Control of data transfer and distributed data processing based on resource currently available at remote apparatus
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1. Control apparatus for controlling the transfer of information to a remote apparatus, the control apparatus comprising:
- determining means for determining resources required at the remote apparatus to process the information;
monitoring means for monitoring the resources currently available at the remote apparatus which is to receive the information;
comparing means for comparing the resources required and the resources currently available at the remote apparatus; and
control means for controlling the transfer of information to the remote apparatus in accordance with the result of the comparison.
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Abstract
A method of providing a service over a plurality of terminals connected over a network comprises determining resources required for a service to be provided, determining resources currently available at each terminal, comparing the required resources with the available resources, and controlling the service provided at each terminal as a result of the comparison.
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1. Control apparatus for controlling the transfer of information to a remote apparatus, the control apparatus comprising:
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determining means for determining resources required at the remote apparatus to process the information; monitoring means for monitoring the resources currently available at the remote apparatus which is to receive the information; comparing means for comparing the resources required and the resources currently available at the remote apparatus; and control means for controlling the transfer of information to the remote apparatus in accordance with the result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling the transfer of information to a remote apparatus, the method comprising:
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a determining step of determining resources required at the remote apparatus to process the information; a monitoring step of monitoring the resources currently available at the remote apparatus which is to receive the information; a comparing step of comparing the resources required and the resources currently available at the remote apparatus; and a control step of controlling the transfer of information to the remote apparatus in accordance with the result of the comparison step. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. Control apparatus for controlling the distributed processing of data by a plurality of remote apparatuses, the control apparatus comprising:
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determining means for determining resources required at the or each remote apparatus to process the data in a distributed manner; monitoring means for monitoring resources currently available at the or each remote apparatus; comparing means for comparing the resources required and the resources currently available at the or each remote apparatus; and control means for controlling the processing of data by the or each remote apparatus in accordance with the result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A method of controlling the distributed processing of data by a plurality of remote apparatuses, the method comprising:
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a determining step of determining resources required at the or each remote apparatus to process the data in a distributed manner; a monitoring step of monitoring resources currently available at the or each remote apparatus; a comparing step of comparing the resources required and the resources currently available at the or each remote apparatus; and a control step of controlling the processing of data by the or each remote apparatus in accordance with the result of the comparison step. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A method of providing a service over a plurality of terminals connected over a network, the method comprising:
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a determining step of determining resources required at each terminal to provide the service; a monitoring step of monitoring resources currently available at each terminal; a comparison step of comparing the resources required and the resources currently available at each terminal; and a control step of controlling the service provided at each terminal in response to the result of the comparison step. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. Apparatus for providing a service over a plurality of terminals connected over a network, said apparatus comprising
determining means for determining resources required at each terminal to provide the service; -
monitoring means for monitoring resources currently available at each terminal; comparison means for comparing the resources required and the resources currently available at each terminal; and control means for controlling the service provided at each terminal in response to the result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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