Distributed Processing Method, Distributed Processing System, Server, Program for the Same, Computer, And Program for the Same
AssigneeSony Computr Entertainment Inc.
InventorsHirotoshi Maegawa, Koji Kageyama, Masayuki Chatani, Yoichi Numata
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Abstract
A distributed processing management server receives resource operating status information from a terminal apparatus and generates based upon the information a whole resource operating status information which indicates operating statuses of other terminal apparatuses and feeds the information back to the terminal apparatuses. Users of terminal apparatuses can grasp how other terminal apparatuses are involved in a distributed processing project and motivation can be enhanced for participating in the distributed processing project.
Claims13
A distributed processing method performing distributed processing of a predetermined application processing by a plurality of terminal apparatuses comprising:
- a distributed processing step in which said plurality of terminal apparatuses perform distributed processing of the data concerning said application processing provided by a fist server, and provide said first server with a result of the processing;
- a transmitting step in which said plurality of terminal apparatuses transmit an operating status data indicating operating status of said plurality of terminal apparatuses from said plurality of terminal apparatuses to a second server;
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- an operating status transmitting step in which said second server generates a whole operating status data indicating said operating status of said plurality of terminal apparatuses on the basis of said operating status data received from said plurality of terminal apparatuses in said transmitting step, and transmits said whole operating status data to said terminal apparatus.
A distributed processing method of claim I, further comprising:
- a progress status transmitting step in which said first server transmits a progress status data indicating the progress status of said application processing to said terminal apparatus;
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- a screen information generation step in which based on said whole operating status data received in said operating status transmitting step and said progress status data received in said progress status transmitting step, a screen information displaying said whole operating status data and said progress status data on one screen.
A distributed processing system, comprising:
- a plurality of terminal apparatus;
- a first server which makes said plurality of terminal apparatuses perform distributed processing of a predetermined processing;
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- a second server which receives an operating status data indicating operating status of said terminal apparatus from said plurality of said terminal apparatuses, generates a whole operating status data indicating said operating status of said plurality of terminal apparatuses based on the received operating status data, and transmits said whole operating status data to said terminal apparatus.
A server managing a plurality of terminal apparatuses which perform distributed processing of a predetermined application processing, comprising:
- an interface for receiving an operating status data indicating operating status of said terminal apparatus from said plurality of terminal apparatuses;
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- a processing circuit for generating a whole operating status data indicating said operating status of said plurality of terminal apparatuses on the basis of said operating status data received by said interface, and transmits said whole operating status data to said terminal apparatus through said interface.
A computer readable storage medium containing a program which is executed by a sever managing a plurality of terminal apparatuses performing distributed processing of a predetermined application, the program causing the server and/or the plurality of terminal apparatuses to perform steps, comprising:
- receiving an operating status data indicating operating status of said terminal apparatus from said plurality of terminal apparatuses;
- generating a whole operating status data indicating said operating status of said plurality of terminal apparatuses based on said operating status data received in said receiving step;
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- transmitting said whole operating status data generated in said generating step to said terminal apparatus.
A computer readable storage medium storing a program which is executed by a sever managing a plurality of terminal apparatus performing distributed processing of the predetermined application, said program causing the server and/or the plurality of terminal apparatuses to perform steps, comprising:
- receiving an operating status data indicating operating status of said terminal apparatus from said plurality of terminal apparatuses;
- generating a whole operating status data indicating said operating status of said plurality of terminal apparatuses based on said operating status data received in said receiving step;
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- transmitting said whole operating status data generated in said generating step to said terminal apparatus.
A computer comprising:
- an interface for receiving a progress status data indicating progress status of application processing to which distributed processing has been performed and a whole operating status data indicating said operating status of a plurality of computers executing said application processing;
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- a processing circuit for generating image information which displays a first image according to said progress status data received by said interface, and a second image according to said operating status data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.