Abstract: A method and apparatus for distributed computing in a brokering environment is disclosed. In this environment, the broker system receives a program and data set from a consumer system and partitions them into sub programs and data subsets, respectively, and generates a trigger that is communicated to a web property system that includes a web property over a first communication path. When the web property is accessed by an end user computer, the end user computer responds to the trigger and sends a request to the broker system via a second communication path. In response, the broker system communicates a subprogram and data subset, via the second communication path, to the end user computer, which executes the subprogram and data subset and communicates the resulting data to the broker system, which may communicate the resulting data to the consumer system.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to computer implemented methods for encoding information into text for visual representation. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a body of text which includes one or more portions of text. The method further includes receiving a body of information to be encoded. The body of information includes one or more portions of information to be encoded. The method further includes selecting at least one of the portions of text. The method further includes formatting the selected portion(s) of text to generate a formatted body of text. Formatting the selected portion(s) of text includes applying one or more formatting schemes to the selected portion(s) of text. Formatting schemes correspond to one or more portions of the information to be encoded. The method further includes providing the formatted body of text for visual representation.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to computer implemented methods for encoding information into text for visual representation. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a body of text which includes one or more portions of text. The method further includes receiving a body of information to be encoded. The body of information includes one or more portions of information to be encoded. The method further includes selecting at least one of the portions of text. The method further includes formatting the selected portion(s) of text to generate a formatted body of text. Formatting the selected portion(s) of text includes applying one or more formatting schemes to the selected portion(s) of text. Formatting schemes correspond to one or more portions of the information to be encoded. The method further includes providing the formatted body of text for visual representation.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for finding errors in software by compiling a body of source code at least twice to generate a first object code file and a second object code file. The first and second object code files may be compared and disparities between them may be detected. Indications of the disparities may be output on a display screen of a computing device.