Background Task Time Slicing for Resource Contention
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Solution Overview
Problem
In multitask computing systems, background tasks often interfere with foreground tasks by competing for resources, leading to potential delays and inefficiencies, especially when background tasks require real-time communication, and suspending them entirely can result in information delays or other issues.
Innovation Solution
A task management method and system that monitors and limits the running time of background tasks within a unit time, allowing them to run only during designated periods and entering a waiting state during the rest, ensuring that the sum of their running times does not exceed a preset threshold, while also considering the priorities of foreground and background tasks to optimize resource allocation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If background tasks are completely suspended, then resource contention with foreground tasks is reduced, but real-time communication capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic time slicing where background tasks are allowed to execute during specific time intervals and suspended during others. The system divides time into units and allocates background task execution windows periodically, ensuring that background tasks can communicate with servers during their active periods while preventing resource contention during foreground task execution periods.
2Reliability
If background tasks run continuously, then real-time communication is maintained, but resource contention with foreground tasks increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic task scheduling where the system continuously monitors foreground and background task states and adjusts resource allocation in real-time. When a foreground task requires resources, the system dynamically suspends background tasks; when foreground tasks are inactive, background tasks are resumed. This dynamic adjustment optimizes resource utilization based on current system conditions.
3Productivity
If background tasks are limited to specific time periods, then resource utilization efficiency is improved, but task completion time may increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary classification of background tasks into different priority levels and communication requirements. High-priority tasks that require real-time communication are allocated more frequent execution windows, while lower-priority tasks receive less frequent windows. This preliminary classification ensures that time-limited execution does not critically impact task completion for urgent operations.
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AI summary
A task management method and system, and a computer storage medium include: monitoring the operation of background tasks; determining the allowed operation time of a specific background task in a unit time, the sum of the operation times allowed for all the specific background tasks within the unit time being less than or equal to a preset time threshold; and the respective specific background tasks are brought into a waiting state when the specific background tasks are outside of the corresponding operation period within the unit time.