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Determining capability of an information processing unit to execute the job request based on satisfying an index value and a content of processing of the job

US8359596B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 11, 2005
Grant dateJan 22, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2209/509
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A grid computing system having a plurality of information processing apparatuses, each of which comprises an index value storing part for storing an index value indicative of the throughput of the information processing apparatus itself; a request acquiring part for acquiring a job execution request that requests an execution of a job; a job executing part for executing the job, based on the index value stored in the index value storing part and also based on the process contents of the job, if determining that the job is to be executed in the foregoing information processing apparatus; and a request transmitting part for forwarding the job execution request to another information processing apparatus connected to the foregoing information processing apparatus if determining that the job is not to be executed in the foregoing information processing apparatus.

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