OPTIMIZATION OF RESOURCE USAGE IN A MULTI-ENVIRONMENT COMPUTING SYSTEM

• US 20130198367A1
• Filed: 02/01/2012
• Published: 08/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Satpathy, Ansuman Tapan, Tsai, Judy C., Abraham, Binu, Ling, Doris W.
• Granted Patent: US 9,396,041 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4856 resumption being on a different machine, e.g. task migration, virtual machine migration G06F9/5088 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5011 the resources being hardware resources other than CPUs, Servers and Terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5088 involving task migration

Abstract

A method and apparatus for modifying resource usage by a computing system including a first environment and a second environment is disclosed. A status signal is received and applications executed by the first environment and by the second environment are monitored. The status signal may indicate whether the computing system is coupled to an external device. It is determined whether a first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment. Responsive to determining the first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment, an amount of resources allocated to the first application by each of the environments is calculated. Based on the first amount of resources allocated by the different environments, execution of the first application by the first environment or by the second environment is halted.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a status signal;

monitoring, using instructions executed by a processor, applications executed by a first environment and applications executed by a second environment;

determining whether a first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment;

responsive to determining the first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment, calculating a first amount of resources allocated to the first application by the first environment and calculating a second amount of resources allocated to the first application by the second environment; and

halting execution of the first application by the first environment or by the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein halting execution of the first application by the first environment or by the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources comprises:

responsive to the first amount of resources exceeding the second amount of resources, halting execution of the first application by the first environment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein halting execution of the first application by the first environment or by the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources comprises:

responsive to the first amount of resources exceeding the second amount of resources, transferring data from the first application executed by the first environment to the first application executed by the second environment; and

halting execution of the first application by the first environment.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein halting execution of the first application by the first environment or by the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources comprises:

displaying the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources; and

responsive to receiving a selection of the first amount of resources, halting execution of the first application by the first environment.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the status signal comprises:

receiving a signal indicating a mobile computing system including the processor is coupled to a docking station.

6. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable storage medium coupled to the processor, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

receive a status signal;

monitor applications executed by the processor in a first environment and applications executed in a second environment;

determine whether a first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment;

responsive to determining the first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment, calculate a first amount of resources allocated to the first application by the first environment and calculating a second amount of resources allocated to the first application by the second environment; and

halt execution of the first application by the processor in the first environment or in the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein halt execution of the first application by the processor in the first environment or in the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources comprises:

responsive to the first amount of resources exceeding the second amount of resources, halting execution of the first application by the processor in the first environment.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein halt execution of the first application by the processor in the first environment or in the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources comprises:

responsive to the first amount of resources exceeding the second amount of resources, transferring data from the first application executed by the first environment to the first application executed by the second environment; and

halting execution of the first application by the first environment.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein halt execution of the first application by the processor in the first environment or in the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources comprises:

displaying the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources on a display device; and

responsive to receiving a selection of the first amount of resources, halting execution of the first application by the processor in the first environment.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein receive the status signal comprises:

receiving a signal indicating a coupling to a docking station.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium coupled to a processor, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive a status signal;

monitor applications executed by a first environment and applications executed by a second environment;

determine whether a first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment;

responsive to determining the first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment, calculate a first amount of resources allocated to the first application by the first environment and calculate a second amount of resources allocated to the first application by the second environment; and

halt execution of the first application by the first environment or by the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein halt execution of the first application by the first environment or by the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources comprises:

responsive to the first amount of resources exceeding the second amount of resources, halting execution of the first application by the first environment.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein halt execution of the first application by the first environment or by the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources comprises:

responsive to the first amount of resources exceeding the second amount of resources, transferring data from the first application executed by the first environment to the first application executed by the second environment; and

halting execution of the first application by the first environment.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein halt execution of the first application by the first environment or by the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources comprises:

displaying the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources; and

responsive to receiving a selection of the first amount of resources, halting execution of the first application by the first environment.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein receive the status signal comprises:

receiving a signal indicating a portable computing device including the processor is coupled to a docking station.