Method and system for performing tasks on collaborating wireless devices
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1. A method of performing functions on multiple physical devices, comprising:
- connecting the physical devices via wireless links;
discovering function capabilities of each physical device, wherein a function capability of a physical device comprises one or more local physical resources and one or more virtual resources; and
collaborating among the physical devices by wireless communication to provide a set of functions including discovered function capabilities of the collaborating physical devices, wherein collaborating comprises performing channel time coordination for using a wireless virtual link that includes timing transmission for different types of information over the wireless virtual link, wherein each function can be mapped to one or more of said resources for execution, wherein a virtual resource for a physical device includes resources of one or more other physical devices accessible via wireless virtual links, wherein virtual wireless links comprise logical wireless connections, and wherein physical resources comprise individual resource components of physical devices.
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Abstract
A method and system for performing functions on multiple physical devices, is provided. One implementation involves connecting the physical devices via wireless links, discovering function capabilities of each physical device, wherein a function capability of a physical device comprises a local resource and a virtual resource, and collaborating among the physical devices by wireless communication to provide a set of functions including discovered function capabilities of the collaborating physical devices, wherein each function of the function base can be mapped to one or more of said resources for execution.
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1. A method of performing functions on multiple physical devices, comprising:
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connecting the physical devices via wireless links; discovering function capabilities of each physical device, wherein a function capability of a physical device comprises one or more local physical resources and one or more virtual resources; and collaborating among the physical devices by wireless communication to provide a set of functions including discovered function capabilities of the collaborating physical devices, wherein collaborating comprises performing channel time coordination for using a wireless virtual link that includes timing transmission for different types of information over the wireless virtual link, wherein each function can be mapped to one or more of said resources for execution, wherein a virtual resource for a physical device includes resources of one or more other physical devices accessible via wireless virtual links, wherein virtual wireless links comprise logical wireless connections, and wherein physical resources comprise individual resource components of physical devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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16. A system for performing functions on multiple physical devices, comprising:
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multiple physical devices configured for connection via wireless links; and a controller configured for performing functions on multiple physical devices, the controller including; a discovery module configured for discovering function capabilities of each physical device, wherein a function capability of a physical device comprises one or more local physical resources and one or more virtual resources; and a scheduling module configured for enabling collaboration among the physical devices by wireless communication to provide a set of functions including discovered function capabilities of the collaborating physical devices, wherein collaboration comprises performing channel time coordination for using a wireless virtual link that includes timing transmission for different types of information over the wireless virtual link, wherein each function can be mapped to one or more of said resources for execution, wherein a virtual resource for a physical device includes resources of one or more other physical devices accessible via wireless virtual links, wherein virtual wireless links comprise logical wireless connections, and wherein physical resources comprise individual resource components of physical devices. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 51, 52)
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30. An apparatus for performing functions on multiple physical devices, comprising:
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a discovery module configured for discovering function capabilities of each physical device, wherein a function capability of a physical device comprises one or more local physical resources and one or more virtual resources; and a scheduling module configured for enabling collaboration among the physical devices by wireless communication to provide a set of functions including discovered function capabilities of the collaborating physical devices, wherein collaboration comprises performing channel time coordination for using a wireless virtual link that includes timing transmission for different types of information over the wireless virtual link, wherein each function of the set of functions can be mapped to one or more of said resources for execution, wherein a virtual resource for a physical device includes resources of one or more other physical devices accessible via wireless virtual links, wherein virtual wireless links comprise logical wireless connections, and wherein physical resources comprise individual resource components of physical devices. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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