A centralized resource manager for distributed networks manages resources available on the network, such as network bandwidth, CPU allocation, TV tuners, MPEG encoders and decoders, disk bandwidth, and input/output devices. The centralized resource manager also allocates the resources of network clients...http://www.google.es/patents/US20040268407?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US20040268407 - Centralized resource manager
