Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP
Distributed computing system
A distributed computing system --,--; having a plurality of computers that differ from each other in terms of performance, load, and type, uniformly manages local priority schemes adapted in the respective computers by utilizing the concept of &#8220;urgency&#8221; or &#8220;time limit&#8221;. Each of the computers includes a priority level conversion procedure for performing a conversion between an urgency level and a priority level of processing in accordance with the performance and the load of the computer, and a priority level changing procedure for changing a priority level of a program, which executes the processing, in accordance with a priority level indicated by the priority level conversion procedure.
Hitachi, Ltd.
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Kunihiko Tomoaki Takanori Masahiko Masaru
Tsunedomi Nakamura Yokoyama Saito Shimada