Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Distributed data processing
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-28
2006-03-28
Coulter, Kenneth R. (Department: 2141)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Distributed data processing
C718S102000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07020678
ABSTRACT:
A method for providing machine generated sweepstakes entries is disclosed for a distributed parallel processing system. The distributed processing system identifies and utilizes capabilities of distributed devices connected together through a wide variety of communication systems and networks and utilizes those capabilities to organize, manage and distribute project workloads to the distributed devices.
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Coulter Kenneth R.
Frankeny Richard F.
United Devices, Inc.
Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.
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