System for performing a task in a communication network and methods thereof

• US 8,027,684 B2
• Filed: 08/16/2006
• Issued: 09/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Infosys Technologies Limited (Infosys Limited)
• Original Assignee: Infosys Technologies Limited (Infosys Limited)
• Inventors: Muralidharan, Kartik, Khan, Zaryab, Gupta, Puneet
• Primary Examiner(s): Zewdu; Meless N
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATEL, MAHENDRA R
• Application Number:
  US11/504,805
• Publication Number:
  US 20070067310A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,868 Days
• Field of Search: 348/553, 348/552, 434/307, 710/100, 281/45, 281/42, 365/221, 463/25, 463/16, 455/522, 455/69, 455/445, 455/41.2, 455/418, 455/420, 455/434, 455/500, 455/507, 455512-514, 455/550.1, 455/556.2, 455/558, 370/335, 370/331, 370/328, 370/395
• US Class Current: 455/445
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5044 considering hardware capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product for executing a task via a communication network, including devices configured to establish the communication network, wherein each of the devices includes a database having a capability of the devices, wherein the devices are adapted for executing a pre-defined set of activities indicative of the task. The device further includes a resource module adapted to select an optimal capability among the devices for performing the task based on the capability of the devices and a decision module adapted to allocate the task among the devices based on the selection of the optimal capability among the devices. The device further includes an execution module adapted to perform the task in any of the devices based on the allocation of the optimal capability among the devices and wherein the application resource is exchanged among the devices prior to invoking the task.

Claims

1. A system for executing at least one task via a communication network, comprising:

a plurality of devices configured to establish the communication network, wherein at least two of the plurality of devices are wireless mobile devices which each comprise;

a database storing at least one capability of one or more of the plurality of devices in the communication network to execute at least a portion of a task;

a resource module adapted to select at least one optimal capability in the one or more devices to perform the at least a portion of the task;

a decision module adapted to allocate the at least a portion of the task to one or more designated devices among the plurality of devices based on the selection of the at least one optimal capability of the plurality of devices; and

an execution module in the one or more designated devices adapted to perform the allocated at least a portion of the task, wherein the one or more designated devices provides at least a portion of a final output upon completing the allocated at least a portion of the task; and

wherein the at least one capability is exchanged among the plurality of devices prior to invoking the at least a portion of the task.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one capability of the devices comprising at least one of an application resource or a non task execution parameters or combinations thereof.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the communication network includes at least one of an ad-hoc communication network, or a fixed network, or combinations thereof.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of devices include at least one of a mobile device or a fixed device or combinations thereof.

5. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a storage module disposed in the plurality of devices, wherein the storage module is adapted to store information on the at least one capability of the plurality of devices.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the storage module is adapted to automatically update the information on the at least one capability of the plurality of devices.

7. The system according to claim 5, wherein the information on the at least one capability of the plurality of devices is stored in the storage module in an extensible markup language (XML) schema.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the allocation of the at least one task among the plurality of devices occurs via the extensible markup language (XML) schema.

9. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a user interface module disposed in the plurality of devices and configured to provide a snapshot of the at least one capability of the plurality of devices.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the decision module is adapted to periodically update the allocation of the at least one optimal capability of the plurality of devices for performing the at least one task.

11. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a security module disposed in the plurality of devices, wherein the security module is adapted to provide an authentication mechanism to validate an identity of one or more of the plurality of devices prior to executing the at least one task.

12. A method for executing at least one task via a communication network, comprising:

establishing the communication network between a plurality of devices, wherein at least two of the plurality of devices each comprise a database storing at least one capability of the plurality of devices and wherein the plurality of devices are adapted for executing a predefined set of activities indicative of the at least one task;

exchanging the at least one capability among the plurality of devices prior to invoking the at least one task;

selecting at least one optimal capability among the stored at least one capability of the plurality of devices for performing the at least one task via a resource module;

allocating the at least one task among the one or more designated devices of the plurality of devices based on the selection of the at least one optimal capability via a decision module; and

performing the at least one task by the one or more designated devices based on the allocation of the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices via an execution module, wherein at least a portion of a final output associated with the allocated the at least one task is provided by the one or more designated devices.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising storing information on the at least one capability of the plurality of devices in a storage module disposed in the plurality of devices.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising automatically updating the information on the at least one capability of the plurality of devices using the storage module.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the information on the at least one capability of the plurality of devices is stored in the storage module in an extensible markup language (XML) schema.

16. The method according to claim 12, further comprising providing a snapshot of the at least one capability of the plurality of devices via a user interface module.

17. The method according to claim 12, further comprising dividing the at least one task into a plurality of jobs and performing each of the jobs in any of the plurality of devices.

18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising displaying output of the plurality of jobs on any of the plurality of devices.

19. The method according to claim 17, further comprising compiling the output of the plurality of jobs executed in the any of the plurality of devices for performing the task.

