METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING TASKS ON COLLABORATING WIRELESS DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of performing functions on multiple physical devices, comprising:
- connecting the physical devices via wireless links;
discovering function capabilities of each physical device, wherein a function capability of a physical device comprises a local resource and a virtual resource; and
collaborating among the physical devices by wireless communication to provide a set of functions including discovered function capabilities of the collaborating physical devices, wherein each function can be mapped to one or more of said resources for execution.
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Abstract
A method and system for performing functions on multiple physical devices, is provided. One implementation involves connecting the physical devices via wireless links, discovering function capabilities of each physical device, wherein a function capability of a physical device comprises a local resource and a virtual resource, and collaborating among the physical devices by wireless communication to provide a set of functions including discovered function capabilities of the collaborating physical devices, wherein each function of the function base can be mapped to one or more of said resources for execution.
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1. A method of performing functions on multiple physical devices, comprising:
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connecting the physical devices via wireless links; discovering function capabilities of each physical device, wherein a function capability of a physical device comprises a local resource and a virtual resource; and collaborating among the physical devices by wireless communication to provide a set of functions including discovered function capabilities of the collaborating physical devices, wherein each function can be mapped to one or more of said resources for execution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for performing functions on multiple physical devices, comprising:
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multiple physical devices configured for connection via wireless links; and a controller configured for performing functions on multiple physical devices, the controller including; a discovery module configured for discovering function capabilities of each physical device, wherein a function capability of a physical device comprises a local resource and a virtual resource; and a scheduling module configured for enabling collaboration among the physical devices by wireless communication to provide a set of functions including discovered function capabilities of the collaborating physical devices, wherein each function can be mapped to one or more of said resources for execution. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus for performing functions on multiple physical devices, comprising:
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a discovery module configured for discovering function capabilities of each physical device, wherein a function capability of a physical device comprises a local resource and a virtual resource; and a scheduling module configured for enabling collaboration among the physical devices by wireless communication to provide a set of functions including discovered function capabilities of the collaborating physical devices, wherein each function of the function base can be mapped to one or more of said resources for execution. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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