Decentralized operating system

• US 9,858,052 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2014
• Issued: 01/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd. (Razer Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd. (Razer Incorporated)
• Inventors: Bornstein, Daniel R., Moss, Tom, Chan, Michael A., Tong, Linda, Quan, Justin
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazaro, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ye, Zi
• Application Number:
  US14/179,778
• Publication Number:
  US 20140289411A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,419 Days
• Field of Search: 709201, 709226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1451 by selection of backup contents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1469 Backup restoration techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/113 Details of archiving lifecycle management in storage systems G06F3/0649; backup systems G06F11/1446
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/116 Details of conversion of file system types or formats
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/122 using management policies backup systems G06F11/1446; file migration policies for HSM systems G06F16/185
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/16 File or folder operations, e.g. details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/168 Details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems, e.g. browsing and visualisation, 2d or 3d GUIs query results presentation G06F16/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1734 Details of monitoring file system events, e.g. by the use of hooks, filter drivers, logs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/178 Techniques for file synchronisation in file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1787 Details of non-transparently synchronising file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/182 Distributed file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/44 Encoding
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/78 Architectures of resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 : specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• 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 67/1095 : Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 : for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 : User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 : Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/04 : Protocols for data compression, e.g. ROHC
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 : Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 : Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

Technology is disclosed for enabling multiple computing devices used by a user to interoperate with one another. The technology enables the user to install a given application on a distributed operating system (“DCOS”) managing the multiple computing devices as a single entity. The user can then use the given application through any of the computing devices when executing the given application through the DCOS.

Claims

1. A method for managing multiple computing devices to interoperate to execute an instruction, the method comprising:

receiving, by a first instance of a decentralized operating system (“

DCOS”

), the instruction to be executed, wherein the first instance of the DCOS is executing using resources associated with the multiple computing devices, each of the multiple computing devices comprising a portion of the DCOS and an associated local operating system (“

OS”

) kernel that manages a given resource associated with the computing device;

determining, by the first instance of the DCOS, an available resource to execute the instruction from the resources associated with the multiple computing devices;

allocating, by the first instance of the DCOS, a portion of the available resources to execute the instruction, the allocation comprising a notification to one or more of the multiple computing devices having associated resources that form a part of the allocated portion of the available resource to execute the instruction;

gathering, by the first instance of the DCOS, a data block required to initiate execution of the instruction, wherein the data block is stored in a memory of a particular computing device of the multiple computing devices;

executing, by the first instance of the DCOS, the instruction using the gathered data block and the allocated portion of the available resource in the one or more of the multiple computing devices;

querying the local OS kernel of each computing device of the multiple computing devices, to determine a first local state of one or more applications executed on the first instance of the DCOS;

detecting a set of computing devices managed by a second instance of the DCOS, wherein a second local state of the one or more applications is logged by the second instance of the DCOS;

determining that the first local state and the second local state are out of sync; and

synchronizing the first local state with the second local state to obtain a consensus state of the one or more applications.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, by the first instance of the DCOS, an output associated with the execution of the instruction through a plurality of user interfaces associated with the multiple computing devices, the displayed output being accessed through any of the plurality of user interfaces at a given time.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein gathering the data block required to initiate execution of the instruction further comprises:

identifying, by the first instance of the DCOS, a location of the data block, wherein the identified location comprises a reference to the particular computing device storing the data block;

determining, by the first instance of the DCOS, a response state of the particular computing device;

prompting a user to activate the particular computing device when the response state of the particular computing device is determined to be non-responsive; and

gathering, by the first instance of the DCOS, the data block by using the identified location to query the particular computing device for the data block.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more of the multiple computing devices performs a function associated with their respective resource that forms the part of the allocated portion of the available resource to execute the instruction.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification comprises a request to the local OS kernel of each of the one or more of the multiple computing devices to allocate associated resources that form the part of the allocated portion of the available resource to execute the instruction.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprises:

using the resources associated with the multiple computing devices to install the first instance of the DCOS across the multiple computing devices.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprises:

generating the instruction to be executed with an instance of an application running on the first instance of the DCOS.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the multiple computing devices comprises any of a smartphone, a tablet, and a laptop;

and

wherein the local OS kernel associated with each of the multiple computing devices comprises any of a microkernel, a monolithic kernel, and a nanokernel.

