Retail distributive computing
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1. A system for retail distributive computing, comprising:
- a sever capable of distributing a computing task;
a network; and
a plurality of retail computing resources coupled to the server via the network, wherein an individual computing resource of the plurality of retail computing resources includes;
a memory capable of storing a program of instructions;
a processor coupled to the memory, capable of executing the program of instructions wherein the program of instructions causes the processor to;
monitor the processor for availability;
report processor availability to the server; and
process the distributed task, if the processor has excess capacity;
wherein the system distributes a computing task to the plurality of retail computing resources for data processing.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing distributive computing resources in a retail environment. The system and method of the present invention take advantage of the distributive computing power of retail computing resources, such as demonstration and training computers.
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1. A system for retail distributive computing, comprising:
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a sever capable of distributing a computing task;
a network; and
a plurality of retail computing resources coupled to the server via the network, wherein an individual computing resource of the plurality of retail computing resources includes;
a memory capable of storing a program of instructions;
a processor coupled to the memory, capable of executing the program of instructions wherein the program of instructions causes the processor to;
monitor the processor for availability;
report processor availability to the server; and
process the distributed task, if the processor has excess capacity;
wherein the system distributes a computing task to the plurality of retail computing resources for data processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for retail distributive computing using idle retail computing resources, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring individual retail computing resources for processor availability;
receiving a distributive computing request from a server by a plurality of retail computing resources;
processing the received portion of the distributive computing task on an individual retail computing resource of the plurality of retail computing resources, if the retail computing resource processor has excess processing capability; and
transferring the processed portion of the distributive computing task to the server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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22. A method for selling computing resources, comprising:
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distributing a data processing task to a plurality of retail computers based on individual retail computer processor availability;
processing at least a portion of the distributed task by an individual retail computer;
storing the processing task on an individual retail computer hard drive, if the a user utilizes the retail computer;
assembling the processed task from the plurality of retail computers; and
generating a bill based on utilized computing resources.
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