Managing Physical Resource Usage Via an On-Demand Virtual Queue

A computer system for managing high-demand physical resource usage, the computer system comprising:

• a communication fabric;
• a storage device connected to the communication fabric, wherein the storage device stores program instructions;
• and
• a processor connected to the communication fabric, wherein the processor executes the program instructions to:
• receive an identification of a first physical resource to track availability of the first physical resource via an on-demand virtual queue from a first user who wants to utilize the first physical resource;
• upload an image of the first physical resource to the on-demand virtual queue, the image containing metadata regarding a geographic location of the first physical resource;
• receive a request to utilize the first physical resource from a second user;
• add the second user to the on-demand virtual queue for the first physical resource;
• send an indication that the first physical resource is available with the geographic location of the first physical resource to the second user who is first in the on-demand virtual queue;
• and
• remove the second user from the on-demand virtual queue in response to receiving an indication that the second user finished utilizing the first physical resource.

A computer program product for managing high-demand physical resource usage, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform a method of:

• receiving, by the computer, an identification of a first physical resource to track availability of the first physical resource via an on-demand virtual queue from a first user who wants to utilize the first physical resource;
• uploading, by the computer, an image of the first physical resource to the on-demand virtual queue, the image containing metadata regarding a geographic location of the first physical resource;
• receiving, by the computer, a request to utilize the first physical resource from a second user;
• adding, by the computer, the second user to the on-demand virtual queue for the first physical resource;
• sending, by the computer, an indication that the first physical resource is available with the geographic location of the first physical resource to the second user who is first in the on-demand virtual queue;
• and
• removing, by the computer, the second user from the on-demand virtual queue in response to receiving an indication that the second user finished utilizing the first physical resource.