Method and system in a data processing system for efficient determination of quality of service parameters
First Claim
1. A method in a data processing system for efficiently determining quality of service parameters for a plurality of multimedia files accessed during operation of a specified multimedia application, said data processing system including a storage device, said method comprising the steps of:
- initiating operation of said specified multimedia application;
identifying each of said plurality of multimedia files accessed by said specified multimedia application, wherein said specified multimedia application reads data stored in each of said plurality of multimedia files;
analyzing each read performed by said specified multimedia application while said specified multimedia application is accessing each of said plurality of multimedia files; and
automatically determining quality of service parameters for each of said plurality of multimedia files utilizing said analysis of each read performed by said specified multimedia application.
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Abstract
A method and system for the efficient determination of quality of service parameters for multimedia files accessed during operation of a specified multimedia application. Operation of the specified multimedia application is initiated. During operation, the multimedia application accesses multimedia files by reading the data stored in those files. The multimedia files are identified, and each read performed by the multimedia application is analyzed while each multimedia file is accessed. Quality of service parameters for each multimedia file may be automatically determined utilizing the analysis of each read of a multimedia file performed by the multimedia application.
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1. A method in a data processing system for efficiently determining quality of service parameters for a plurality of multimedia files accessed during operation of a specified multimedia application, said data processing system including a storage device, said method comprising the steps of:
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initiating operation of said specified multimedia application; identifying each of said plurality of multimedia files accessed by said specified multimedia application, wherein said specified multimedia application reads data stored in each of said plurality of multimedia files; analyzing each read performed by said specified multimedia application while said specified multimedia application is accessing each of said plurality of multimedia files; and automatically determining quality of service parameters for each of said plurality of multimedia files utilizing said analysis of each read performed by said specified multimedia application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A data processing system for efficiently determining quality of service parameters for a plurality of multimedia files accessed during operation of a specified multimedia application, said data processing system including a storage device, comprising:
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means for initiating operation of said specified multimedia application; means for identifying each of said plurality of multimedia files accessed by said specified multimedia application, wherein said specified multimedia application reads data stored in each of said plurality of multimedia files; means for analyzing each read performed by said specified multimedia application while said specified multimedia application is accessing each of said plurality of multimedia files; and means for automatically determining quality of service parameters for each of said plurality of multimedia files utilizing said analysis of each read performed by said specified multimedia application. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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