EDGE COMPUTING PLATFORM
First Claim
1. A method for provisioning a computer, the method comprising:
- providing, within an enterprise data center, a graph that defines relationships between one or more hardware components of a remote computer system and component characteristics of the one or more hardware components, and relationships between one or more applications and requirements of the one or more applications;
communicating, from the remote computer system and to the enterprise data center, information that specifies one or more device additions to the remote computer system;
updating, by the enterprise data center, the graph to represent the one or more device additions;
receiving, by the enterprise data center, information that defines data types and attributes associated with the one or more device additions;
associating in the graph the one or more device additions with the corresponding data types and attributes;
receiving a selection of an application;
determining, via the graph, whether the remote computer system includes at least one device capable of meeting the requirements of the application;
if at least one device capable of meeting the requirements of the application exists;
communicating the application to the remote computer system;
triggering the remote computer system to execute the application; and
communicating, from the remote computer system, data processed by the application to an external system.
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Abstract
A method for provisioning a computer includes providing a graph that defines relationships between one or more hardware components of a plurality of computers and component characteristics of the one or more hardware components, and relationships between one or more applications and requirements of the one or more applications. The method further includes receiving a selection of an application and determining, via the graph, whether at least one computer with hardware components capable of meeting the requirements of the application exists. If a computer exits, the method also includes communicating the application to the computer; triggering the computer to execute the application; and communicating, from the computer, data processed by the application to an external system.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for provisioning a computer, the method comprising:
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providing, within an enterprise data center, a graph that defines relationships between one or more hardware components of a remote computer system and component characteristics of the one or more hardware components, and relationships between one or more applications and requirements of the one or more applications; communicating, from the remote computer system and to the enterprise data center, information that specifies one or more device additions to the remote computer system; updating, by the enterprise data center, the graph to represent the one or more device additions; receiving, by the enterprise data center, information that defines data types and attributes associated with the one or more device additions; associating in the graph the one or more device additions with the corresponding data types and attributes; receiving a selection of an application; determining, via the graph, whether the remote computer system includes at least one device capable of meeting the requirements of the application; if at least one device capable of meeting the requirements of the application exists; communicating the application to the remote computer system; triggering the remote computer system to execute the application; and communicating, from the remote computer system, data processed by the application to an external system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computing environment comprising:
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an remote computer system; and an enterprise data center in communication with the edge device, wherein the enterprise data center includes a processor, non-transitory computer readable media that stores instruction code, and data storage, wherein the data storage stores a graph database that defines relationships between one or more hardware components of the remote computer system and component characteristics of the one or more hardware components, and relationships between one or more applications and requirements of the one or more applications; wherein the instruction code is executable by the processor of the enterprise data center to cause the processor to; receive, from the remote computer system, information that specifies one or more device additions to the remote computer system; update the graph to represent the one or more device additions; receive information that defines data types and attributes associated with the one or more device additions; associate in the graph the one or more device additions with the corresponding data types and attributes; receive a selection of an application; determine, via the graph, whether the remote computer system includes at least one device capable of meeting the requirements of the application; if at least one device capable of meeting the requirements of the application exists; communicate the application to the remote computer system; trigger the remote computer system to execute the application; and receive, from the remote computer system, data processed by the application. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores instruction code for provisioning a computer, wherein the instruction code is executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform acts comprising:
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providing, within the machine, a graph that defines relationships between one or more hardware components of a remote computer system and component characteristics of the one or more hardware components, and relationships between one or more applications and requirements of the one or more applications; receiving, from the remote computer system, information that specifies one or more device additions to the remote computer system; updating the graph to represent the one or more device additions; receiving information that defines data types and attributes associated with the one or more device additions; associating in the graph the one or more device additions with the corresponding data types and attributes; receiving a selection of an application; determining, via the graph, whether the remote computer system includes at least one device capable of meeting the requirements of the application; if at least one device capable of meeting the requirements of the application exists; if the at least one computer exists; communicating the application to the remote computer system; triggering the remote computer system to execute the application; and wherein after being triggered, the computer communicates data processed by the application to an external system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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