Method and system for responding to an alert

• US 7,962,425 B1
• Filed: 11/23/2010
• Issued: 06/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Oakenfull, Ian Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Sparks; Donald
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hill; Stanley K
• Application Number:
  US12/952,716
• Time in Patent Office: 203 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 706/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing

Abstract

A method and system for responding to an alert pertaining to an event. A unique processor of a first micro grid apparatus of at least one micro grid apparatus detects an alert data packet that includes the alert. Each micro grid apparatus includes at least two processors that contain a unique processor. Each processor of each micro grid apparatus has its own operating system. The unique processor of each micro grid apparatus has a unique operating system. Each unique processor selects at least one processor from each micro grid apparatus. Each selected processor is designated as a macro grid processor of a respective macro grid by altering the operating system of each selected processor. An artificial intelligence is generated for each macro grid. The event is responded to and quenched by implementing the artificial intelligence of each macro grid, after which each macro grid is extinguished.

Claims

1. A method for responding to an alert pertaining to an event, said method comprising:

a unique processor of a first micro grid apparatus of at least one micro grid apparatus detecting an alert data packet comprising the alert, each micro grid apparatus comprising a plurality of processors that include a unique processor, each processor of each micro grid apparatus having its own operating system, the unique processor of each micro grid apparatus having a unique operating system that differs from the operating system of each other processor of each micro grid apparatus;

after said detecting the alert data packet, each unique processor selecting at least one processor from each micro grid apparatus;

designating each selected processor as a macro grid processor of a respective macro grid by altering the operating system of each selected processor to be a macro grid operating system and by assigning to each selected processor a responsibility for operation of its respective macro grid;

generating an artificial intelligence for each macro grid;

responding to and quenching the event by implementing the artificial intelligence of each macro grid; and

after said quenching the event, extinguishing each macro grid.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one micro grid apparatus comprises a plurality of micro grid apparatuses, wherein said designating results in the respective macro grids comprising a plurality of macro grids, and wherein said implementing the artificial intelligence of each macro grid comprises contemporaneously implementing the artificial intelligence of each macro grid to perform said responding to and quenching the event.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

for each macro grid, assigning one or more processors in each micro grid apparatus, other than the selected processors in each micro grid apparatus, as computational resources for each macro grid.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein at least two macro grids of the plurality of macro grids include a different macro grid processor selected from a same micro grid apparatus.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises geographically relocating at least one macro grid processor of a first macro grid of the plurality of macro grids, which results in the first macro grid having its geographical footprint increased or decreased.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the alert data packet includes an identification of a scale (S), wherein the scale S is a function of a magnitude of the event (E), an urgency level for responding to the event (U), and a quash time for extinguishing the event (Q), and wherein the method further comprises:

determining, based on the scale identified in the alert data packet, a total number of processors of the at least one processor to be selected from each micro grid apparatus during said selecting.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

the artificial intelligence for a first macro grid of the plurality of macro grids ascertaining that the scale is increased relative to the scale identified in the alert data packet; and

responsive to said ascertaining, adding at least one macro grid processor to the first macro grid, which results in the first macro grid having its geographical footprint increased.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

the artificial intelligence for a first macro grid of the plurality of macro grids ascertaining that the scale is decreased relative to the scale identified in the alert data packet; and

responsive to said ascertaining, removing at least one macro grid processor from the first macro grid, which results in the first macro grid having its geographical footprint decreased.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein S=(E×

U)/Q.

10. A system for responding to an alert pertaining to an event, said system comprising:

at least one micro grid apparatus, each micro grid apparatus comprising a plurality of processors that include a unique processor, each processor of each micro grid apparatus having its own operating system, the unique processor of each micro grid apparatus having a unique operating system that differs from the operating system of each other processor of each micro grid apparatus, said at least one micro grid apparatus configured to perform a method, said method comprising;

a unique processor of a first micro grid apparatus of the at least one micro grid apparatus detecting an alert data packet comprising the alert;

after said detecting the alert data packet, each unique processor selecting at least one processor from each micro grid apparatus;

designating each selected processor as a macro grid processor of a respective macro grid by altering the operating system of each selected processor to be a macro grid operating system and by assigning to each selected processor a responsibility for operation of its respective macro grid;

generating an artificial intelligence for each macro grid;

responding to and quenching the event by implementing the artificial intelligence of each macro grid; and

