Abstract: In the global information sharing and distributing service system, the public use of idle resources can be propelled and sufficient security can be guaranteed on the resources for private use. A node machine configuring an information network includes resources located in a private zone available to private use, resources located in a public zone for public service use, and a private resource security management unit for management of the security of the resources located in the private zone.

Abstract: Method and agent network architecture for processing a subject message, where each agent has a view of its own domain of responsibility. An initiator agent which receives a user-input request and does not itself have a relevant interpretation policy, queries its downchain agents whether the queried agent considers such message to be in its domain of responsibility. Each queried agent recursively determines whether it has an interpretation policy of its own that applies to the request, and if not, further queries its own further downchain neighboring agents. The further agents eventually respond to such further queries, thereby allowing the first-queried agents to respond to the initiator agent. The recursive invocation of this procedure ultimately determines one or more paths through the network from the initiator agent to one more more leaf agents.

Abstract: There is provided a parallel processing computer for executing a plurality of threads concurrently and in parallel.

Abstract: In the global information sharing and distributing service system, the public use of idle resources can be propelled and sufficient security can be guaranteed on the resources for private use. A node machine configuring an information network includes resources located in a private zone available to private use, resources located in a public zone for public service use, and a private resource security management unit for management of the security of the resources located in the private zone.

Abstract: There is provided a parallel processing computer for executing a plurality of threads concurrently and in parallel.

Abstract: In the global information sharing and distributing service system, the public use of idle resources can be propelled and sufficient security can be guaranteed on the resources for private use. A node machine configuring an information network includes resources located in a private zone available to private use, resources located in a public zone for public service use, and a private resource security management unit for management of the security of the resources located in the private zone.

Abstract: Method and agent network architecture for processing a subject message, where each agent has a view of its own domain of responsibility. An initiator agent which receives a user-input request and does not itself have a relevant interpretation policy, queries its downchain agents whether the queried agent considers such message to be in its domain of responsibility. Each queried agent recursively determines whether it has an interpretation policy of its own that applies to the request, and if not, further queries its own further downchain neighboring agents. The further agents eventually respond to such further queries, thereby allowing the first-queried agents to respond to the initiator agent. The recursive invocation of this procedure ultimately determines one or more paths through the network from the initiator agent to one more more leaf agents.

Abstract: Method and agent network architecture for processing a subject message, where each agent has a view of its own domain of responsibility. An initiator agent which receives a user-input request and does not itself have a relevant interpretation policy, queries its downchain agents whether the queried agent considers such message to be in its domain of responsibility. Each queried agent recursively determines whether it has an interpretation policy of its own that applies to the request, and if not, further queries its own further downchain neighboring agents. The further agents eventually respond to such further queries, thereby allowing the first-queried agents to respond to the initiator agent. The recursive invocation of this procedure ultimately determines one or more paths through the network from the initiator agent to one more more leaf agents.

Abstract: Method and agent network architecture for processing a subject message, where each agent has a view of its own domain of responsibility. An initiator agent which receives a user-input request and does not itself have a relevant interpretation policy, queries its downchain agents whether the queried agent considers such message to be in its domain of responsibility. Each queried agent recursively determines whether it has an interpretation policy of its own that applies to the request, and if not, further queries its own further downchain neighboring agents. The further agents eventually respond to such further queries, thereby allowing the first-queried agents to respond to the initiator agent. The recursive invocation of this procedure ultimately determines one or more paths through the network from the initiator agent to one more more leaf agents.

Abstract: Each object belonging to a network manages loaded functions in a function managing section. The function managing section generates an argument type table that provides correspondences between the functions and argument types, and stores the same in an argument type table section. When a message input/output section receives a structured message that runs through the network, an argument type matching section executes a matching process between an argument type of the received message and argument types of the functions in the argument type table in the argument type table section. In the case where the matching between the argument types is established, an executing section is notified of the matching, activates a corresponding function from the function managing section, and executes the same. This increases freedom of collaboration between objects connected to a network, thereby allowing object collaboration to be constructed irrespective of object interfaces.

Abstract: A protocol definition is prepared that includes a transition rule list that lists transition rules each of which specifies correspondence among an input pattern to be received, a processing to be executed, and an output pattern as a result of the processing and a state table specifying correspondences between system states and the one or plural transition rules used in the system states. A state detection section detects a current system state, and transition rules corresponding to the current system state are checked and taken out from the transition rule list and are read into the execution section, so that a protocol is composed of these transition rules. In response to supply of input data, transition rules having patterns matching input patterns of the inputted data are executed. Then, in response to transition of the system state resulting from the foregoing processing, transition rules are read that corresponds to a system state after the transition, so that a new protocol is installed.

Abstract: A batch interrupts handling device includes: means for generating an event or a message; means for holding contents of a certain number or a certain amount of events or messages; and means for performing a batch notification of the contents of a certain number or a certain amount of events or messages as an interrupt, and for performing a process of preserving software execution environment directly before the interrupt occurs, a process in accordance with the contents of a certain number or a certain amount of events or messages and a process of recovering the software execution environment directly before the interrupt occurs.

Abstract: Method and agent network architecture for processing a subject message, where each agent has a view of its own domain of responsibility. An initiator agent which receives a user-input request and does not itself have a relevant interpretation policy, queries its downchain agents whether the queried agent considers such message to be in its domain of responsibility. Each queried agent recursively determines whether it has an interpretation policy of its own that applies to the request, and if not, further queries its own further downchain neighboring agents. The further agents eventually respond to such further queries, thereby allowing the first-queried agents to respond to the initiator agent. The recursive invocation of this procedure ultimately determines one or more paths through the network from the initiator agent to one more more leaf agents.

Abstract: Method and agent network architecture for processing a subject message, where each agent has a view of its own domain of responsibility. An initiator agent which receives a user-input request and does not itself have a relevant interpretation policy, queries its downchain agents whether the queried agent considers such message to be in its domain of responsibility. Each queried agent recursively determines whether it has an interpretation policy of its own that applies to the request, and if not, further queries its own further downchain neighboring agents. The further agents eventually respond to such further queries, thereby allowing the first-queried agents to respond to the initiator agent. The recursive invocation of this procedure ultimately determines one or more paths through the network from the initiator agent to one more more leaf agents.