RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES

• US 20100167751A1
• Filed: 03/12/2010
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: King, Joseph W., Bowden, Anthony, Merritt, William J., Reiner, Frank Ernest
• Application Number:
  US12/722,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20100167751A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/450
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5016 the resource being the memory
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5022 Mechanisms to release resources

Abstract

A method and apparatus for system resource augmentation are provided. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) internal system resource is monitored. A plurality of communication links are established between the WTRU and an external system resource. The plurality of communication links are used to augment the internal system resource with the external system resource.

Claims

1. A method for use in wireless communication, the method comprising:

monitoring an internal system resource at a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU);

establishing a plurality of communication links between the WTRU and an external system resource; and

augmenting a capability of the internal system resource using the external system resource via the plurality of communication links.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the establishing a plurality of communication links includes establishing a direct link with a third party base station.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the establishing a plurality of communication links includes establishing a direct link with an external WTRU and an indirect link with a third party base station via the external WTRU.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the using the external system resource via the plurality of communication links includes substantially concurrently using at least two communication links selected from the plurality of communication links.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the internal system resource is a processor and the external system resource is a processor.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the internal system resource is a memory and the external system resource is a memory.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether the external system resource is available.

8. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:

an internal system resource;

a resource manager configured to monitor the internal system resource;

a transceiver configured to establish a plurality of communication links with an external system resource; and

a control unit configure to augment a capability of the internal system resource using the external system resource via the plurality of communication links.

9. The WTRU of claim 8, wherein the transceiver includes a plurality of transceivers.

10. The WTRU of claim 8, wherein the transceiver is configured to establish a direct link with a third party base station.

11. The WTRU of claim 8, wherein the transceiver is configured to establish a direct link with an external WTRU and an indirect link with a third party base station via the external WTRU.

12. The WTRU of claim 8, wherein the control unit is configured to use the external system resource via the plurality of communication links by substantially concurrently using at least two communication links selected from the plurality of communication links.

13. The WTRU of claim 8, wherein the internal system resource is a processor and the external system resource is a processor.

14. The WTRU of claim 8, wherein the internal system resource is a memory and the external system resource is a memory.

15. The WTRU of claim 8, wherein the transceiver is configured to determine whether the external system resource is available.