Method and Apparatus for Managing Tasks

• US 20080250413A1
• Filed: 11/03/2006
• Published: 10/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pace Micro Technology Ltd. (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Shi, Jun
• Application Number:
  US12/092,590
• Publication Number:
  US 20080250413A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4862 the task being a mobile agent, i.e. specifically designed to migrate

Abstract

The method of managing a task provided by the present invention includes the steps of decomposing said task into at least two sub-tasks; assigning said at least two sub-tasks to at least two function modules, so that said at least two function modules respectively complete said at least two sub-tasks, wherein said at least two function modules respectively belong to at least two different equipments. By means of the present invention, a virtual equipment can be constructed more flexibly to complete specific tasks, thus not only the resources of the equipments can be made use of more effectively, but also the user'"'"'s requirements at different situations can be met.

Claims

1. A method of managing a task, including the steps of

(a) decomposing said task into at least two sub-tasks;

(b) assigning said at least two sub-tasks to at least two function modules, so that said at least two function modules respectively complete said at least two sub-tasks, wherein said at least two function modules respectively belong to at least two different equipments.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein step (a) includes the step of decomposing said task into at least two sub-tasks according to a task decomposing list, wherein said task decomposing list includes the comparison information between said task and said at least two sub-tasks.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein step (b) includes the steps of generating a sharing request to search for said at least two function modules, said sharing request including the task description information corresponding to said at least two sub-tasks, and said at least two function modules belong to at least more than two equipments;

and generating an instruction according to the feedback information to said sharing request, said instruction being used to instruct said at least two function modules to respectively execute said at least two sub-tasks.

4. The method according to claim 3, further including the step of sending said instruction to said at least two function modules.

5. The method according to claim 1, further including the step of receiving a user'"'"'s input information to set said task.

6. An apparatus for managing a task, comprising:

a task decomposing means for decomposing said task into at least two sub-tasks;

a task assigning means for assigning said at least two sub-tasks to said at least two function modules so as to make said at least two function modules respectively complete said at least two sub-tasks, wherein said at least two function modules respectively belonging to at least two different equipments.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said task decomposing means is used for decomposing said task into at least two sub-tasks according to a task decomposing list, and wherein said task decomposing list includes the comparison information between said task and said at least two sub-tasks.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the task assigning means comprises:

a sharing request generating means for generating a sharing request to search for said at least two function modules, wherein said sharing request includes the task description information corresponding to said at least two sub-tasks, and said at least two function modules belong to at least more than two equipments; and

an instruction generating means for generating an instruction according to the feedback information to said sharing request, said instruction is used to instruct said at least two function modules to respectively execute said at least two sub-tasks.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a transmitting means for transmitting said instruction to said at least two function modules.

10. The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a receiving means for receiving the input information of a user to set said task.