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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1999
John Anthony Beaven, Romsey, GB;
Amanda Elizabeth Chessell, Alton, GB;
Catherine Griffin, Romsey, GB;
Iain Stuart Caldwell Houston, Sherborne, GB;
Martin Mulholland, Winchester, GB;
Ian Robinson, Swanmore, GB;
David John Vines, Romsey, GB;
John Anthony Beaven, Romsey, GB;
Amanda Elizabeth Chessell, Alton, GB;
Catherine Griffin, Romsey, GB;
Iain Stuart Caldwell Houston, Sherborne, GB;
Martin Mulholland, Winchester, GB;
Ian Robinson, Swanmore, GB;
David John Vines, Romsey, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is data processing apparatus comprising: means for receiving inputs indicative of results from one or more participants of said one or more sets of data processing tasks; means for mapping each of said inputs to a corresponding mapped value by accessing a mapping table; outcome processor means for accepting the mapped values as inputs and determining an outcome for said one or more sets of data processing tasks; and means, responsive to said means for determining, for transmitting an indicator of said outcome to said one or more participants; wherein the inputs and mapped values of the mapping table are programmably changeable to thus provide a high degree of flexibility with respect to said inputs.