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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5555427 | Distributed processing in a system of computers at terminals connected by a communication network A system for distributing processing between terminals (T1 ~Tn) connected via a communication network (30). Each terminal (Ti) is provided with at least one method group (32) and a memory unit (34) to store data files. An ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5553287 | Methods and apparatus for dynamically using floating master interlock A computer system, including at least one host (processor and operating system), a channel subsystem and at least one switch (together with an associated switch controller) for switchably connecting an I/O device (together with an associated I/O device co... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5550976 | Decentralized distributed asynchronous object oriented system and method for electronic data management, storage, and communication A highly secure, virus resistant, tamper resistant, object oriented, data processing system for depositing, withdrawing and communicating electronic data between one or more individual and/or networked computers comprising one or more computers for proces... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5546582 | Extension of two phase commit protocol to distributed participants An extension of the two phase commit protocol allows distributed participation among physically distant agents independent of the communications mechanism being used in a data processing system. An extra stage of processing is added to the two phase commi... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5537545 | 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 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 cooperativ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5537542 | Apparatus and method for managing a server workload according to client performance goals in a client/server data processing system A workload manager creates an in storage representation of a set of performance goals, each goal associated with a class of clients (e.g., client transactions) in a client/server data processing system. A set of servers, providing service to the clients, ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5528757 | Routing system for retrieving requested program by discarding received program identical with stored programs and transferring the received program not identical with stored programs A communication network system in which a plurality of information processing equipments are connected with a communication line for communication of a message. The message contains an information data to be communicated among the information processing e... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5519875 | Distributed processing system for modules, each having modularized objects A distributed processing system capable of realizing efficient management of a multiplicity of objects in a large scale distributed processing comprises an objectification unit which makes it possible to handle an assembly of objects as one object and a m... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5519874 | Application execution control method and system for servicing subscribers via a switchboard connected to a computer using an application management table A subscriber terminal service system, which has a switchboard connected to a plurality of subscriber terminals and a computer connected with the switchboard and executes services to subscribers, has the functions of setting a flag indicative of the possib... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5517668 | Distributed protocol framework A distributed computing system having a distributed protocol stack. In a system including one or more general purpose computers or other application processors for running applications, the distributed protocol stack off-loads communication or other I/O p... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5517662 | Multiprocessor system with distributed memory A parallel computer system is disclosed comprising a plurality of high level processors joined together using a cross-point or cross-bar switch. The system includes an adapter between each processor and the switch. Protocol processing to drive the switch,... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5506964 | System with multiple interface logic circuits including arbitration logic for individually linking multiple processing systems to at least one remote sub-system A data processing and transmission network includes plural information processing systems and shared sub-systems remote from the information processing systems. Each shared sub-system includes an I/O bus and a plurality of I/O bus interface logic circuits... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5471592 | Multi-processor with crossbar link of processors and memories and method of operation There is disclosed a multiprocessor system and method arranged, in one embodiment, as an image and graphics processor. The processor is structured with several individual processors all having communication links to several memories without restriction. A... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5465369 | Network structure for parallel software processing A network for parallel processing for high performance parallel processing systems. Such a network solves the network communication problem by making use, in its nodes, of large size memory units capable of being simultaneously accessed by several process... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5437038 | System and method of encoding units of data including entity/relationship data, function calls, and file data using a common data format (CDF) according to formal CDF grammar rules Method and means are described for encoding and decoding stored units of data representing entity/relationship (E/R) data, function calls, and file data by including a prefix with each unit of data which includes a length code, an action code, and a unit ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5437047 | System for gathering and safeguarding program run information of each individual processor by transferring information to an external storage A program run information gathering system for a multiprocessor system gathers program run information inclusive of an interrupt masked kernel program from all the processors of the multiprocessor system for evaluation of distribution of program runs in t... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5434970 | System for distributed multiprocessor communication A tightly coupled interprocessor communication system based on a common shared resource circuit and adapted particularly to a multiprocessing system including 2N processors. A local control circuit is connected to each processor and a shared re... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5414642 | Method and apparatus for combining data sets in a multiprocessor A system that determines whether a multi-processor operation is possible without data set expansion by comparing the size of the data sets and the position of elements of the data sets, the sampling frequency of the data sets and the amount of overlap of ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5410651 | Program loading method and system for distributed processing system In a distributed processing system wherein a plurality of processors are connected through a network and wherein programs are transmitted among the processors; each of the processors monitors the status of a program in the processor or the load status of ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5398336 | Object-oriented architecture for factory floor management An object-oriented architecture for a factory floor management software system is described in which factory floor entities are modelled as factory objects within a relational database. The architecture includes X-terminal or bar code devices for facilita... