System for controlling cooperations among a plurality of terminals connected to a network whereby each terminal can be switched from cooperative to individual operation mode
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling cooperative operations, comprising:
- a plurality of terminals, each of said terminals including;
(a) processing means for executing processes;
(b) cooperation controlling means for operating said processing means; and
(c) inputting means for inputting, to said cooperation controlling means, an item of input data and an item of switching data for switching over a cooperative operation mode for causing said processing means to operate in cooperation and an individual operation mode for causing processing means to operate individually, said plurality of terminals being connected to a network,switching means, provided in each of said cooperation controlling means, for switching over the cooperative operation mode and the individual operation mode based on of the switching data given from said inputting means;
self-input processing means, provided in each of said cooperation controlling means, for supplying, when in the cooperative operation mode, the input data from said inputting means to said processing means and other processing means which should operate in cooperation and supplying, when in the individual operation mode, the input data from said inputting means to said processing means; and
cooperation input processing means, provided in each of said cooperation controlling means, for supplying, when in the cooperative operation mode, said processing means with input data from other processing means, but supplying, when in the individual operation mode, said processing means with no input data from said other processing means.
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Abstract
Each of a plurality of terminals includes a processing section, a cooperation controlling section and an inputting section. The inputting section inputs, to the cooperation controlling section, input data and switching data for switching over a cooperative operation mode and an individual operation mode. The switching section switches over the cooperative operation mode and the individual operation mode on the basis of the switching data given from the inputting section. The self-input processing section supplies, when in the cooperative operation mode, the input data from the self-inputting section to the self-processing section and other processing sections which should operate in cooperation and supplies, when in the individual operation mode, the input data from the self-inputting section to the self-processing section. The cooperation input processing section supplies, when in the cooperative operation mode, the self-processing section with input data from other processing sections but supplying, when in the individual operation mode, the self-processing section with no input data from the other processing section.
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1. An apparatus for controlling cooperative operations, comprising:
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a plurality of terminals, each of said terminals including; (a) processing means for executing processes; (b) cooperation controlling means for operating said processing means; and (c) inputting means for inputting, to said cooperation controlling means, an item of input data and an item of switching data for switching over a cooperative operation mode for causing said processing means to operate in cooperation and an individual operation mode for causing processing means to operate individually, said plurality of terminals being connected to a network, switching means, provided in each of said cooperation controlling means, for switching over the cooperative operation mode and the individual operation mode based on of the switching data given from said inputting means; self-input processing means, provided in each of said cooperation controlling means, for supplying, when in the cooperative operation mode, the input data from said inputting means to said processing means and other processing means which should operate in cooperation and supplying, when in the individual operation mode, the input data from said inputting means to said processing means; and cooperation input processing means, provided in each of said cooperation controlling means, for supplying, when in the cooperative operation mode, said processing means with input data from other processing means, but supplying, when in the individual operation mode, said processing means with no input data from said other processing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling a cooperative operation, comprising:
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an inputting step of inputting an item of input data and an item of switching data for switching over a cooperative operation mode for causing processing means to operate in cooperation that is provided in each of a plurality of terminals connected to a network and an individual operation mode for causing self-processing means to individually operate; a switching step of switching over the cooperative operation mode and the individual operation mode based on the switching data from said inputting step; a self-input processing step of supplying, when in the cooperative operation mode, the input data from a self-inputting step to self-processing means and other processing means which should operate in cooperation and supplying, when in the individual operation mode, said processing means with the input data from said self-inputting step; and a cooperation input processing step of supplying, when in the cooperative operation mode, said self-processing means with the input data from said other processing means but supplying, when in the individual operation mode, said self-processing means with no input data from said other processing means. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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