US Patent 8055267 System and method for allocating resource and user terminal

A system for allocating resources, including at least one user terminal operable to determine at least one resource needed by the user terminal and further operable to request a first allocation of the resource. A relaying apparatus is provided which is operable to determine the resource to be allocated and further operable to transmit the determined resource to the user terminal. The user terminal is operable to calculate a cost of the resource allocated by the relaying apparatus, compare the cost with a predetermined reference value based on a changed need for the resource, and further operable to request a second allocation of the resource to the relaying apparatus based on the changed need for the resource.