Multiplex communications – Communication techniques for information carried in plural... – Adaptive
Patent
1998-02-12
2000-07-11
Patel, Ajit
Multiplex communications
Communication techniques for information carried in plural...
Adaptive
370232, 370465, 705 8, G01R 3108
Patent
active
060883677
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a computer booking system for booking resources to users of the resources and particularly, but not exclusively, to a computer booking system for booking resources of a telecommunications network to users of the network. This invention also relates to a method of operating a computer booking system for booking resources to users.
2. Related Art
The problem of providing a booking system for booking resources which has to cope with a relatively small number of requests for use of the resources is easy to solve. Such a booking system may be implemented in either a paper-based form or a computer-based form. However, it is sometimes required to provide a booking system for booking resources which has to cope with a relatively large number of requests for use of the resources. For example, in a telecommunications network, it may be required to provide a booking system for booking individual channels of the network which has to cope with a large number of requests for use of the channels at various future time periods. The problem of providing such a booking system is not easy to solve.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to one aspect of this invention, there is provided a computer booking system for booking individual ones of a set of resources to users of the resources, said computer booking system comprising: create one or a pair of data nodes for each booking; booking and having a time field for specifying the time at which the event is scheduled to occur; event associated with the node; which the nodes are arranged in order of their event times; value lists), in each value list the nodes being arranged in order of their event times, the value lists being arranged in order of rank, and the booking means being arranged to locate each new node in the value list of the lowest possible rank.
According to another aspect of this invention there is provided a computer providing a booking system for booking individual ones of a set of resources to users of the resources, said computer comprising a processor, means for inputting data, means for displaying data and a memory containing a program for controlling the computer; creating one or a pair of data nodes for each booking; booking and having a time field for specifying the time at which the event is scheduled to occur; event associated with the node; which the nodes are arranged in order of their event times; lists), in each value list the nodes being arranged in order of their event times, and the value lists being arranged in order of rank; and lowest possible rank.
The meaning of the term "user" as used herein is intended to include equipment. For example, in the case of a booking system for resources forming part of a telecommunications network, the users may be other parts of the network, other networks, or terminal equipment belonging to individuals or organisations.
According to a further aspect of this invention there is provided a method of operating a computer booking system for booking individual ones of a set of resources to users of the resources, said method comprising the steps of: booking and having a time field for specifying the time at which the event is scheduled to occur; associated with the node; which the nodes are arranged in order of their event times; value lists), in each value list the nodes being arranged in order of their event times and the value lists being arranged in order of rank; and
The booking system of this invention provides a particularly elegant solution to the problem of providing a booking system for booking resources which can cope with a large number of requests for use of the resources.
This invention will now be described in more detail, by way of example, with reference to the drawings in which:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of some elements of a telecommunications network in which a computer booking system embodying this invention is used for booking channels;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the compone
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British Telecommunications PLC
Patel Ajit
Pizarro Ricardo M.
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