after said quenching the event, extinguishing each macro grid.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one micro grid apparatus comprises a plurality of micro grid apparatuses, wherein said designating results in the respective macro grids comprising a plurality of macro grids, and wherein said implementing the artificial intelligence of each macro grid comprises contemporaneously implementing the artificial intelligence of each macro grid to perform said responding to and quenching the event.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

for each macro grid, assigning one or more processors in each micro grid apparatus, other than the selected processors in each micro grid apparatus, as computational resources for each macro grid.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein at least two macro grids of the plurality of macro grids include a different macro grid processor selected from a same micro grid apparatus.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises geographically relocating at least one macro grid processor of a first macro grid of the plurality of macro grids, which results in the first macro grid having its geographical footprint increased or decreased.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the alert data packet includes an identification of a scale (S), wherein the scale S is a function of a magnitude of the event (E), an urgency level for responding to the event (U), and a quash time for extinguishing the event (Q), and wherein the method further comprises:

determining, based on the scale identified in the alert data packet, a total number of processors of the at least one processor to be selected from each micro grid apparatus during said selecting.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

the artificial intelligence for a first macro grid of the plurality of macro grids ascertaining that the scale is increased relative to the scale identified in the alert data packet; and

responsive to said ascertaining, adding at least one macro grid processor to the first macro grid, which results in the first macro grid having its geographical footprint increased.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

the artificial intelligence for a first macro grid of the plurality of macro grids ascertaining that the scale is decreased relative to the scale identified in the alert data packet; and

responsive to said ascertaining, removing at least one macro grid processor from the first macro grid, which results in the first macro grid having its geographical footprint decreased.

18. A process for supporting computer infrastructure, said process comprising providing at least one support service for creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and/or deploying computer-readable code in a data processing system, wherein the code in combination with the data processing system is configured to perform a method for responding to an alert pertaining to an event, said method comprising:

a unique processor of a first micro grid apparatus of at least one micro grid apparatus detecting an alert data packet comprising the alert, each micro grid apparatus comprising a plurality of processors that include a unique processor, each processor of each micro grid apparatus having its own operating system, the unique processor of each micro grid apparatus having a unique operating system that differs from the operating system of each other processor of each micro grid apparatus;

after said detecting the alert data packet, each unique processor selecting at least one processor from each micro grid apparatus;

designating each selected processor as a macro grid processor of a respective macro grid by altering the operating system of each selected processor to be a macro grid operating system and by assigning to each selected processor a responsibility for operation of its respective macro grid;

generating an artificial intelligence for each macro grid;

responding to and quenching the event by implementing the artificial intelligence of each macro grid; and

after said quenching the event, extinguishing each macro grid.

19. The process of claim 18, wherein the at least one micro grid apparatus comprises a plurality of micro grid apparatuses, wherein said designating results in the respective macro grids comprising a plurality of macro grids, and wherein said implementing the artificial intelligence of each macro grid comprises contemporaneously implementing the artificial intelligence of each macro grid to perform said responding to and quenching the event.

20. The process of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises:

for each macro grid, assigning one or more processors in each micro grid apparatus, other than the selected processors in each micro grid apparatus, as computational resources for each macro grid.

21. The process of claim 19, wherein at least two macro grids of the plurality of macro grids include a different macro grid processor selected from a same micro grid apparatus.

22. The process of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises geographically relocating at least one macro grid processor of a first macro grid of the plurality of macro grids, which results in the first macro grid having its geographical footprint increased or decreased.

23. The process of claim 19, wherein the alert data packet includes an identification of a scale (S), wherein the scale S is a function of a magnitude of the event (E), an urgency level for responding to the event (U), and a quash time for extinguishing the event (Q), and wherein the method further comprises:

determining, based on the scale identified in the alert data packet, a total number of processors of the at least one processor to be selected from each micro grid apparatus during said selecting.

24. The process of claim 23, wherein the method further comprises:

the artificial intelligence for a first macro grid of the plurality of macro grids ascertaining that the scale is increased relative to the scale identified in the alert data packet; and

responsive to said ascertaining, adding at least one macro grid processor to the first macro grid, which results in the first macro grid having its geographical footprint increased.

25. The process of claim 23, wherein the method further comprises:

the artificial intelligence for a first macro grid of the plurality of macro grids ascertaining that the scale is decreased relative to the scale identified in the alert data packet; and

responsive to said ascertaining, removing at least one macro grid processor from the first macro grid, which results in the first macro grid having its geographical footprint decreased.