9. A method for managing multiple computing devices for interoperably executing an application, the method comprising:

determining, by a first instance of a decentralized operating system (“

DCOS”

), an available resource to execute the application from resources associated with the multiple computing devices, wherein the first instance of the DCOS is executed using the resources associated with the multiple computing devices, each of the multiple computing devices comprising a portion of the DCOS and an associated local operating system (“

OS”

) kernel that manages a given resource associated with the computing device;

allocating, by the first instance of the DCOS, a portion of the available resource to execute the application, the allocation comprising a notification to one or more of the multiple computing devices whose associated resources form a part of the allocated portion of the available resource that is used to execute the application;

gathering, by the first instance of the DCOS, a data block required to initiate execution of a first instance of the application, wherein the data block is stored in a memory of a particular computing device of the multiple computing devices; and

executing, by the first instance of the DCOS, the first instance of the application using the allocated portion of the available resource in the one or more of the multiple computing devices;

displaying, by the first instance of the DCOS, an output associated with the execution of the first instance of the application through a plurality of user interfaces associated with the multiple computing devices, wherein the displayed output is accessed through any of the plurality of user interfaces at a given time;

querying the local OS kernel of each computing device of the multiple computing devices, to determine a first local state of the first instance of the application executed on the first instance of the DCOS;

detecting a set of computing devices managed by a second instance of the DCOS, wherein a second local state of a second instance of the application is logged by the second instance of the DCOS;

determining that the first local state and the second local state are out of sync; and

synchronizing the first local state with the second local state to obtain a consensus state of the application.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein each of the one or more of the multiple computing devices performs a function associated with their respective resource that forms the part of the allocated portion of the available resource to execute the first instance of the application.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein gathering the data block required to initiate execution of the first instance of the application comprises:

identifying, by the first instance of the DCOS, a location of the data block, wherein the identified location comprises a reference to the particular computing device storing the data block;

determining, by the first instance of the DCOS, a response state of the particular computing device;

prompting a user to activate the particular computing device when the response state of the particular computing device is determined to be non-responsive; and

gathering, by the first instance of the DCOS, the data block by using the identified location to query the particular computing device for the data block.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the notification comprises a request to the local OS kernel of each of the one or more of the multiple computing devices to allocate associated resources that form the part of the allocated portion of the available resource to execute the first instance of the application.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprises:

using the resources associated with the multiple computing devices to install the first instance of the DCOS across the multiple computing devices.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprises:

generating an instruction to be executed with the first instance of the application running on the first instance of the DCOS.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein each of the multiple computing devices comprises any of a smartphone, a tablet, and a laptop;

and

wherein the local OS kernel associated with each of the multiple computing devices comprises any of a microkernel, a monolithic kernel, and a nanokernel.

16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions, comprising:

instructions for determining an available resource to execute a first instance of an application from resources associated with multiple computing devices being managed by a first instance of decentralized operating system (“

DCOS”

), wherein the first instance of the DCOS is executed using resources associated with the multiple computing devices, each of the multiple computing devices comprising a portion of the DCOS and an associated local operating system (“

OS”

) kernel that manages a given resource associated with the computing device;

instructions for allocating a portion of the available resources to execute the first instance of the application, the allocation comprising a notification to one or more of the multiple computing devices having associated resources that form a part of the allocated portion of the available resource to execute the first instance of the application;

instructions for gathering a data block required to initiate execution of the first instance of the application, wherein the data block is stored in a memory of a particular computing device of the multiple computing devices; and

instructions for executing the first instance of the application using the allocated portion of the available resource in the one or more of the multiple computing devices; and

instructions for displaying an output associated with the execution of the first instance of the application through a plurality of user interfaces associated with the multiple computing devices, wherein the displayed output is accessed through any of the plurality of user interfaces at a given time;

instructions for querying the local OS kernel of each computing device of the multiple computing devices, to determine a first local state of the first instance of the application executed on the first instance of the DCOS;

instructions for detecting a set of computing devices managed by a second instance of the DCOS, wherein a second local state of a second instance of the application is logged by the second instance of the DCOS;

instructions for determining that the first local state and the second local state are out of sync; and

instructions for synchronizing the first local state with the second local state to obtain a consensus state of the application.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein each of the one or more of the multiple computing devices performs a function associated with their respective resource that forms the part of the allocated portion of the available resource to execute the first instance of the application.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions for gathering the data block required to initiate execution of the first instance of the application comprises:

instructions for identifying a location of the data block, wherein the identified location comprises a reference to the particular computing device storing the data block;

instructions for determining a response state of the particular computing device;

instructions for prompting a user to activate the particular computing device when the response state of the particular computing device is determined to be non-responsive; and

instructions for gathering the data block by using the identified location to query the particular computing device for the data block.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the notification comprises a request to the local OS kernel of each of the one or more of the multiple computing devices to allocate associated resources that form the part of the allocated portion of the available resource to execute the first instance of the application.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprises:

using the resources associated with the multiple computing devices to install the first instance of the DCOS across the multiple computing devices.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprises:

generating an instruction to be executed with the first instance of the application running on the first instance of the DCOS.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein each of the multiple computing devices comprises any of a smartphone, a tablet, and a laptop;

and

wherein the local OS kernel associated with each of the multiple computing devices comprises any of a microkernel, a monolithic kernel, and a nanokernel.