Collaborative Session Resource Allocation

• US 20100228823A1
• Filed: 03/05/2009
• Published: 09/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Sussman, Jeremy B., Galvin, James P. Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 8,805,931 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4015 where at least one of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. white board sharing, collaboration or spawning of a subconference
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066

Abstract

A method comprising, receiving a first collaborative session request including a first collaborative session parameter, determining whether the first collaborative session parameter is similar to a second collaborative session parameter associated with a second collaborative session request, processing the first collaborative session request responsive to determining that the first collaborative session parameter is not similar to the second collaborative session parameter, receiving an indicator of a first system asset used in the second collaborative session request responsive to determining that the first collaborative session parameter is similar to the second collaborative session parameter, associating the indicated first system asset with the first collaborative session request.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a first collaborative session request including a first collaborative session parameter;

determining whether the first collaborative session parameter is similar to a second collaborative session parameter associated with a second collaborative session request;

processing the first collaborative session request responsive to determining that the first collaborative session parameter is not similar to the second collaborative session parameter;

receiving an indicator of a first system asset used in the second collaborative session request responsive to determining that the first collaborative session parameter is similar to the second collaborative session parameter; and

associating the indicated first system asset with the first collaborative session request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises allocating the first indicated system asset for use in a first collaborative session associated with the first collaborated session request.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises initializing a first collaborative session associated with the first collaborated session request.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises receiving an indicator of a system asset used in a first collaborative session associated with the first collaborated session request.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the method further comprises saving the received indicator of a system asset used in a first collaborative session.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing of the first collaborative session includes allocating a system asset corresponding to the first parameter.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the system asset is a communication connection of a system processor.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first collaborative session parameter is a user identifier.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first collaborative session parameter is an indicator of a collaborative tool.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the allocation of the system asset includes reserving the use of the system asset for a first user associated with the first collaborative session request for a time period indicated in the first collaborative session request.

11. A system comprising, a processor operative to receive a first collaborative session request including a first collaborative session parameter, determine whether the first collaborative session parameter is similar to a second collaborative session parameter associated with a second collaborative session request, process the first collaborative session request responsive to determining that the first collaborative session parameter is not similar to the second collaborative session parameter, receive an indicator of a first system asset used in the second collaborative session request responsive to determining that the first collaborative session parameter is similar to the second collaborative session parameter, associate the indicated first system asset with the first collaborative session request.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further operative to allocate the first indicated system asset for use in a first collaborative session associated with the first collaborated session request.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further operative to initialize a first collaborative session associated with the first collaborated session request.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further operative to receive an indicator of a system asset used in a first collaborative session associated with the first collaborated session request.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further operative to save the received indicator of a system asset used in a first collaborative session to a memory.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the processing of the first collaborative session includes allocating a system asset corresponding to the first parameter.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the system asset is a communication connection of a system processor.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the first collaborative session parameter is a user identifier.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the first collaborative session parameter is an indicator of a collaborative tool.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the allocation of the system asset includes reserving the use of the system asset for a first user associated with the first collaborative session request for a time period indicated in the first collaborative session request.

21. A computer program product including a computer readable medium having computer executable instructions embodied therewith that, as executed on a computer apparatus, implement a method, the method comprising:

receiving a first collaborative session request including a first collaborative session parameter;

determining whether the first collaborative session parameter is similar to a second collaborative session parameter associated with a second collaborative session request;

processing the first collaborative session request responsive to determining that the first collaborative session parameter is not similar to the second collaborative session parameter;

receiving an indicator of a first system asset used in the second collaborative session request responsive to determining that the first collaborative session parameter is similar to the second collaborative session parameter; and

associating the indicated first system asset with the first collaborative session request.

22. The computer program product claim 21, wherein the method further comprises allocating the first indicated system asset for use in a first collaborative session associated with the first collaborated session request.

23. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the method further comprises initializing a first collaborative session associated with the first collaborated session request.