Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090132649 | Method of Managing Workloads and Associated Distributed Processing System - Various embodiments enable a server system to convert data for client devices by identifying capabilities associated with various distributed devices, and utilizing those capabilities to select distributed devices to convert data. In one embodiment, a tangible computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising: instructions to receive a request from a requesting device to convert a data set from a first format to a second format, instructions to communicate with one or more distributed devices, wherein the one or more distributed devices are capable of converting data from the first format to the second format, instructions to access a database which stores capability vectors associated with one or more distributed devices, the capability vectors identifying a characteristic of the one or more distributed devices, and instructions to use at least one capability vector to select at least one distributed device to convert the data set from the first format to the second format. | 05-21-2009 |
20090138551 | Method of Managing Workloads and Associated Distributed Processing System - Various embodiments enable a server system to consider a variety of priorities in determining how to organize, allocate, and manage client workloads in a distributed processing system. In at least one embodiment, a method may include generating a capability vector for one or more distributed devices, the capability vector defining a capability of the one or more distributed devices, determining a client priority for one or more client system, the client priority defining an order that a client system is granted access to submit one or more workloads to a distributed processing system for processing, assigning a workload priority to one or more workloads, the workload priority defining an order in which a workload is submitted to the distributed processing system for processing, and distributing one or more workloads form a client system to one or more distributed devices in response to the capability vector, the client priority, and the workload priority. | 05-28-2009 |
20090164533 | Method of Managing Workloads and Associated Distributed Processing System - Various embodiments enable a server system to receive a request to store data, select various distributed devices to store the data, and then send the data to the selected distributed devices. In one embodiment, a method may include: receiving a request to store back-up data on a distributed processing system from a client system, the back-up data having a storage priority, searching a database to identify one or more distributed devices with excess storage capacity, and selecting one or more of the distributed devices to store the back-up data based in part on the back-up data's storage priority. Then, sending the back-up data to one or more selected distributed devices along with retention instructions indicating conditions for retaining and/or deleting the back-up data, and updating an index with addresses for the one or more selected distributed devices that received the back-up data. | 06-25-2009 |
20090171855 | Monitizing Network Connected User Bases Utilizing Distributed Processing Systems - Various embodiments enable network service providers to receive revenue from their user bases by providing network services to various distributed devices in exchange for the distributed devices agreeing to process workloads for customer paid projects. In at least one embodiment, a method of operating a distributed processing system may include identifying a first party with a first user base with several first distributed devices, and identifying a different party with a different user base with several second distributed devices. Processing workloads for a customer paid project using the first and second distributed devices. Then, sharing revenue from the customer project between the first party and the second party based in part on a size of a user base, a user base's processing capability, or a type of project processed by the user base. | 07-02-2009 |
20090216641 | Methods and Systems for Indexing Content - Various embodiments enable a distributed processing system to index network content. In at least one embodiment, a method of indexing content comprises distributing indexing workloads to various distributed devices over a network, receiving organized indexed workloads from the various distributed devices, and creating a master summary index to receive the organized indexed workloads. In a further embodiment, a content indexing system comprises a server system, a workload database, and a master summary index. The server system can be coupled to a network which is coupled to various distributed devices. The workload database can be coupled to the server system and distributes indexing workloads to the various distributed devices. Finally, the master summary index can receive completed indexing workloads from the various distributed devices. | 08-27-2009 |
20090216649 | Capability Based Distributed Processing - Various embodiments enable a server system to identify a workload capability factor for a distributed device and use the workload capability factor to determine an incentive for the distributed device. In one embodiment, a distributed processing system includes a server configured to be coupled to one or more distributed devices. The server may include a workload database configured to store at least one workload project, a capability database configured to store one or more workload capability factors associated with one or more distributed devices, and a control system configured to use the one or more workload capability factors from the capability database to perform at least one workload project from the workload database. The least one workload capability factor may also be used to determine an incentive for the one or more distributed devices. | 08-27-2009 |
20090222508 | Network Site Testing - Various embodiments enable a server system to transmit a test workload to N distributed devices, request that the N distributed devices execute the test workload by requesting a service from a network site, and receive results from the N distributed devices indicating a quality of service received by the N distributed devices. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method may include: transmitting an incentive to M number of distributed devices to join a distributed processing system, transmitting a test workload to N number of distributed devices, the N distributed devices being a subset of the M distributed devices, sending a request to the N distributed devices to execute the test workload by accessing and requesting at least one service from at least one network site, and receiving results from at least some of the N distributed devices, the results indicating a quality of service provided by the at least one network site to at least some of the N distributed devices. | 09-03-2009 |
20100011204 | Method and System for Image Management in a Computing System - A method and system for migrating data to a build-to-order computing system is provided. The method comprises storing an image at a remote site. The image comprises data stored on a computing system. An order is received to provide a second computing system to a customer. Access to the image is provided to the second computing system such that the second computing system can store the image. | 01-14-2010 |
20100036723 | Sweepstakes Incentive Model and Associated System - A sweepstakes incentive model and associated system for a distributed processing system are disclosed that identify the capabilities of distributed devices connected together through a wide variety of communication systems and networks and aggregate these distributed device capabilities to accomplish desired distributed workload objectives. | 02-11-2010 |
20110173247 | Massively Distributed Processing System Architecture, Scheduling, Unique Device Identification and Associated Methods - A massively distributed processing system and associated methods are described that utilize an advantageous processing architecture for a multitude of widely distributed devices to process distributed workloads for a plurality distributed processing projects. To provide the infrastructure processing power for the distributed processing system, a modular client agent program, including a system component with a core agent module and a separate project component with at least one task module, is configured to operate on the distributed devices and to process a variety of project workloads. For each different distributed project, different project components or task modules may be provided by a server system to the distributed devices to run on the core agent module or system component. In addition, a capabilities database can be used by a server system to schedule workloads based upon the capabilities of the distributed devices. Furthermore, scheduling, device ID, task wrapper and further infrastructure and application development implementations are also provided. | 07-14-2011 |