Handling shared resources in a temporal data base management system

摘要

This paper presents an approach to managing shared resources through the use of a temporal data base and special purpose reason maintenance system. All resource requests are processed through a central data base management system that assists employees in scheduling events to take advantage of available resources. A temporal data base is used to keep track of the condition and use of these resources. The system assists in resolving conflicts between employees competing for the same resources and detects when a change in the condition of a resource selected for a particular task makes it unsuitable for its intended purpose.