Method and apparatus for controlling a multi-node process
US8712786B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/08
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling multi-node services. There is described a process broker for controlling a process between two or more clients and service registry comprising; a plurality of process templates, each process template representing a process to co-ordinate a service on nodes and comprising one or more steps for coordinating such a service with each node; means for receiving a message from a first node; means for selecting a process template and participating node/s in response to the message; means for envoking the process steps as defined in the selected process template on the selected nodes; and means for responding to the first node with a response of the type defined in the selected process template and based on the response from the participating node/s.
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