System and procedure for dynamically prioritizing scans

Abstract

An exemplary procedure includes: performing an initial scan according to initial scan execution parameters; while performing the initial scan, receiving a request for a second scan; in response to the detection of a conflict between the second scan and the initial scan, determining a prioritization parameter for at least one of the initial scan and the second scan; updating at least one of the initial scan execution parameters and the second scan execution parameters based on the prioritization parameter; and proceeding with the initial scan according to the initial scan execution parameters and proceeding with the second scan according to the second scan execution parameters.