among available instances; and
allocating one or more available instances. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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