SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DATA COLLECTION PROCESSES

• US 20100076925A1
• Filed: 11/24/2009
• Published: 03/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: HONIGFORT, ED
• Granted Patent: US 8,275,787 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/609
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/217 Database tuning G06F16/2282 takes precedence; database performance monitoring G06F11/3409
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2465 Query processing support for facilitating data mining operations in structured databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/46 Multiprogramming arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99955 Archiving or backup

Abstract

A system for managing data collection processes is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure can include, a data collection system having a controller element that assigns a priority level for processes, assigns to each of the processes a query interval for requesting use of processing resources, prompts each of the processes according to their respective query interval to request use of at least a portion of available processing resources, releases at least a portion of the available processing resources to a requesting one of the processes when the utilization of available processing resources exceeds a utilization threshold, and modifies the query interval of the processes after occurrence of a triggering event. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A processor comprising a controller to:

receive a request for a first data collection process;

assign a first priority level to the first data collection process for collecting data from one or more remote computing devices;

compare the first priority level with priority levels of second data collection processes;

assign a query interval for requesting use of available processing resources of the controller to each of the first and second processes according to their respective priority levels, wherein the query intervals comprise a frequency for requesting the available processing resources;

prompt each of the first and second processes according to their respective query interval to request use of at least a portion of available processing resources of the controller; and

release at least a portion of the available processing resources of the controller to a requesting one of the first and second processes when the utilization of available processing resources exceeds a first utilization threshold.

22. The processor of claim 21, wherein the controller is adapted to modify the query interval of one or more of the first and second processes after occurrence of a triggering event, wherein the triggering event comprises at least one among an interval of time, a utilization of processing resources of the data collection system exceeding a second utilization threshold, and a quantity of the plurality of processes pending execution exceeding a quantity threshold.

23. The processor of claim 22, wherein the controller repeats the prompting, releasing, and modifying steps.

24. The processor of claim 22, wherein the controller determines the modified query interval of a select one of the first and second processes according to a sum of a default query interval, an additional delay time assigned to each one of one or more of the first and second processes assigned a priority level exceeding a priority level assigned to the select one of the first and second processes, and a system delay time determined from the available amount of processing resources of the controller.

25. The processor of claim 21, wherein the controller reserves at least a portion of the available processing resources of the controller for release to one or more of the first and second processes assigned a priority level exceeding a priority threshold.

26. A processor comprising a controller to:

assign priority levels to a plurality of data collection processes for collecting data from one or more remote computing devices;

assign a query interval for requesting use of available processing resources of the controller to at least a portion of the plurality of processes according to their respective priority levels;

prompt one or more of the plurality of processes according to their respective query interval to request use of at least a portion of available processing resources of the controller; and

release at least a portion of the available processing resources of the controller to a requesting one of the plurality of processes when the utilization of available processing resources exceeds a first utilization threshold.

27. The processor of claim 26, wherein the query intervals comprise a frequency for requesting the available processing resources, and wherein the controller repeats the release step according to the query interval.

28. The processor of claim 26, wherein the controller determines a computed query interval of a select one of the plurality of processes according to a sum of a default query interval and an additional delay time assigned to each one of the plurality of processes assigned a priority level exceeding a priority level assigned to the select one of the plurality of processes.

29. The processor of claim 26, wherein the controller determines a computed query interval of the select one of the plurality of processes according to a sum of a default query interval and a system delay time determined from the available amount of processing resources of the controller.

30. The processor of claim 26, wherein the controller reserves at least a portion of the available amount of processing resources for release to one or more of the plurality of processes assigned a priority level exceeding a priority threshold.

31. The processor of claim 28, where the controller determines a re-computed query interval of a select one of the plurality of processes according to a sum of an additional delay time assigned to each one of one or more of the plurality of processes assigned a priority level exceeding a priority level assigned to the select one of the plurality of processes and a system delay time determined from the available processing resources of the controller.

32. The processor of claim 26, wherein the controller applies a release criteria to the release step, wherein the release criteria comprises having available processing resources sufficient for processing the requesting one of the plurality of processes and one or more of the plurality of processes assigned a priority level exceeding a priority level of the requesting one of the plurality of processes.

33. The processor of claim 26, wherein the controller is adapted to modify the query interval of one or more of the first and second processes after occurrence of a triggering event, wherein the triggering event comprises at least one among an interval of time, a utilization of the processing resources of the data collection system exceeding a utilization threshold, and a quantity of the plurality of processes pending execution exceeding a quantity threshold.

34. A computer-readable storage medium in a processor, comprising computer instructions for:

assigning a priority level to each of a plurality of processes;

determining a frequency for requesting available processing resources for each of the plurality of processes according to their respective assigned priority level;

prompting one or more of the plurality of processes based on the determined frequency to request use of at least a portion of the available processing resources;

releasing at least a portion of the available processing resources to a requesting one of the plurality of processes according to release criteria; and

re-computing the determined frequency of one or more processes upon occurrence of one or more triggering events.

35. The storage medium of claim 34, repeating the prompting and releasing steps according to the determined frequency.

36. The storage medium of claim 34, comprising computer instructions for re-computing the determined frequency of a select one of the plurality of processes according to a sum of a default query interval, an additional delay time assigned to each of one or more other processes assigned a priority level exceeding a priority level assigned to the select one of the plurality of processes, and a system delay time determined from the available processing resources of the processor.

37. The storage medium of claim 34, comprising computer instructions for reserving at least a portion of the available processing resources of the processor for release to one or more of the plurality of processes assigned a priority level exceeding a priority threshold.

38. The storage medium of claim 34, comprising computer instructions for re-computing the determined frequency of a select one of the plurality of processes according to a sum of an additional delay time assigned to each one of one or more processes assigned a higher priority exceeding a priority level assigned to the select one of the plurality of processes and a system delay time determined from the available processing resources of the processor.

39. The storage medium of claim 34, wherein the release criteria comprises having available processing resources sufficient for executing the requesting one of the plurality of processes and at least one of the plurality of processes assigned a priority level exceeding the priority level of the requesting one of the plurality of processes.

40. The storage medium of claim 34, comprising computer instructions for determining the available amount of processing resources of the processor, wherein the triggering event comprises at least one among an interval of time, a utilization of the processing resources of the processor exceeding a utilization threshold, and a quantity of the plurality of processes pending execution exceeding a quantity threshold.