System for performing a task in a communication network and methods thereof

• US 20070067310A1
• Filed: 08/16/2006
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Infosys Technologies Limited (Infosys Limited)
• Original Assignee: Infosys Technologies Limited (Infosys Limited)
• Inventors: Gupta, Puneet, Muralidharan, Kartik, Khan, Zaryab
• Granted Patent: US 8,027,684 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5044 considering hardware capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product for executing a task via a communication network, including devices configured to establish the communication network, wherein each of the devices includes a database having a a capability of the devices, wherein the devices are adapted for executing a pre-defined set of activities indicative of the task. The device further includes a resource module adapted to select an optimal capability among the devices for performing the task based on the capability of the devices and a decision module adapted to allocate the task among the devices based on the selection of the optimal capability among the devices. The device further includes an execution module adapted to perform the task in any of the devices based on the allocation of the optimal capability among the devices and wherein the application resource is exchanged among the devices prior to invoking the task.

Claims

1. A system for executing at least one task via a communication network, comprising:

a plurality of devices configured to establish the communication network, wherein each of the device comprising;

a database having at least one capability of the pluralities of devices, wherein the plurality of devices are adapted for executing a pre-defined set of activities indicative of the at least one task;

a resource module adapted to select at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices for performing the at least one task based on the at least one capability of the plurality of devices;

a decision module adapted to allocate the at least one task among the plurality of devices based on the selection of the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices; and

an execution module adapted to perform the at least one task in any of the plurality of devices based on the allocation of the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices;

wherein the at least one capability is exchanged among the plurality of devices prior to invoking the at least one task.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one capability of the devices comprising at least one of an application resource or a non task execution parameters or combinations thereof.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the communication network includes at least one of an ad-hoc communication network, or a fixed network, or combinations thereof.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of devices include at least one of a mobile device or a fixed device or combinations thereof.

5. The system according to claim 1, further comprising of a storage module disposed in the plurality of devices, wherein the storage module is adapted to store information on the at least one capability of the plurality of devices.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the storage module is adapted to automatically update the information of the at least one capability of the plurality of devices.

7. The system according to claim 5, wherein the information of the at least one capability of the plurality of devices is stored in the storage module in an extensible markup language (XML) schema.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the allocation of the at least one task among the plurality of devices occurs via the extensible markup language (XML) schema.

9. The system according to claim 1, further comprising an user interface module disposed in the plurality of devices and configured to provide a snapshot of the at least one capability of the plurality of devices.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the decision module is adapted to periodically update the allocation of the at least one optimal capability of the plurality of devices for performing the at least one task.

11. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a security module disposed in the plurality of devices, wherein the security module is adapted to provide authentication mechanism to validate identity of the plurality of devices prior to executing the at least one task.

12. A method for executing at least one task via a communication network, comprising the steps of:

establishing the communication network between a plurality of devices, wherein each of the plurality of devices comprising a database having at least one capability of the plurality of devices and wherein the plurality of device are adapted for executing a pre-defined set of activities indicative of the at least one task;

exchanging the at least one capability among the plurality of devices prior to invoking the at least one task;

selecting at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices for performing the at least one task via a resource module;

allocating the at least one task among the plurality of devices based on the selection of the at least one optimal capability via a decision module; and

performing the at least one task in any of the plurality of devices based on the allocation of the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices via an execution module.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising storing information of the at least one capability of the plurality of devices in a storage module disposed in the plurality of devices.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising automatically updating the information of the at least one capability of the plurality of devices using the storage module.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the information of the at least one capability of the plurality of devices is stored in the storage module in an extensible markup language (XML) schema.

16. The method according to claim 12, further comprising providing a snapshot of the at least one capability of the plurality of devices via an user interface module.

17. The method according to claim 12, further comprising dividing the at least one task into a plurality of jobs and performing each of the job in any of the plurality of devices.

18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising displaying output of the plurality of jobs on any of the plurality of devices.

19. The method according to claim 17, further comprising compiling the output of the plurality of jobs executed in the any of the plurality of devices for performing the task.

20. The method according to claim 12, further comprising periodically updating the allocation of the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices for performing the at least one task using the decision module.

21. The method according to claim 12, further comprising allocating the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices based on a non-task execution parameters.

22. The method according to claim 12, wherein the resource module further comprising manually selecting the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices for performing the at least one task.

23. The method according to claim 12, wherein the communication network includes at least one of an ad-hoc communication network, or a fixed network, or combinations thereof.

24. The method according to claim 12, further comprising providing authentication mechanism to validate identity of the plurality of devices prior to executing the at least one task using a security module disposed in the plurality of devices.

25. A computer program product tangibly embodying a plurality of instructions for executing at least one task via a communication network, comprising:

a computer readable medium storing;

program code adapted for establishing the communication network between a plurality of devices, wherein each of the plurality of devices comprising a database having at least. one capability of the plurality of devices and wherein the plurality of devices are adapted for executing a pre-defined set of activities indicative of the at least one task;

program code adapted for exchanging the at least one capability of the plurality of devices prior to invoking the at least one task;

program code adapted for selecting at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices for performing the at least one task via a resource module;

program code adapted allocating the at least one task among the plurality of devices based on the selection of the at least one optimal capability via a decision module; and

program code adapted for performing the at least one task in any of the plurality of devices based on the allocation of the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices via an execution module.

26. The computer program product according to claim 25, further comprising program code adapted for storing information of the at least one capability in a storage module disposed in the plurality of devices.

27. The computer program product according to claim 26, further comprising program code adapted for automatically updating the information of the at least one capability of the plurality of devices using the storage module.

28. The computer program product according to claim 25, further comprising program code adapted for providing a snapshot of the at least one capability of the plurality of devices via an user interface module.

29. The computer program product according to claim 25, further comprising program code adapted for periodically updating the allocation of the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices for performing the at least one task.

30. The computer program product according to claim 25, further comprising program code adapted for allocating the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices based on a non-task execution parameters.

31. The computer program product according to claim 25, further comprising program code adapted for distributing the at least one task among the plurality of devices based on the at least one capability of the plurality of devices.

32. The computer program product according to claim 25, further comprising program code adapted for providing authentication mechanism to validate identity of the plurality of devices prior to executing the at least one task using a security module disposed in the plurality of devices.

33. The computer program product according to claim 25, further comprising program code adapted for dividing the at least one task into a plurality of jobs and performing each of the job in any of the plurality of devices.

34. The computer program product according to claim 33, further comprising program code adapted for displaying the output of the plurality of jobs on any of the plurality of devices.