Patent ID: 11972299
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory in communication with the processor, the memory containing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
identifying a sharable resource that is part of a first user's user environment and that is configured as sharable by the user, wherein user environment is a steaming application and the sharable resource is a private streaming operator;
locating a matching resource that matches the sharable resource, wherein the matching resource is a shared streaming operator that is used by pre-existing users of a shared computer environment;
obtaining agreement from the pre-existing users for the first user to access the matching resource; and
providing the first user access to the matching resource;
receiving, after the providing, a request from the first user for a conversion of the matching resource to a private resource; and
converting, for the first user, the matching resource to a private resource.