Embedded Distributed Computing Solutions

• US 20090234907A1
• Filed: 03/11/2008
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Lary, David M., Park, Sunjae
• Granted Patent: US 8,127,038 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/434 using image data, e.g. images, photos, pictures taken by a user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/549 Remote execution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing

Abstract

Methods and Systems are provided for participating in distributed computing. The distributed computing program instructions are embedded in content delivered to a client computer. The client computer renders the content delivered from the server and executes the program instructions generating solutions for datasets delivered from the server, thus participating in distributed computing.

Claims

1. A method of distributed computing, comprising:

embedding program instructions in streaming content, the program instructions being configured for participating in the distributed computing intended to solve a problem;

detecting a request for the streaming content via a network; and

sending the streaming content;

wherein, upon rendering the streaming content; and

executing the program instructions to contribute towards solving the problem.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the program instructions occurs while the content is being downloaded.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the content conforms to a standard selected from a group consisting of HTML, SVG, MP3, MP4, WMA, WMV and MPEG.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting termination of the rendering; and

stopping execution of the program instructions.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the program instructions conform to a standard selected from a group consisting of Java script, VB script, Perl script, Python script, CGI script, .NET script, and executable code.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the program instructions is one of a plurality of programs of instructions;

and

wherein a plurality of client computers each executes one of the plurality of programs of instructions, each of the plurality of client computers solving a unique dataset.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the program instructions is delayed until a portion of the content has been rendered.

8. A method of participating in distributed computing, comprising:

connecting to a network;

receiving a content request;

delivering a streaming content responsive to the content request, the streaming content containing program instructions configured to participate in distributed computing intended to solve a problem;

9. The method of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the streaming content conforms to a standard selected from a group consisting of HTML, SVG, MP3, MP4, WMA, WMV and MPEG.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the program instructions are selected from a group consisting of Java script, VB script, Perl script, Python script, CGI script, .NET script, and executable code.

11. A system participating in distributed computing, comprising:

a client computer, the client computer coupled to a network;

a streaming content, the streaming content containing;

a set of program instructions configured for calculating a solution to a distributed computing problem;

wherein the streaming content is rendered on the client computer and the program instructions are executed on the client computer, the program instructions to contribute towards solving the problem.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the streaming content is rendered when the client computer is no longer connected to the network.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of the streaming content conforms to a standard selected from a group consisting of HTML, SVG, MP3, MP4, WMA, WMV and MPEG.

14. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

detecting the termination of rendering and stopping execution of the program instructions.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein executing the program instructions is delayed until a portion of the content has been rendered.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the program instructions are selected from a group consisting of Java script, VB script, Perl script, Python script, CGI script, .NET script, and executable code.

17. A server participating in distributed computing, comprising:

a network coupled to the server;

a streaming content;

a set of program instructions configured for calculating a solution to a distributed computing problem;

wherein the set of program instructions is embedded in the content.

18. The server of claim 17, wherein at least a portion of the streaming content conforms to a standard selected from a group consisting of HTML, SVG, MP3, MP4, WMA, WMV and MPEG.

19. The server of claim 17, wherein the program instructions are selected from a group consisting of Java script, VB script, Perl script, Python script, CGI script, .NET script, and executable code.

20. The server of claim 17, further comprising:

a plurality of client computers coupled to the network;

the client computers receiving the streaming content and program instructions; and

the client computers rendering the content and executing the program instructions, the program instructions configured to contribute towards solving the problem.