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US 7,734,693 B2Granted
Methods and apparatuses for managing resources within a collaboration system
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorYuri Ardulov
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses utilize an application within a meeting zone; monitor usage within the meeting zone; detect a resource located outside the meeting zone; dynamically add the resource within the meeting zone; and update a database configured to track a status of the resource.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- utilizing an application within a meeting zone;
- monitoring usage within the meeting zone by a processor;
- detecting a computational or storage resource located within the meeting zone to support utilization of one or more versions of the application and returning the computational or storage resource to a resource pool when the monitored usage within the meeting zone falls below a predetermined lower threshold;
- dynamically removing the computational or storage resource from the meeting zone;
- and
- updating a database configured to track a status of the computational or storage resource.
3 more elements
A method comprising:
- utilizing an application within a meeting zone;
- monitoring usage within the meeting zone by a processor;
- detecting a computational or storage resource located outside the meeting zone;
- dynamically adding the computational or storage resource to the meeting zone, the computational or storage resource to support utilization of one or more versions of the application within the meeting zone;
- updating a database configured to track a status of the computational or storage resource;
- dynamically removing the computational or storage resource from the meeting zone and returning the computational or storage resource to a resource pool when monitored usage within the meeting zone falls below a predetermined threshold;
- and
- updating the database configured to track the status of the computational or storage resource to reflect that the computational or storage resource is returned to the resource pool.
5 more elements
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- means for utilizing an application within a meeting zone;
- means for monitoring usage within the meeting zone;
- means for detecting a computational or storage resource located outside the meeting zone;
- means for dynamically adding the computational or storage resource to the meeting zone, the computational or storage resource to support utilization of one or more versions of the application within the meeting zone;
- means for storing a database configured to track a status of the computational or storage resource;
- and
- means for dynamically removing the computational or storage resource from the meeting zone and returning the computational or storage resource to a resource pool when the monitored usage within the meeting zone falls below a predetermined lower threshold.
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A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store a plurality of software modules executable by the processor, the software modules including,
- a resource detection module configured to detect a status of a computational or storage resource,
- a meeting zone detection module configured to detect use of a meeting zone,
- a pool manager module configured to dynamically allocate the computational or storage resource to the meeting zone based on the use of the meeting zone, to support utilization of one or more versions of an application within the meeting zone, and to dynamically remove the computational or storage resource from the meeting zone and return the computational or storage resource to a pool of resources when the detected use of the meeting zone falls below a predetermined lower threshold, and
- a storage module configured to store the status of the computational or storage resource.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.