Information processing apparatus and method, information processing system, and non-transitory computer readable medium
US10091129B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/5096
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a communication section, a calculator, and a sender. The communication section communicates with a processing providing apparatus which utilizes a different amount of resource in accordance with a load of processing to be performed on data. The calculator calculates an amount of resource to be utilized for performing processing on the data by the processing providing apparatus, at plural time points corresponding to different steps of processing performed by the information processing apparatus before sending the data to the processing providing apparatus. The sender sends a request to get or release the resource based on the amount of resource calculated by the calculator to the processing providing apparatus via the communication section.
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