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Method and system for scheduling the use of a computer system resource using a resource planner and a resource provider

  • US 6,003,061 A
  • Filed: 12/07/1995
  • Issued: 12/14/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method in a computer system for managing the use of a resource of the computer system by a plurality of consumer entities, wherein each consumer entity may request the commitment of a share of the resource, and wherein the method utilizes representations of resource usage policy, present commitments of shares of the resource, and present commitments of specified amounts of the resource over specified periods of time, the method including the steps of:

  • (a) receiving a request from a requesting consumer entity for a commitment of a specified share of the resource;

    (b) in response to step (a), based on the specified share of the resource, the representations of resource usage policy, and present commitments of shares of the resource, determining whether the specified share of the resource should be committed to the requesting consumer entity;

    (c) if it is determined in step (b) that the specified share of the resource should be committed to the requesting consumer entity, modifying the representation of present commitments of shares of the resource to commit the specified share of the resource to the requesting consumer entity; and

    (d) scheduling the use of the resource by the plurality of consumer entities in accordance with the modified representation of present commitments of shares of the resource.

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