Apparatus for efficient resource sharing
First Claim
1. An apparatus for sharing a resource, the apparatus comprising:
- a central unit having a plurality of outer surfaces, the central unit holding the resource;
a plurality of compartments coupled to the central unit, each of the compartments placed adjacent to one of the outer surfaces of the central unit and having a platform to support an object;
a sensor located in each of the compartments, wherein the sensor reads an output signal indicating that the object in the respective compartment accessed the resource in the central unit; and
a computation unit receiving and processing the output signal from each of the compartments;
wherein the resource is at least one of test source useful for testing the object, data, and equipment.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for efficient resource sharing are presented. The apparatus includes a central unit having a plurality of surfaces on the outside, the central unit holding a resource. Compartments are coupled to the central unit, each of the compartments being placed adjacent to one of the surfaces of the central unit. Each compartment has a platform to support an object, and has a sensor that reads an output signal indicating that the object in the compartment has finished accessing the resource from the central unit. A computation unit receives and processes the output signal from each of the compartments. The sensor in the apparatus may be located in the central unit instead of in the compartments.
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1. An apparatus for sharing a resource, the apparatus comprising:
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a central unit having a plurality of outer surfaces, the central unit holding the resource; a plurality of compartments coupled to the central unit, each of the compartments placed adjacent to one of the outer surfaces of the central unit and having a platform to support an object; a sensor located in each of the compartments, wherein the sensor reads an output signal indicating that the object in the respective compartment accessed the resource in the central unit; and a computation unit receiving and processing the output signal from each of the compartments; wherein the resource is at least one of test source useful for testing the object, data, and equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for sharing a resource, the apparatus comprising:
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a central unit having a plurality of outer surfaces, the central unit holding a resource; a plurality of compartments coupled to the central unit, each of the compartments placed adjacent to one of the outer surfaces of the central unit and having a platform to support an object; a sensor located in the central unit, wherein the sensor reads an output signal from each of the compartments indicating that the resource has been accessed by the compartment; and a computation unit receiving and processing the output signal from each of the compartments; wherein the resource is at least one of test source useful for testing the object, data, and equipment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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