Resource managing system, resource managing program and resource managing method

• US 20060173871A1
• Filed: 12/08/2005
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Fukao, Akihito, Taniguchi, Shinya
• Application Number:
  US11/297,748
• Publication Number:
  US 20060173871A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3457 Performance evaluation by simulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3466 Performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/86 Event-based monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/865 Monitoring of software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1218 Reducing or saving of used resources, e.g. avoiding waste of consumables or improving usage of hardware resources
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1229 Printer resources management or printer maintenance, e.g. device status, power levels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1284 Local printer device

Abstract

A resource managing system for managing a resource used by a function module includes a resource measuring device for measuring the amount of the resource used by the function module in a first executing environment; a resource upper limit value acquiring device for acquiring an upper limit value of the resource in a second executing environment; a resource converter for converting the upper limit value of the resource acquired in the resource upper limit value acquiring device into an upper limit value of the resource in the first executing environment; and a resource limit notifying device for performing notification relating to the limit of the resource based on the amount of the resource measured in the resource measuring device and the upper limit value of the resource converted in the resource converter.

Claims

1. A resource managing system for managing a resource used by a function module, comprising:

a resource measuring device for measuring the amount of the resource used by the function module in a first executing environment;

a resource upper limit value acquiring device for acquiring an upper limit value of the resource in a second executing environment;

a resource converter device for converting the upper limit value of the resource acquired in the resource upper limit value acquiring device into an upper limit value of the resource in the first executing environment; and

a resource limit notifying device for performing notification relating to the limit of the resource based on the amount of the resource measured in the resource measuring device and the upper limit value of the resource converted in the resource converter device.

6. The resource managing system according to claim 1, wherein the resource converting device performs the conversion based on a resource conversion table for registering a conversion ratio determined based on the amount of the resource used in a predetermined condition in the first executing environment and the amount of the resource used in the predetermined condition in the second executing environment.

7. The resource managing system according to claim 6, wherein the resource conversion table registers the conversion ratio every classification of the resource, and

the resource converting device acquires a corresponding conversion ratio from the resource conversion table in accordance with the classification of the resource used by the function module, and performs the conversion based on the acquired conversion ratio.

8. The resource managing system according to claim 6, wherein the resource conversion table registers the conversion ratio every using mode of the resource, and

the resource converting device acquires the corresponding conversion ratio from the resource conversion table in accordance with the mode of the resource used by the function module, and performs the conversion based on the acquired conversion ratio.

9. The resource managing system according to claim 6, wherein the conversion ratio is determined in the resource conversion table with respect to each of plural test modules based on the amount of the resource used by this test module in the first executing environment and the second executing environment, and a maximum value among the conversion ratios determined with respect to the respective test modules is registered to the resource conversion table.

10. The resource managing system according to claim 6, wherein the conversion ratio is determined in the resource conversion table with respect to each of plural test modules based on the amount of the resource used by this test module in the first executing environment and the second executing environment, and an average value of the conversion ratios determined with respect to the respective test modules is registered to the resource conversion table.

11. The resource managing system according to claim 1, wherein the resource limit notifying device displays a message showing that the amount of the resource used by the function module has reached an upper limit.

12. The resource managing system according to claim 1, wherein the resource limit notifying device generates log information showing that the amount of the resource used by the function module has reached an upper limit.

2. A resource managing system for managing a resource used by a first function module and plural second function modules requiring the first function module in its execution, comprising:

a resource measuring device for measuring the amount of the resource used by the second function module in the first executing environment;

a resource upper limit value acquiring device for acquiring an upper limit value of the resource in a second executing environment;

a resource converter device for converting the upper limit value of the resource acquired in the resource upper limit value acquiring device into an upper limit value of the resource in the first executing environment; and

a resource limit notifying device for performing notification relating to the limit of the resource based on the amount of the resource measured in the resource measuring device and the upper limit value of the resource converted in the resource converter device.

3. The resource managing system according to claim 2, wherein the resource measuring device measures the amount of the resource used by the second function module in the first executing environment and the amount of the resource used by the first function module in the execution of the second function module in the first executing environment.

5. The resource managing system according to claim 2, wherein the resource managing system further comprises a resource limiting device for inhibiting securing of the resource using the function modules based on the amount of the resource measured in the resource measuring device and the upper limit value of the resource converted in the resource converter device.

