System and method for cascaded distribution of processing

• US 20020016835A1
• Filed: 05/24/2001
• Published: 02/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gary Gamerman
• Original Assignee: Gary Gamerman
• Inventors: Gamerman, Gary
• Application Number:
  US09/863,821
• Publication Number:
  US 20020016835A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1008 based on parameters of servers, e.g. available memory or workload monitoring of computer activity G06F11/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/101 based on network conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1021 based on client or server locations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1023 based on a hash applied to IP addresses or costs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1036 Load balancing of requests to servers for services different from user content provisioning, e.g. load balancing across domain name servers

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for distributing processing in a cascaded manner. These systems and methods are capable of providing a distributed network of processors that can provide solutions to respective segments and/or subsegments of a problem posed by one of the processors. Also provided are systems and methods for compensating participants for participating in a distributed computing transaction, and for auctioning, bidding or shopping for rights to engage in such distributed processing tasks. The system and method can be implemented using a software application that can be executed by each of a plurality of processors. The plurality of processors are interconnected by one or more networks. The network connections can be achieved using any of the many well-known mechanisms and protocols, including wireless communications and/or “wired” communications. The system and method are “cascaded” in that at least some of the processors distribute a problem to be solved, or parts thereof, to other processors via at least one intermediate tier of processors. Solutions to segments and/or to subsegments of the problem posed by one of the processors can be solved (e.g., calculated or otherwise suitably developed) by processors in the same tier and/or in different tiers.

Claims

1. A software application product that is executable by a first processor, said software application product comprising:

a first module that, when executed by the first processor, causes the first processor to communicate with other processors that are networked with said first processor;

a second module that, when executed by said first processor, causes said first processor to operate sometimes in a query mode and at other times in a solve mode, and when contents of a problem received during the solve mode indicate that one or more of the other processors is to provide at least part of a solution to said problem, causes information about said problem to be transmitted to said one or more of the other processors for processing by said one or more processors or for segmenting and distribution by said one or more processors to still additional processors that are networked to said one or more processors.