Management system and management method

• US 8,635,610 B2
• Filed: 01/25/2008
• Issued: 01/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Minari, Makoto
• Primary Examiner(s): SWIFT, CHARLES M
• Application Number:
  US12/019,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20080288943A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,188 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 717/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

A system for managing a component or application determines whether to allow changeover of a component, which is used by an application, or launch of an application in accordance with amount of resources set for a component and used by the component.

Claims

1. A management system for managing a component used by an application, said system comprising a processor that includes:

an input unit adapted to input a command for changing over a used class of a used component to a different class of a different component used by an application; and

a determination unit adapted to determine whether to allow changeover to the different class of the different component in accordance with an amount of resources, which are used by the different class of the different component after the changeover, set for the different class of the different component after the changeover in response to the command,

wherein said determination unit compares the amount of resources with a usable range of system resources,

wherein, in a case where the amount of resources falls within the usable range of system resources, said determination unit allows the changeover to the different class of the different component,

wherein, in a case where the amount of resources does not fall within the usable range of system resources, said determination unit does not allow the changeover to the different class of the different component, and

wherein said determination unit includes a registration unit adapted to register, in said system, an amount of resources used by respective classes of a plurality of components, said determination unit determining whether to allow changeover of the different class of the different component in accordance with the amount of resources registered by the registration unit when the different class of the different component is installed.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said determination unit determines whether to allow changeover of the different class of the different component in accordance with an amount of resources used by an application that uses the class of the component before the changeover, and an amount of resources used by the different class of the different component after the changeover.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said determination unit determines whether to allow changeover of the different class of the different component in accordance with at least any one among memory capacity, hard-disk capacity, number of files, number of sockets, and number of threads used by the different class of the different component after the changeover.

4. A management method for managing a component used by an application, said method comprising:

an input step of inputting a command for changing over a used class of a used component to a different class of a different component used by an application; and

a determination step of determining whether to allow changeover to the different class of the different component in accordance with an amount of resources, which are used by the different class of the different component after the changeover, set for the different class of the component after the changeover in response to the command,

wherein said determination step compares the amount of resources with a usable range of system resources,

wherein, in a case where the amount of resources falls within the usable range of system resources, said determination step allows the changeover to the different class of the different component,

wherein, in a case where the amount of resources does not fall within the usable range of system resources, said determination step does not allow the changeover to the different class of the different component, and

wherein said determination step includes a registration step of registering, in a system, an amount of resources used by respective classes of a plurality components, said determination step determining whether to allow changeover of the different class of the different component in accordance with the amount of resources registered at said registration step when the different class of the different component is installed.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said determination step determines whether to allow changeover of the different class of the different component in accordance with an amount of resources used by an application that uses the class of the component before the changeover, and an amount of resources used by the different class of the different component after the changeover.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein said determination step determines whether to allow changeover of the different class of the different component in accordance with at least any one among memory capacity, hard-disk capacity, number of files, number of sockets, and number of threads used by the different class of the different component after the changeover.

7. A management system for managing an application, said system comprising a processor that includes:

an input unit adapted to input a command for launching an application; and

a determination unit adapted to determine whether to allow launch of an application in accordance with an amount of resources, which are used by a class of a component, set for the component used by the application for which launch has been commanded,

wherein said determination unit compares the amount of resources with a usable range of system resources,

wherein, in a case where the amount of resources falls within the usable range of system resources, said determination unit allows the launch of the application,

wherein, in a case where the amount of resources does not fall within the usable range of system resources, said determination unit does not allow the launch of the application, and

wherein said determination unit includes a registration unit adapted to register, in said system, an amount of resources used by respective classes of a plurality of components, said determination unit determining whether to allow launch of an application in accordance with the amount of resources registered by the registration unit when the class of the component is installed.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein said determination unit determines whether to allow launch of an application in accordance with an amount of resources used by an application that uses the class of the component, and an amount of resources used by the class of the component.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein said determination unit determines whether to allow launch of an application in accordance with at least any one among memory capacity, hard-disk capacity, number of files, number of sockets, and number of threads used by the class of the component.

10. A management method for managing an application, comprising:

an input step of inputting a command for launching an application; and

a determination step of determining whether to allow launch of an application in accordance with an amount of resources, which are used by a class of a component, set for the component used by the application for which launch has been commanded,

wherein said determination step compares the amount of resources with a usable range of system resources,

wherein, in a case where the amount of resources falls within the usable range of system resources, said determination step allows the launch of the application,

wherein, in a case where the amount of resources does not fall within the usable range of system resources, said determination step does not allow the launch of the application, and

wherein said determination step has a registration step of registering, in a system, the amount of resources used by respective classes of a plurality of components, said determination step determining whether to allow launch of an application in accordance with the amount of resources registered at the registration step when the class of the component is installed.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein said determination step determines whether to allow launch of an application in accordance with an amount of resources used by an application that uses the class of the component, and an amount of resources used by the class of the component.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein said determination step determines whether to allow launch of an application in accordance with at least any one among memory capacity, hard-disk capacity, number of files, number of sockets, and number of threads used by the class of the component.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for a method for managing a component used by an application, the method comprising:

inputting a command for changing over a used class of a component to a different class of a component used by an application; and

determining whether to allow changeover to the different class of the component in accordance with an amount of resources, which are used by a class of a component after the changeover, set for the different class of the component after the changeover in response to the command,

wherein said determination step compares the amount of resources with a usable range of system resources,

wherein, in a case where the amount of resources falls within the usable range of system resources, said determination step allows the launch of the application,

wherein, in a case where the amount of resources does not fall within the usable range of system resources, said determination step does not allow the launch of the application, and

wherein said determination step has a registration step of registering, in a system, the amount of resources used by respective classes of a plurality of components, said determination step determining whether to allow launch of an application in accordance with the amount of resources registered at the registration step when the class of the component is installed.