Patent ID: 7831975
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A resource managing method for use with a resource managing apparatus having a plurality of processing means, said resource managing method performed by the resource managing apparatus comprising the steps of: accepting a resource acquisition request from any one of said plurality of processing means; determining whether a resource corresponding to said resource acquisition request from said one processing means conflicts with the resource to be used by another processing means based upon a comparison; deciding which of the processing means found to be in conflict with one another about resource usage should be granted permission to use the resource in question; upon receipt of a request to be notified of release of said resource from the processing means not granted permission to use said resource, cataloging in a list said resource corresponding to the release notification request in conjunction with the release notification-requesting processing means; upon receipt of a notice saying that said resource has been released from the processing means having been granted permission to use said resource, checking from said list said release notification-requesting processing means; and issuing an acquisition complete notice saying that said resource has been acquired to said release notification-requesting processing means checked from said list in said list checking step, wherein said determining step determines presence of conflict between resources per function.