Resource allocation system and method

• US 7,324,637 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2006
• Issued: 01/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Securus Technologies Incorporated (Securus Special Investments LLC)
• Original Assignee: Securus Technologies Incorporated (Securus Special Investments LLC)
• Inventors: Hogg, John S., Brown, Barry D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Harry S.
• Application Number:
  US11/609,397
• Publication Number:
  US 20070127672A1
• Time in Patent Office: 413 Days
• Field of Search: 370/259, 379/201.01, 379/201.05, 379/201.12, 379/207.02, 379/220.01, 379/229, 379/230, 379/242, 379/268, 379/269, 709/226, 718/104
• US Class Current: 379/207.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0018 Computer Telephony Resource Boards
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13034 A/D conversion, code compression/expansion
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13093 Personal computer, PC
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13103 Memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13109 Initializing, personal profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13141 Hunting for free outlet, circuit or channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13144 Searching path through number of switching stages or nodes, e.g. revertive blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1322 PBX
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13299 Bus
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13349 Network management
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0062 Provisions for network management
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/54516 Initialization, software or data downloading G06F9/445 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/66 Traffic distributors

Abstract

A telecommunication system includes telecommunication resources, points, and a connection manager. The connection manager is configured to establish connections between the telecommunications resources and the points in response to a request from an application. The connection manager uses routing tables to select the most efficient route from the available routes between a telecommunications resource and a point. The routing tables establish the connection by sending a request to allocate a telecommunications resource to a session manager.

Claims

1. A method for dynamically allotting a resource to an application, the method comprising:

triggering an event signal in response to an event occurring;

receiving the event signal at a management module configured to manage a plurality of resources;

requesting a resource from a system module in response to the received event signal;

allocating the resource to the application in response to the request for the resource;

executing the application;

determining whether execution of the application is complete;

de-allocating the resource from the application in response to execution of the application being complete, the resource re-allocable to a subsequent request for the resource.

2. The method for dynamically allotting at least one resource to the application of claim 1, wherein receiving the event signal further comprises:

detecting the event signal to determine available resources from the plurality of resources; and

notifying an application tracker to include the application in a list of currently executing applications, the application associated with the event signal.

3. The method for dynamically allotting at least one resource to the application of claim 1, wherein requesting the resource further comprises:

providing requirements for the resource to the services kernel in response to the application beginning execution;

determining an availability of the resource;

assigning the resource to the application in response to the resource being available; and

indicating non-availability for the resource to the application in response to the resource not being available.

4. The method for dynamically allotting at least one resource to the application of claim 1, wherein de-allocating the resource further comprises:

receiving notification of completion of execution of an application;

shutting down the application in response to the notification; and

returning the allocated telecommunication resources to control of the management module.

5. A computer readable medium structured to store instructions executable by a processor, the instructions when executed cause the processor to:

trigger an event signal in response to an event occurring;

receive the event signal at a management module configured to manage a plurality of resources;

request a resource from a system module in response to the received event signal;

allocate the resource to the application in response to the request for the resource;

execute the application;

determine whether execution of the application is complete;

de-allocate the resource from the application in response to execution of the application being complete, the resource re-allocable to a subsequent request for the resource.

6. The computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein the instruction causing the processor to receive the event signal further comprises instructions to

cause the processor to:

detect the event signal to determine available resources from the plurality of resources; and

notify an application tracker to include the application in a list of currently executing applications, the application associated with the event signal.

7. The computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein the instruction causing the processor to request the resource further comprises instructions to cause the processor to:

provide requirements for the resource to the services kernel in response to the application beginning execution;

determine an availability of the resource;

assign the resource to the application in response to the resource being available; and

indicate non-availability for the resource to the application in response to the resource not being available.

8. The computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein the instruction causing the processor to de-allocate the resource further comprises instructions to cause the processor to:

receive notification of completion of execution of an application;

shut down the application in response to the notification; and

return the allocated telecommunication resources to control of the management module.