Patent ID: 7617515
Filing Date: 2009-11-10
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for managing resources in a multimedia system, the method comprises: receiving a client request at a multimedia server for a multimedia system service from one of a plurality of clients, wherein the multimedia system service includes access to a channel of a plurality of dissimilar channels having dissimilar resource demands; determining via a processor at the multimedia server whether the client request is valid for the one of the plurality of clients based upon client authenticity and client privileges; when the client request is valid for the one of the plurality of clients, determining via the processor whether the multimedia system has sufficient resources of a plurality of resources to fulfill the client request; and allocating at least some of the sufficient resources to fulfill the client request based on a multimedia system resource allocation procedure that are determined based on a priority associated with the multimedia system service and further based on a best match analysis executed via the processor, by maintaining a listing of resource capabilities for each of the plurality of resources; determining a type of resource needed to support the client request; identify and allocate best match resources based on the resource capability of the best match resources and the type of resource needed by the client and further based on a predetermined assignment of assigned resources to a particular one of the plurality of clients.