20. The method according to claim 12, further comprising periodically updating the allocation of the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices for performing the at least one task using the decision module.

21. The method according to claim 12, further comprising allocating the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices based on a non-task execution parameter.

22. The method according to claim 12, wherein the resource module further comprises manually selecting the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices for performing the at least one task.

23. The method according to claim 12, wherein the communication network includes at least one of an ad-hoc communication network, or a fixed network, or combinations thereof.

24. The method according to claim 12, further comprising providing an authentication mechanism to validate identity of the plurality of devices prior to executing the at least one task using a security module disposed in the plurality of devices.

25. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program code which when executed on a computer processor is adapted for performing a method comprising:

establishing the communication network between a plurality of devices, wherein at least two of the plurality of devices each comprise a database storing at least one capability of the plurality of devices and wherein the plurality of devices are adapted for executing a predefined set of activities indicative of the at least one task;

exchanging the at least one capability of the plurality of devices prior to invoking the at least one task;

selecting at least one optimal capability among the stored at least one capability of the plurality of devices for performing the at least one task via a resource module;

allocating the at least one task to one or more designated devices based on the selection of the at least one optimal capability via a decision module; and

performing the at least one task by the one or more designated devices based on the allocation of the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices via an execution module, wherein the one or more designated devices provide at least a portion of a final output associated with the at least one task performed.

26. The computer readable medium according to claim 25, wherein the program code is further adapted for storing information on the at least one capability in a storage module disposed in the plurality of devices.

27. The computer readable medium according to claim 26, wherein the program code is further adapted for automatically updating the information on the at least one capability of the plurality of devices using the storage module.

28. The computer readable medium according to claim 25, wherein the program code is further adapted for;

providing a snapshot of the at least one capability of the plurality of devices via a user interface module.

29. The computer readable medium according to claim 25, wherein the program code is further adapted for periodically updating the allocation of the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices for performing the at least one task.

30. The computer readable medium according to claim 25, wherein the program code is further adapted for allocating the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices based on a non-task execution parameter.

31. The computer readable medium according to claim 25, wherein the program code is further adapted for distributing the at least one task among the plurality of devices based on the at least one capability of the plurality of devices.

32. The computer readable medium according to claim 25, wherein the program code is further adapted for providing an authentication mechanism to validate identity of the plurality of devices prior to executing the at least one task using a security module disposed in the plurality of devices.

33. The computer readable medium according to claim 25, wherein the program code is further adapted for dividing the at least one task into a plurality of jobs and performing each of the jobs in any of the plurality of devices.

34. The computer readable medium according to claim 33, wherein the program code is further adapted for displaying the output of the plurality of jobs on any of the plurality of devices.

35. A device configured to establish a communication network with at least one other like device for the execution of at least one task via the communication network, the device comprising:

a database storing at least one capability of a plurality of devices, wherein;

the plurality of devices comprises the device and the at least one other like device;

the plurality of devices are adapted for executing a pre-defined set of activities indicative of the at least one task; and

the at least one capability is exchanged among the plurality of devices prior to an invoking of the at least one task;

a resource module adapted to select at least one optimal capability among the stored at least one capability of the plurality of devices for performing the at least one task based on the at least one capability of the plurality of devices;

a decision module adapted to allocate the at least one task to one or more designated devices based on the selection of the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices; and

an execution module adapted to perform the at least one task in the one or more designated devices based on the allocation of the at least one optimal capability among the plurality of devices, wherein the one or more designated devices output a final output associated with the at least one task performed.

36. The device according to claim 35, wherein the at least one capability of the plurality of devices comprises at least one of an application resource or a non task execution parameters or combinations thereof.

37. The device according to claim 35, wherein the communication network includes at least one of an ad-hoc communication network, or a fixed network, or combinations thereof.

38. The device according to claim 35, wherein the plurality of devices include at least one of a mobile device or a fixed device or combinations thereof.

39. The device according to claim 35, further comprising a storage module adapted to store information on the at least one capability of the plurality of devices.

40. The device according to claim 39, wherein the storage module is adapted to automatically update the information on the at least one capability of the plurality of devices.

41. The device according to claim 39, wherein the information on the at least one capability of the plurality of devices is stored in the storage module in an extensible markup language (XML) schema.

42. The device according to claim 41, wherein the allocation of the at least one task among the plurality of devices occurs via the extensible markup language (XML) schema.

43. The device according to claim 35, further comprising a user interface module configured to provide a snapshot of the at least one capability of the plurality of devices.

44. The device according to claim 35, wherein the decision module is adapted to periodically update the allocation of the at least one optimal capability of the plurality of devices for performing the at least one task.

45. The device according to claim 35, further comprising a security module adapted to provide an authentication mechanism to validate identity of the plurality of devices prior to executing the at least one task.