Managing resources within a fault tolerant collaboration system

• US 20060161651A1
• Filed: 12/29/2005
• Published: 07/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Zhu, Min, Shen, Jian, Yan, Shi, Ardulov, Yuri
• Application Number:
  US11/323,191
• Publication Number:
  US 20060161651A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services

Abstract

In one embodiment, the invention utilizes an application within a meeting zone; monitor usage within the meeting zone; detects a resource located outside the meeting zone; dynamically adds the resource within the meeting zone; and updates a database configured to track a status of the resource.

Claims

1-19. -19. (canceled)

20. A method comprising:

utilizing an application within a meeting zone;

monitoring usage within the meeting zone;

detecting a resource located outside the meeting zone;

dynamically adding the resource within the meeting zone; and

updating a database configured to track a status of the resource.

21. The method according to claim 20 further comprising storing the status of the resource in a pool database.

22. The method according to claim 20 wherein the meeting zone is configured to host a collaboration session.

23. The method according to claim 20 further comprising removing the resource from the meeting zone.

24. The method according to claim 23 further comprising returning the resource to a resource pool after removing the resource.

25. The method according to claim 20 wherein dynamically removing the resource from the meeting zone is accomplished when the usage within the meeting zone falls below a predetermined lower threshold.

26. The method according to claim 25 wherein removing the resource occurs while utilizing the application within the meeting zone.

27. The method according to claim 20 wherein the application is a collaboration session application.

28. The method according to claim 20 wherein dynamically adding the resource further comprises requesting the resource from a pool of resources.

29. The method according to claim 20 wherein dynamically adding the resource in the meeting zone is accomplished when the usage within the meeting zone exceeds a predetermined upper threshold.

30. The method according to claim 20 wherein the status of the resource includes one of a current location of the resource, an origin location of the resource, and a current utilization of the resource.

31. A method comprising:

utilizing an application within a meeting zone;

monitoring usage within the meeting zone;

detecting a resource located within the meeting zone;

dynamically removing the resource from the meeting zone; and

updating a database configured to track a status of the resource.

32. The method according to claim 31 further comprising storing the status of the resource in a pool database.

33. The method according to claim 31 wherein the meeting zone is configured to host a collaboration session.

34. The method according to claim 31 further comprising returning the resource to an original location.

35. A system, comprising:

a resource detection module configured to detect a status of a resource;

a meeting zone detection module configured to detect use of a meeting zone;

a pool manager module configured to dynamically allocate the resource to the meeting zone based on the use of the meeting zone; and

a storage module configured to store the status of the resource.

36. The system according to claim 35 wherein the meeting zone detection module is configured to detect the use of the meeting zone relative to a predetermined upper threshold.

37. A system comprising:

means for utilizing an application within a meeting zone;

means for monitoring usage within the meeting zone;

means for detecting a resource located outside the meeting zone;

means for dynamically adding the resource within the meeting zone; and

means for updating a database configured to track a status of the resource.