4. A resource managing system for managing a resource used by a first function module and plural second function modules requiring the first function module in its execution, comprising:

a resource measuring device for measuring the amount of the resource used by the first function module in the execution of the second function module in the first executing environment;

a resource upper limit value acquiring device for acquiring an upper limit value of the resource in a second executing environment;

a resource converter device for converting the upper limit value of the resource acquired in the resource upper limit value acquiring device into an upper limit value of the resource in the first executing environment; and

a resource limit notifying device for performing notification relating to the limit of the resource based on the amount of the resource measured in the resource measuring device and the upper limit value of the resource converted in the resource converter device.

13. A resource managing program for managing a resource used by a function module, including:

a program for making a computer execute processings including a resource measuring step for measuring the amount of the resource used by the function module in a first executing environment;

a resource upper limit value acquiring step for acquiring an upper limit value of the resource in a second executing environment;

a resource converting step for converting the upper limit value of the resource acquired in the resource upper limit value acquiring step into an upper limit value of the resource in the first executing environment; and

a resource limit notifying step for performing notification relating to the limit of the resource based on the amount of the resource measured in the resource measuring step and the upper limit value of the resource converted in the resource converting step.

14. A resource managing program for managing a resource used by a first function module and plural second function modules requiring the first function module in its execution, including:

a program for making a computer execute processings including a resource measuring step for measuring the amount of the resource used by the second function module in the first executing environment;

a resource upper limit value acquiring step for acquiring an upper limit value of the resource in a second executing environment;

a resource converting step for converting the upper limit value of the resource acquired in the resource upper limit value acquiring step into an upper limit value of the resource in the first executing environment; and

a resource limit notifying step for performing notification relating to the limit of the resource based on the amount of the resource measured in the resource measuring step and the upper limit value of the resource converted in the resource converting step.

15. A resource managing program for managing a resource used by a first function module and plural second function modules requiring the first function module in its execution, including:

a program for making a computer execute processings including a resource measuring step for measuring the amount of the resource used by the first function module in the execution of the second function module in the first executing environment;

a resource upper limit value acquiring step for acquiring an upper limit value of the resource in a second executing environment;

a resource converting step for converting the upper limit value of the resource acquired in the resource upper limit value acquiring step into an upper limit value of the resource in the first executing environment; and

a resource limit notifying step for performing notification relating to the limit of the resource based on the amount of the resource measured in the resource measuring step and the upper limit value of the resource converted in the resource converting step.

16. A resource managing method for managing a resource used by a function module, including:

a resource measuring step for measuring the amount of the resource used by the function module in a first executing environment;

a resource upper limit value acquiring step for acquiring an upper limit value of the resource in a second executing environment;

a resource converting step for converting the upper limit value of the resource acquired in the resource upper limit value acquiring step into an upper limit value of the resource in the first executing environment; and

a resource limit notifying step for performing notification relating to the limit of the resource based on the amount of the resource measured in the resource measuring step and the upper limit value of the resource converted in the resource converting step.

17. A resource managing method for managing a resource used by a first function module and plural second function modules requiring the first function module in its execution, including:

a resource measuring step for measuring the amount of the resource used by the second function module in the first executing environment;

a resource upper limit value acquiring step for acquiring an upper limit value of the resource in a second executing environment;

a resource converting step for converting the upper limit value of the resource acquired in the resource upper limit value acquiring step into an upper limit value of the resource in the first executing environment; and

a resource limit notifying step for performing notification relating to the limit of the resource based on the amount of the resource measured in the resource measuring step and the upper limit value of the resource converted in the resource converting step.

18. A resource managing method for managing a resource used by a first function module and plural second function modules requiring the first function module in its execution, including:

a resource measuring step for measuring the amount of the resource used by the first function module in the execution of the second function module in the first executing environment;

a resource upper limit value acquiring step for acquiring an upper limit value of the resource in a second executing environment;

a resource converting step for converting the upper limit value of the resource acquired in the resource upper limit value acquiring step into an upper limit value of the resource in the first executing environment; and

a resource limit notifying step for performing notification relating to the limit of the resource based on the amount of the resource measured in the resource measuring step and the upper limit value of the resource converted in the resource converting step.