Resource allocation based on active folder activity

• US 9,032,412 B1
• Filed: 12/31/2009
• Issued: 05/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LenovoEMC Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: LenovoEMC Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Davidson, Troy T., Gruttadauria, Brian R., Frank, Joseph T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wai, Eric C
• Application Number:
  US12/651,360
• Time in Patent Office: 1,958 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 718/104
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3433 for load management allocation of a server based on load conditions G06F9/505; load rebalancing G06F9/5083; redistributing the load in a network by a load balancer H04L67/1029
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3476 Data logging G06F11/14, G06F11/2205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/11 File system administration, e.g. details of archiving or snapshots file system backup G06F11/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/40 Data acquisition and logging for input to computer G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for allocating resources in a computer system is disclosed. In some embodiment, this comprises monitoring application activity triggered by an active folder, ranking applications based on the monitored activity, and allocating resources to applications based on the ranking. In some embodiments, a higher ranked application is allocated more resources.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

monitoring activity at an active folder;

responsive to a determination that a first activity has been performed on a file in the active folder, automatically sending the file to an account associated with the active folder, the account accessible with a name and password, the first activity being selected from the group consisting of;

a file addition to the active folder, a file deletion from the active folder, a file access in the active folder, a file rename in the active folder, or a file modification in the active folder;

responsive to a determination that a second activity different from the first activity has been performed on a file in the active folder, not automatically sending the file to the account, such that the account receives the file automatically responsive to the first activity being performed on the file but not responsive to the second activity being performed on the file, the second activity being selected from the group consisting of;

a file addition to the active folder, a file deletion from the active folder, a file access in the active folder, a file rename in the active folder, or a file modification in the active folder, provided the second activity is different from the first activity;

responsive to the performance of at least one of the first activity and the second activity, ranking plural applications associated at least with the file and allocating resources to the applications based on the ranking, wherein allocating resources to the applications based on the ranking includes allocating more resources to applications with a higher rank, and wherein allocating more resources to applications with a higher rank includes giving the higher ranked application a higher placement in a web browser list.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the account is an email account, and wherein the method further comprises sending, to the email account, the file in an email as an attachment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the account is a social networking account and the file is a photograph, and wherein the method further comprises sending, to the social networking account, the photograph by uploading the photograph to the social networking account.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the account is a video sharing account and the file is a video, and wherein the method further comprises sending, to the video sharing account hosted by a video sharing service, the video by uploading the video to the video sharing account, the video sharing service storing videos for video sharing accounts.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first activity is associated with a file of a first type and the second activity is associated with a file of a second type different from the first type, the first and second activities both being implemented at the same active folder.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the account is a first account, wherein the first activity is implemented on a first subfolder of the active folder and a third activity is implemented on a second subfolder of the active folder different from the first subfolder, the third activity being different from the first activity, wherein the first subfolder is associated with the first account and the second subfolder is associated with a second account different from the first account, wherein responsive to a determination that the first activity has been implemented on a file in the first subfolder the method includes automatically sending the file to the first account, and wherein responsive to a determination that the third activity has been implemented on a file in the second subfolder the method includes automatically sending the file to the second account.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first and second accounts are email accounts.

8. A system, comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory accessible by at least one of the processors; and

a set of instructions stored in the memory and executable by at least one of the processors to;

monitor activity at an active folder;

responsive to a determination that a first activity has been executed on at least one file in the active folder, automatically transmit data associated with the file to an account associated with the active folder, wherein the data indicates that the first activity has been executed, the first activity being selected from the group consisting of;

a file addition to the active folder, a file deletion from the active folder, a file access in the active folder, a file rename in the active folder, or a file modification in the active folder;

responsive to a determination that a second activity different from the first activity has been executed on a file in the active folder, not transmit the data to the account, the second activity being selected from the group consisting of;

a file addition to the active folder, a file deletion from the active folder, a file access in the active folder, a file rename in the active folder, or a file modification in the active folder, provided the second activity is different from the first activity; and

responsive to the execution of at least one of the first activity and the second activity, rank plural applications associated at least with the file and allocate resources to the applications based on the rank, wherein allocation of resources to the applications based on the rank includes allocation of more resources to applications with a higher rank, and wherein allocation of more resources to applications with a higher rank includes giving the higher ranked application a higher placement in a web browser list.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the active folder is a first active folder, and wherein the set of instructions stored in the memory are executable to monitor activity at the first active folder and at least a second active folder, and rank activity at the first and second active folders, and allocate resources to applications based on the rank, wherein the allocation of resources to the applications based on the rank includes allocation of more resources to applications associated with the active folder for which its activity has a higher rank.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the data is a message which indicates what the first activity is.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the data is the file.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the account is an email account, and wherein the set of instructions stored in the memory are further executable to transmit the notification to the email account, the data including a selectable link to the file.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the set of instructions stored in the memory are executable to store information associated with the notification in a log, the information including at least a transmission status of the data.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the transmission status is that the data was transmitted.

15. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium that is not a carrier wave and that includes machine readable code embodied therein to:

monitor activity at a folder;

responsive to a determination that at least a first activity has been executed at the folder to access an existing file in the folder, automatically execute a function on the file, the first activity being selected from the group consisting of;

a file addition to the folder, a file deletion from the folder, a file access in the folder, a file rename in the folder, or a file modification in the folder;

responsive to a determination that a second activity different from the first activity has been executed on a file in the folder, not automatically execute the function on the file, the second activity being selected from the group consisting of;

a file addition to the folder, a file deletion from the folder, a file access in the folder, a file rename in the folder, or a file modification in the folder, provided the second activity is different from the first activity;

responsive to the execution of at least one of the first activity and the second activity, rank plural applications, and allocate resources to the applications based on the rank, wherein at least one of the applications is associated with the function, wherein allocation of resources to the applications based on the rank includes allocation of more resources to applications with a higher rank, and wherein the allocation of more resources to applications with a higher rank includes giving the higher ranked applications a higher placement in a web browser list.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising machine readable code to store the monitored activity in a log.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the log is a history of activity at the folder including execution of the function.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the function is to execute a virus scan on the file.