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Retail distributive computing

  • US 20040093295A1
  • Filed: 11/13/2002
  • Published: 05/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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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