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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2002
Darryl J. Mocek, San Jose, CA (US);
Terrence Barr, Cupertino, CA (US);
Behfar Razavi, San Jose, CA (US);
Lisa M. Kelly, Cupertino, CA (US);
William F. Mcwalter, Stirling, GB;
Dianna L. Decristo, Venice, CA (US);
Darryl J. Mocek, San Jose, CA (US);
Terrence Barr, Cupertino, CA (US);
Behfar Razavi, San Jose, CA (US);
Lisa M. Kelly, Cupertino, CA (US);
William F. McWalter, Stirling, GB;
Dianna L. Decristo, Venice, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for managing access to service entities (e.g., such as a devices, resources, and services, which are limited resources) is provided. The method includes requesting a priority level. In response, a priority object with an assigned priority level is returned. A service is then requested from a service manager, and the request includes data for carrying out the requested service and the priority object. The service manager is configured to identify at least one service entity that is required to carry out the requested service. Access is then requested to at least one service entity. A determination is made as to whether the at least one service entity is in-use. If at least one service entity is in-use, a further determination is made as to whether at least one service entity that is in-use has an assigned priority level that is higher than the assigned priority level, which is associated with a current request. The requester, such as a carlet, which has the higher assigned priority will gain control of the requested entity.