Method and system for distributed processing of applications on host and peripheral devices
US6003065A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to principles of the invention, a distributed data processing system having a host computer coupled by way of a network to one or more peripheral devices is presented. In part, this distributed data processing system has advantages over current technologies because executables run on a host device can also be downloaded and executed on a target peripheral device. The virtual machine instruction processor located in the host machine and the peripheral device run the same instruction set and therefore readily share executables. This capability opens up robust communication between the peripheral device and the host machine and sophisticated peripheral device management and administration.
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