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5396630 | Method and system for object management across process boundries in a data processing system The present invention provides a method and system in a data processing system, having a multitasking operating system which includes a plurality of processes, for providing communication between objects executing within the processes in the multitasking ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5390316 | Multicomputer complex having a distributed shared memory system for providing a single system view from multiple consoles A computer complex is provided with a mechanism for message delivery and redelivery in a controlled manner through the use of distributed shared memory. This provides a mechanism for overall computer system complex operation from a plurality of consoles w... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5390132 | Distributed control system having a control unit to detect and control interruption of transmission to and from remote input/output devices A distributed control system comprising a control station and a remote input/output device interconnected by a bus, wherein the system is provided with a continuation transmission service which first transmits an urgent output only and then performs cycli... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5381346 | Virtual data source for a radio transceiver In a radio transceiver having a microcomputer (11) that controls various hardware-dependent components (220) and functions (240) that form a plurality of radio control processes, a method and apparatus for executing the radio control processes includes pr... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5377350 | System for cooperative communication between local object managers to provide verification for the performance of remote calls by object messages Object managers on different computing platforms communicate with each other in a cooperative manner, while allowing the objects on the computing platforms to communicate with each other using a remote procedure call which preserves the object oriented ch... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5363315 | Method of communications between and within virtual radio interface standard layers In radio processing control (11), a plurality of architectural layers (270, 290, 390) separate at least one of a plurality of tasks (272) from another task (292). For communicating among the tasks within (274, 276, 278) or across (229, 239) the layers, a ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5357632 | Dynamic task allocation in a multi-processor system employing distributed control processors and distributed arithmetic processors A plurality of control processors distribute data to be processed to a corresponding plurality of arithmetic processors using a dynamic allocation arrangement. The arithmetic processors process blocks of information and communicate the blocks of processed... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5335324 | Distributed processing system and method for job execution using a plurality of processors and including identification of replicated data A distributed processing method and system including a plurality of processors connected via a transmission path, in which a function is provided to an arbitrary processor to receive information and data passing through the transmission path and to obtain... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333265 | Replicated data processing method in distributed processing system A replicated data processing method and apparatus for a distributed processing system are provided in which a plurality of processors are connected to one another through a common transmission line. The processors perform processes using replicated data p... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5313632 | Method for processing data in a distributed processing system Programs in a plurality of processors connected through a common network are started when a plurality of data necessary for starting the program are received from the network. When the processor receives data from an external equipment, it adds the event ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5291613 | Method for executing a control instruction in a multi-computer system In a multi-computer system in which a plurality of computers connected to each other through a transmission medium share a process to be carried out under relationships among a method performed by these computers executing a control instruction, character... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5291597 | Method to provide concurrent execution of distributed application programs by a host computer and an intelligent work station on an SNA network A method for processing distributed application programs in SNA type networks employing LU 6.2 protocols, including an information processing system having a host processor, a virtual machine type Operating System, and a plurality of Intelligent Work Stat... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5287453 | Fast remote file access facility for distributing file access requests in a closely coupled computer system A cluster computer system includes a plurality of independently operated computer systems located in close proximity to each other. Each system includes a system bus, a memory, and a set of local peripheral devices which connect in common to the system bu... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5282273 | Enterprise information system having three level hierarchy of data bases and communication paths An enterprise information system in which personal work stations, personal data bases which are held in the work stations, a processor only for use in a division, and intradivision data and interdivision data which are held in the processor are provided. ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5243698 | Microcomputer A microcomputer comprises an integrated circuit device with processor and memory and communication links arranged to provide non-shared connections to similar links of other microcomputers. The communication links include message synchronisation and permi... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5220657 | Updating local copy of shared data in a collaborative system A multi-user collaborative system in which the contents as well as the current status of other user activity of a shared structured data object representing one or more related structured data objects in the form of data entries can be concurrently access... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5218713 | Distributed data management mechanism for handling a data stream A data management mechanism for a processor system provides for management of data with minimum data transfer between processes executing work requests. Each process has storage areas for storing data associated with work requests. The data is described w... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5155809 | Uncoupling a central processing unit from its associated hardware for interaction with data handling apparatus alien to the operating system controlling said unit and hardware The functions of two virtual operating systems (e.g., S/370 VM, VSE or IX370 and S/88 OS) are merged into one physical system. Partner pairs of S/88 processors run the S/88 OS and handle the fault tolerant and single system image aspects of the system. On... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5146559 | System for recognizing program constitution within a distributed processing system by collecting constitution messages generated by different processors The present invention consists in that, when a program constitution in each of processors connected to a common transmission line has changed, a message to this effect is broadcast to the common transmission line, and that, when the message has been recei... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5136718 | Communications arrangement for digital data processing system employing heterogeneous multiple processing nodes A distributed digital data processing system includes a host system and a plurality of nodes interconnected by a common bus. The host maintains a common queue buffer which is used to contain queues each associated with a node for transferring messages tra... | 08/04/1992 |
