Method and system for managing resources within a portable computing device

A computer system for managing requests to resources among master processors of a portable computing device, the system comprising:

• a master processor operable to:
• identify a plurality of resources for servicing the master processor;
• identify desired states for the plurality of resources,
• wherein identifications of the plurality of resources and of the desired states are stored in a storage device that is part of the portable computing device;
• and
• generate an alert indicating that the plurality of resources and the desired states are identified;
• and
• a controller operable to:
• receive the alert;
• determine if one or more previous requests to resources have been processed to completion;
• review contents of the storage device to identify the plurality of resources and to identify the desired states of the resources if the one or more previous requests have been processed to completion;
• pass the desired states to the plurality of resources;
• and
• review one or more stored tables that establish a meta-resource, wherein the one or more stored tables list a plurality of resources and fields that indicate whether the master processor should be notified of status changes to the resources.

A computer system for managing one or more memory resources of a wireless handheld computing device, the system comprising:

• means for receiving, from a master processor, an alert indicating that a plurality of resources for servicing the master processor are identified, and that desired states for the plurality of resources are identified, wherein identifications of the plurality of resources and the desired states are stored in a storage means that is part of the portable computing device;
• means for determining if one or more previous requests have been processed to completion;
• means for reviewing contents of the storage device to identify the plurality of resources and to identify the desired states of the resources if the one or more previous requests have been processed to completion;
• means for passing the desired states to the plurality of resources;
• and
• means for reviewing one or more stored tables that establish a meta-resource, wherein the one or more stored tables list a plurality of resources and fields that indicate whether the master processor should be notified of status changes to the resource.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon software instructions configured to cause a controller of a computer system to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, from a master processor, an alert indicating that a plurality of resources for servicing the master processor are identified, and that desired states for the plurality of resources are identified, wherein identifications of the plurality of resources and desired states are stored in a storage device that is part of the portable computing device;
• determining if one or more previous requests to resources have been processed to completion;
• if the one or more previous requests to resources have been processed to completion, then reviewing contents of the storage device to identify the plurality of resources and to identify the desired states of the resources;
• passing the desired states to the plurality of resources;
• and
• reviewing one or more stored tables that establish a meta-resource, wherein the one or more stored tables list a plurality of resources and fields that indicate whether the master processor should be notified of status changes to the resources.