US 2007/0165525 A1 · Computer program, method, and apparatus for managing reservation of it resources

Abstract

A computer program, method, and apparatus that manage reservation of IT resources for efficient use thereof. Upon receipt of a reservation request, an IT resource finder identifies IT resources that are available for reservation in a period specified in the request. Subsequently a vacant period finder identifies vacant periods containing the specified reservation period, based on the reservation records of each IT resource. Out of the found vacant periods, an idlest period selector then selects an idlest period that offers a largest number of available IT resources. From among a set of IT resources whose vacant periods agree with the idlest period, an IT resource selector selects an appropriate resource to serve the given reservation request. A reservation registration processor then registers the reserved IT resource with the reservation data repository as determined by the IT resource selector.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A computer-readable medium storing a program for managing reservation of IT resources, the program causing a computer to function as:

a reservation data repository storing reservation records of IT resources;
an IT resource finder, responsive to a reservation request specifying a desired reservation period, that finds IT resources available for reservation in the specified reservation period by consulting the reservation data repository;
a vacant period finder that finds vacant periods containing the specified reservation period, based on the reservation records of each IT resource that the IT resource finder has found;
an idlest period selector that selects an idlest period that offers a largest number of available IT resources, from among the vacant periods that the vacant period finder has found;
an IT resource selector that selects, for reservation to serve the reservation request, an IT resource whose vacant period coincides with the idlest period;
and
a reservation registration processor that registers the selected IT resource with the reservation data repository as determined by the IT resource selector.

4 more elements

A reservation management apparatus for managing reservation of IT resources, comprising:

a reservation data repository storing reservation records of IT resources;
an IT resource finder, responsive to a reservation request specifying a desired reservation period, that finds IT resources available for reservation in the specified reservation period by consulting the reservation data repository;
a vacant period finder that finds vacant periods containing the specified reservation period, based on the reservation records of each IT resource that the IT resource finder has found;
an idlest period selector that selects an idlest period that offers a largest number of available IT resources, from among the vacant periods that the vacant period finder has found;
an IT resource selector that selects, for reservation to serve the reservation request, an IT resource whose vacant period coincides with the idlest period;
and
a reservation registration processor that registers the selected IT resource with the reservation data repository as determined by the IT resource selector.

4 more elements

A reservation management method for managing reservation of IT resources, comprising the steps of:

providing a reservation data repository storing reservation records of IT resources;
responsive to a reservation request specifying a desired reservation period, finding IT resources available for reservation in the specified reservation period by consulting the reservation data repository;
finding vacant periods containing the specified reservation period, based on the reservation records of each IT resource that has been found;
selecting an idlest period that offers a largest number of available IT resources, from among the vacant periods that have been found;
selecting, for reservation to serve the reservation request, an IT resource whose vacant period coincides with the idlest period;
and
registering the selected IT resource with the reservation data repository.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Computer program, method, and apparatus for managing reservation of it resources

Life of this patent

Computer program, method, and apparatus for managing reservation of it resources

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims12