Method and system for selectively initiating execution of a software object

• US 20070061417A1
• Filed: 08/31/2006
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cloudrock LLC (Slingshot Technologies LLC)
• Original Assignee: Cloudrock LLC (Slingshot Technologies LLC)
• Inventors: Berg, Mitchell
• Application Number:
  US11/513,829
• Publication Number:
  US 20070061417A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• 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 67/1012 based on compliance of requirements or conditions with available server resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1014 based on the content of a request
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1017 based on a round robin mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1019 Random or heuristic server selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1023 based on a hash applied to IP addresses or costs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1027 Persistence of sessions during load balancing

Abstract

An information processing system comprises a first computing device configured to execute a software application that is associated with at least one software object, and, in response to receiving a request for initiating execution of the software object associated with the executing software application, independent of the software application, selectively initiate execution of the software object by, the first computing device when a state of at least one of the first computing device and a second computing device is a first state, and, the second computing device when the state is a second state.

Claims

1. An information processing system, comprising:

a first computing device configured to;

execute a software application that is associated with at least one software object; and

in response to receiving a request for initiating execution of the software object associated with the executing software application, independent of the software application, selectively initiate execution of the software object by;

the first computing device when a state of at least one of the first computing device and a second computing device is a first state; and

the second computing device when the state is a second state.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the software application is a socket-based application.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the state is a synchronized state of at least the first and second computing devices.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the first computing device is configured to coordinate a communication of information between the software application and the software object.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the first computing device is configured to selectively initiate execution of the software object by the second computing device by transmitting a data packet to the second computing device.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the first computing device and the second computing device are servers in a server farm.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the state is maintained in a state table.

25. The system of claim 4 wherein the software object is executed by the second computing device.

8. A method performed by a first computing device of an information processing system, comprising:

executing a software application that is associated with at least one software object; and

in response to receiving a request for initiating execution of the software object associated with the executing software application, independent of the software application, selectively initiating execution of the software object by;

the first computing device when a state of at least one of the first computing device and a second computing device is a first state; and

the second computing device when the state is a second state.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the software application is a socket-based application.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the state is a synchronized state of at least the first and second computing devices.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

coordinating a communication of information between the software application and the software object.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the first computing device and the second computing device are servers in a server farm.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising maintaining a state table and determining the state based upon the state table.

26. The method of claim 11 wherein the software object is executed by the second computing device.

14. An information processing system, comprising:

a first computing device comprising;

means for executing a software application that is associated with at least one software object; and

means for responding to receipt of a request for initiating execution of the software object associated with the executing software application by, independent of the software application, selectively initiating execution of the software object by;

the first computing device when a state of at least one of the first computing device and a second computing device is a first state; and

the second computing device when the state is a second state.

15. The information processing system of claim 14 wherein the first computing device is a server in a server farm.

27. The information processing system of claim 14 wherein the software application is a socket-based application.

28. The information processing system of claim 14 wherein the state is a synchronized state of at least the first and second computing devices.

29. The information processing system of claim 14 wherein the means for responding to the receipt of the request selectively initiates execution of the software object by the second computing device by transmitting a data packet to the second computing device.

16. A computer-readable memory medium containing instructions that, when executed by a first computing device, cause the first computing device to process information by performing a method comprising:

executing a software application that is associated with at least one software object; and

in response to receiving a request for initiating execution of the software object associated with the executing software application, independent of the software application, selectively initiating execution of the software object by;

the first computing device when a state of at least one of the first computing device and a second computing device is a first state; and

the second computing device when the state is a second state.

17. The computer-readable memory medium of claim 16 wherein the software application is a socket-based application.

18. The computer-readable memory medium of claim 16 wherein the state is a synchronized state of at least the first and second computing devices.

19. The computer-readable memory medium of claim 16 wherein the method further comprises coordinating a communication of information between the software application and the software object.

20. The computer-readable memory medium of claim 19 wherein the software object is executed by the second computing device.

21. The computer-readable memory medium of claim 16 wherein the selective initiating of the execution of the software object by the second computing device includes transmitting a data packet to the second computing device.

22. The computer-readable memory medium of claim 16 wherein the method further comprises maintaining a state table.

23. The computer-readable memory medium of claim 16 wherein the second computing device is a server in a server farm.

24. The computer-readable memory medium of claim 16 wherein the computer-readable memory medium is a main memory of the first computing device.

30. A server farm comprising:

a first server; and

a second server configured to;

execute a software application that is associated with at least one software object; and

in response to receiving a request for initiating execution of the software object associated with the executing software application, independent of the software application, selectively initiate execution of the software object by;

the second server when a state of at least one of the second server and a first server is a first state; and

the first server when the state is a second state.

31. The server farm of claim 30 wherein the software application is a socket-based application.

32. The server farm of claim 30 wherein the state is a synchronized state of at least the first and second servers.

33. The server farm of claim 30 wherein the second server is further configured to coordinate a communication of information between the software application and the software object.

34. The server farm of claim 30 wherein the software object is executed by the first server.

35. The server farm of claim 30 wherein the second server is configured to selectively initiate execution of the software object by the first server by transmitting a data packet to the first server.

36. The server farm of claim 30 wherein the second server is further configured to maintain a state table.