Program product for obtaining the state of network resources in A distributed computing environment
US5857076A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/50
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A program product for processing a request for a state of a resource in a distributed processing environment may in general terms comprise receiving an identification of a resource, and identifying a provider associated with an indicator of states of the resource. The program product may further comprise obtaining the state of the resource. The state may be obtained by observing the state in memory shared with the indicator, or by retrieving the state from memory in which the state is contained, or by requesting and receiving the state from a remote provider, depending upon the particular resource.
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