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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2002
David F. Bantz, Bedford Hills, NY (US);
John S. Davis, Ii, New York, NY (US);
Rafah A. Hosn, New York, NY (US);
Nicholas M. Mitchell, White Plains, NY (US);
Veronique Perret, Washington Township, NJ (US);
Daby M. Sow, Riverdale, NY (US);
Jeremy B. Sussman, Mt. Kisco, NY (US);
David F. Bantz, Bedford Hills, NY (US);
John S. Davis, II, New York, NY (US);
Rafah A. Hosn, New York, NY (US);
Nicholas M. Mitchell, White Plains, NY (US);
Veronique Perret, Washington Township, NJ (US);
Daby M. Sow, Riverdale, NY (US);
Jeremy B. Sussman, Mt. Kisco, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer product that enables a processor associated with a node in a computer system having various nodes, the nodes having sensors which provide data, and the nodes being connected by a communications facility acquiring local data from the sensor and remote data from other nodes via the data transfer facility. The nodes process data from a local sensor at the node and from remote sensors at other nodes; and analyze the local data, data from other nodes and local decisions made at and received from other nodes to make a local decision for action at the node. A local decision made at a node is in turn communicated to other nodes.