Patent · US Expired

Control of data transfer and distributed data processing based on resource currently available at remote apparatus

US6088732A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 29, 1998
Grant dateJul 11, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/24
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of providing a service over a plurality of terminals connected over a network comprises determining resources required for a service to be provided, determining resources currently available at each terminal, comparing the required resources with the available resources, and controlling the service provided at each terminal as a result of the comparison.

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