Distributed processing in a system of computers at terminals connected by a communication network
US5555427A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/465
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for distributing processing between terminals (T.sub.1 .about.T.sub.n) connected via a communication network (30). Each terminal (T.sub.i) is provided with at least one method group (32) and a memory unit (34) to store data files. An originating terminal, e.g., terminal (T.sub.1) accesses data elsewhere in the distributed system by generating a message. The message includes a terminal code identifying an object to access a terminal (T.sub.2) to execute an object, a method code identifying a method for accessing the data and a command name containing or identifying the desired data. The terminal, e.g., terminal (T.sub.2), containing the desired data, decodes the message and accesses a data file in the memory unit (34) containing the desired data identified by the command name. The message may also include a selector and reset conditions which control the sequence of data processing in the terminals (T.sub.0 and T.sub.n) so that the processing of the originating (T.sub.1) and data accessing (T.sub.2) terminals can be coordinated. When the processing identified by the method code is completed in the data accessing terminal (T.sub.2), a message including the resulting data is …
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