CA2506032A1 - Resource manager for clients in an information distribution system - Google Patents

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CA2506032A1
CA2506032A1 CA002506032A CA2506032A CA2506032A1 CA 2506032 A1 CA2506032 A1 CA 2506032A1 CA 002506032 A CA002506032 A CA 002506032A CA 2506032 A CA2506032 A CA 2506032A CA 2506032 A1 CA2506032 A1 CA 2506032A1
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Steven R. Thomas
Amarendra N. Gogoi
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    • G06F9/5011—Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU] to service a request the resources being hardware resources other than CPUs, Servers and Terminals
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Abstract

A method for processing a resource allocation request associated with a n application running at a set top box, by identifying all resources required to complete the resource allocation request and acquiring all the identified resources i f the resources are available.

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1. A method, comprising:
receiving a resource allocation request associated with an application running at a set top box;
identifying all resources required to complete the resource allocation request;
and acquiring all the identified resources if the resources are available.
2. The method of claim 1, comprising:
if there is a conflict between the received resource allocation request and a contending resource allocation request, determining which resource allocation request is to be satisfied.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining step is performed according to at least one of a user input, a priority ranking of activities, and a priority ranking of applications.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining step comprises invoking a conflict handler.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the conflict handler uses a set of conflict resolution rules.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the requested resources comprise at least one of a video resource, an audio resource, and a tuner resource.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the application comprises at least one of a personal video recorder (PVR) application and an electronic program guide (EPG) application.
8. The method of claim 1, comprising:
receiving a system call that requires resource acquisition; and generating a resource allocation request for the resource requiring acquisition.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource allocation request includes a resource request structure which comprises at least one of a data structure and a software object.
10. A method, comprising:
determining whether a resource allocation request associated with a requesting application conflicts with at least one of existing and proposed resource allocations associated with at least one other application, the resource allocation request comprising a request for all of the resources needed by the requesting application; and if a conflict exists, resolving the conflict in favor of at least one of the resource allocation request, existing resource allocation, and proposed resource allocation.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the resolving step comprises allocating all of the requested resources to the requesting application if the conflict is resolved in favor of the resource allocation request.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the resolving step is performed according to at least one of a user input, a priority ranking of activities, and a priority ranking of applications.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the resolving step comprises invoking a conflict handler.
14. The method of claim 10, wherein the requested resources comprise at least one of a video resource, an audio resource, and a tuner resource.
15. The method of claim 10, wherein the application comprises at least one of a personal video recorder (PVR) application and an electronic program guide (EPG) application.
16. A method performed by an application programming interface (API) within a middleware environment of a client device, the method comprising:
receiving a resource allocation request associated with an application running at a set top box;
identifying all resources required to complete the resource allocation request;
and acquiring all the identified resources if the resources are available.
17. The method of claim 16, comprising:
if there is a conflict between the received resource allocation request and a contending resource allocation request, determining which resource allocation request is to be satisfied.
18. A computer program product comprising computer instructions, wherein the computer instructions, when processed by a computer, adapt the operation of the computer such that the computer performs a method, the method comprising:
receiving a resource allocation request associated with an application running at a set top box;
identifying all resources required to complete the resource allocation request;
and acquiring all the identified resources if the resources are available.
19. The computer program product of claim 17, the computer program product comprising computer instructions, wherein the computer instructions, when processed by a computer, adapt the operation of the computer such that the computer performs a method, the method comprising:
if there is a conflict between the received resource allocation request and a contending resource allocation request, determining which resource allocation request is to be satisfied.
20. The computer program product of claim 17, the computer program product comprising computer instructions, wherein the computer instructions, when processed by a computer, adapt the operation of the computer such that the computer performs a method, the method comprising:

wherein the determining step is performed according to at least one of a user input, a priority ranking of activities, and a priority ranking of applications.
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