Resource management system for electronic devices

• US 20050192975A1
• Filed: 02/12/2004
• Published: 09/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bowden, Anthony, King, Joseph W., Merritt, William J., Reiner, Frank Ernest
• Application Number:
  US10/779,170
• Publication Number:
  US 20050192975A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5016 the resource being the memory
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5022 Mechanisms to release resources

Abstract

A resource management system for an electronic device having at least one system resource includes a resource manager for monitoring the usage of the system resource; a remote resource; and a communication link for transmitting data between the system resource and the remote resource. The resource manager transmits data over the communication link from the system resource to said remote resource when the utilization of the system resource approaches a predetermined threshold.

Claims

1. A resource management system for an electronic device having at least one system resource, the system comprising:

a resource manager for monitoring the usage of said at least one system resource;

a remote resource; and

a communication link for transmitting data between said at least one system resource and said remote resource;

whereby the resource manager transmits data over said communication link from said at least one system resource to said remote resource when the utilization of said at least one system resource approaches a predetermined threshold.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said at least one resource and said remote resource are memories.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said remote resource comprises a resource server facility.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said resource manager further comprises:

a resource database, for storing a value representing the capacity of said at least one resource;

a resource meter for determining the current usage of said at least one resource; and

a control unit, for comparing said value to said current usage to determine whether data within said at least one resource should be transmitted to said remote resource.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein said control unit automatically copies data from said at least one system resource and transmits the data to said remote resource when said threshold is exceeded.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein said remote resource comprises:

a plurality of central resources;

a central controller for selectively assigning central resources for use by a plurality of electronic devices;

a resource meter for tracking the current usage of said plurality of central resources;

and a database, including at least one file for each electronic device, for tracking the usage of said central resources by each electronic device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein said usage comprises the amount of said central resources.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein said communication link is a wireless communication link.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein said resource manager transmits the data over said communication link at a predetermined time.

10. A method for management of at least one system resource in an electronic device comprising:

monitoring said at least one system resource;

determining whether the utilization of said at least one system resource has exceeded a predetermined threshold;

transmitting data from said at least one system resource to a remote resource when said threshold has been reached; and

storing data at said remote resource.