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Methods and architectures for resource management

  • US 8,375,393 B2
  • Filed: 09/01/2006
  • Issued: 02/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A resource management method comprising:

  • representing, as a hierarchical tree structure, a plurality of resources that are targeted by a first resource consumer to perform a task in a targeted configuration, each resource being associated with a resource provider that manages its corresponding resource, at least one of the plurality of resources being represented as a parent node, at least one other resource being represented as a child node of the parent node;

    monitoring, by a processor configured with executable instructions, whether the other resource is capable of performing functionality targeted by the first resource consumer to perform its part of the task;

    determining that the other resource that is represented as the child node is unable to perform the functionality targeted by the first resource consumer to perform its part of the task as a result of the other resource being reserved or used by a second resource consumer that has priority over the first resource consumer;

    performing the task for the first resource consumer in a fallback configuration until the other resource that is represented as the child node is able to perform the functionality targeted; and

    switching from the fallback configuration to the targeted configuration to continue performing the task.

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