Patent ID: 7334225
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer method for enabling dormant resources on a computer system, the method comprising the steps of: an application program accepting an electronic customer request to enable a dormant computer resource of a computer system; the application program initiating a plurality of parallel computer program tasks to be performed simultaneously, the application program comprising one or more application program process gates, said application program process gates for synchronizing the progress of initiated parallel computer program tasks, wherein said parallel computer program tasks comprise computer program tasks to be performed for enabling dormant computer resources; a first application program process gate of said one or more application program process gates, having first application program process gate rules for preventing initiation of a third parallel computer program task if the first application program process gate detects that a first initiated parallel computer program task and a second initiated parallel computer program task of said plurality of parallel computer program tasks are not yet synchronized according to said first application program process gate rules; the first application program process gate permitting initiation of the third parallel computer program task if the first application program process gate detects that both the first initiated parallel computer program task and the second initiated parallel computer program task are synchronized according to said first application program process gate rules; the application program initiating a billing function computer program task for charging a customer for enabling said dormant computer resource; the application program initiating a downloading computer program task for downloading to said computer system, computer enabling program code for enabling the dormant computer resource; and the downloaded computer enabling program code enabling the dormant computer resource of said computer system when all enabling dormant computer resource computer program tasks have been completed according to said application program process gates.