Information processing method and information

• US 20020052908A1
• Filed: 10/31/2001
• Published: 05/02/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Cho, Kenta, Kase, Naoki
• Application Number:
  US09/984,955
• Publication Number:
  US 20020052908A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4862 the task being a mobile agent, i.e. specifically designed to migrate

Abstract

An information processing method of executing an information process to solve a provided preposition by at least one information processing apparatus having a resource comprises preparing a plurality of plans to solve the preposition, each of the plans including at least one process step, selecting one executable plan among the plans according to the resource of the information processing apparatus, and executing the process step included in the selected plan.

Claims

1. An information processing method of executing an information process to solve a provided preposition by at least one information processing apparatus having a resource, the method comprising:

preparing a plurality of plans to solve the preposition, each of the plans including at least one process step;

selecting one executable plan among the plans according to the resource of the information processing apparatus; and

executing the process step included in the selected plan.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the preparing step includes preparing the plans having resource conditions necessary for execution of plans.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the preparing step includes drawing up the plans based on conditions set by a user as a reference for creation of the plans or conditions determined by the resource of the information processing apparatus, and the selecting step includes determining at least one plan to be excluded from the plans to be selected, according to the conditions changed.

4. A method according to claim 1, which includes reducing, in quantity, specific data stored in one of a plurality of information processing apparatuses to adapt to the other thereof and registering the specific data reduced in quantity to said the other of the information processing apparatuses.

5. A method of performing an information processing by at least one information processing apparatus which has a platform executing a plurality of processes to solve a provided preposition, using an agent to request execution of the processes to the platform in stead of the user, the method comprising:

preparing, in the platform, the plurality of processes to solve the preposition;

sending a plurality of plans for execution of the processes from the platform to the agent to store them therein;

selecting, by the agent, one plan executable by the information apparatus from the plans; and

requesting execution of the process of the selected plan from the agent to the platform.

6. A method according to claim 5, wherein the preparing step includes preparing the plans having resource conditions necessary for execution of the plans.

7. A method according to claim 5, wherein the preparing step including drawing up the plans based on a condition set by a user as a reference for creation of the plans or a condition determined by the resource of the information processing apparatus, and the selecting step includes determining at least one plan to be excluded from the plans to be selected, according to the condition changed.

8. A method according to claim 5, which includes reducing, in quantity, specific data stored in one of a plurality of information processing apparatuses to adapt to the other thereof and registering the specific data reduced in quantity to said the other of the information processing apparatuses.

9. An information processing apparatus performing information processing by at least one information processing device which has a platform executing a plurality of processes to solve a provided preposition, using an agent to request execution of the processes to the platform in stead of the user, the apparatus comprising:

a planner configured to generate, in the platform, the plurality of processes to solve the preposition;

a sender configured to send a plurality of plans for execution of the processes from the platform to the agent to store them therein;

a selector configured to select, by the agent, one plan executable by the information processing device from the plans; and

a request device configured to request execution of the process of the selected plan from the agent to the platform.

10. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the planner device includes a plan drawing device configured to draw up the planes having resource conditions necessary for execution of the planes.

11. An apparatus according to claim 9, which the planner device includes a plan drawing device configured to draw up the plans based on a condition set by a user as a reference for creation of the plans or a condition determined by the resource of the information processing device, and the selector includes a determination device configured to determine at least one plan to be excluded from the plans to be selected, according to the condition changed.

12. An apparatus according to claim 9, which includes a reducing device configured to reduce, in quantity, specific data stored in one of a plurality of information apparatuses to adapt to the other thereof;

and a register device configured to register the specific data reduced in quantity to said the other of the information apparatuses.

14. An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the planner generates the plans having resource conditions necessary for execution of the plans.

15. An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the planner includes a drawing-up device configured to draw up the plans based on a condition set by a user as a reference for creation of the plans or a condition determined by the resource of the information processing device, and the selector includes a function determining at least one plan to be excluded from the plans to be selected, according to the condition changed.

16. An apparatus according to claim 13, which includes a reduction device configured to reduce, in quantity, specific data stored in one of a plurality of information processing devices to adapt to the other thereof and registers the specific data reduced in quantity to said the other of the information processing devices.

13. An information processing apparatus performing an information processing by at least one information processing device which has a platform executing a plurality of processes to solve a provided preposition, using an agent to request execution of the processes to the platform in stead of the user, the apparatus comprising:

a planner configured to generate, in the platform, the plurality of processes to solve the preposition;

a sender configured to send a plurality of plans for execution of the processes from the platform to the agent to store them therein;

a selector configured to select, by the agent, one plan executable by the information apparatus from the plans; and

a request device configured to request execution of the process of the selected plan from the agent to the platform.

17. A method of performing an information processing by at least one information processing apparatus which has a platform executing a plurality of processes to solve a provided preposition, using an agent to request execution of the processes to the platform in stead of the user, the method comprising:

executing a plurality of processes to solve the preposition;

sending a plurality of plans for execution of the processes to the agent to store it therein; and

receiving a request for execution of the process of one plan executable by the information processing apparatus from the agent.

18. An information processing apparatus performing an information processing by at least one information processing device which has a platform executing a plurality of processes to solve a provided preposition, using an agent to request execution of the processes to the platform in stead of the user, the apparatus comprising:

an execution device configured to execute a plurality of processes to solve the preposition;

a sender configured to send a plurality of plans for execution of the processes to the agent to store it therein; and

a request receiving device configured to receive a request for execution of the process of one plan executable by the information processing device from the agent.

19. A method of performing an information processing by at least one information processing device which has a platform executing a plurality of processes to solve a provided preposition, using an agent to request execution of the processes to the platform in stead of the user, the method comprising:

storing a plurality of plans for execution of the plurality of processes to solve the preposition;

selecting one plan executable by the information processing device from the plans; and

requesting execution of the process of the selected plan to the platform in stead of the user.

20. An information processing apparatus performing an information processing by at least one information processing device which has a platform executing a plurality of processes to solve a provided preposition, using an agent to request execution of the processes to the platform in stead of the user, the apparatus comprising:

a storage configured to store a plurality of plans for execution of the plurality of processes to solve the preposition;

a selector configured to select one plan executable by the information processing device from the plans; and

an execution requesting device configured to request execution of the process of the selected plan to the platform in stead of the user.