CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM, VEHICLE CLOUD PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH
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1. A cloud computing system comprising:
- a network interface for interfacing with a wide area network;
at least one wireless transceiver for engaging in bidirectional communication with a plurality of vehicle cloud processing devices within a corresponding plurality of vehicles in at least one vehicle aggregation location; and
a network control device, coupled to the at least one wireless transceiver and the network interface, that receives requests for at least one cloud computing service via the wide area network and that facilitates the at least one cloud computing service via the bidirectional communication with the plurality of vehicle cloud processing devices.
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Abstract
A cloud computing system includes a network interface for interfacing with a wide area network. At least one wireless transceiver engages in bidirectional communication with a plurality of vehicle cloud processing devices within a corresponding plurality of vehicles in at least one vehicle aggregation location. A network control device receives requests for at least one cloud computing service via the wide area network and facilitates the at least one cloud computing service via the bidirectional communication with the plurality of vehicle cloud processing devices.
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1. A cloud computing system comprising:
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a network interface for interfacing with a wide area network; at least one wireless transceiver for engaging in bidirectional communication with a plurality of vehicle cloud processing devices within a corresponding plurality of vehicles in at least one vehicle aggregation location; and a network control device, coupled to the at least one wireless transceiver and the network interface, that receives requests for at least one cloud computing service via the wide area network and that facilitates the at least one cloud computing service via the bidirectional communication with the plurality of vehicle cloud processing devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle cloud processing device for use in a vehicle, the vehicle cloud processing device comprising:
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a wireless transceiver at a vehicle aggregation location for engaging in communication with a network control device, the communication including system identification data that indicates at least one of, the computational capacity of the vehicle cloud processing device and the data capacity of the vehicle cloud processing device; a memory for storing a vehicle cloud processing device application; and a processor, coupled to the wireless transceiver and the memory, the processing device configurable to execute the vehicle cloud processing device application to; receive a cloud computational task from the network control device via the wireless transceiver that is generated by the network control device based on the system identification data; generate cloud computational task results, based on the cloud computational task; and provide cloud computational task results to the network control device via the wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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receiving a request for a cloud computing service via a network interface; segmenting, via a network control device, the request into a plurality of computational tasks based on at least one of;
a time constraint associated with the request and a data constraint associated with the request;allocating, via the network control device, the plurality of computational tasks to a plurality of vehicle cloud computing devices in a plurality of vehicle aggregation locations based on at least one of;
the time constraint associated with the request and the data constraint associated with the request; andmanaging, via the network control device, performance of the plurality of computational tasks allocated to the plurality of vehicle cloud computing devices to fulfill the request.
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