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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2005
Kevin A. Kwiat, Whitesboro, NY (US);
Kaliappanadar Ravindran, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Ali S. Sabbir, Forest Hills, NY (US);
Kevin A. Kwiat, Whitesboro, NY (US);
Kaliappanadar Ravindran, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Ali S. Sabbir, Forest Hills, NY (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A computer and software method and apparatus for distributed data processing which provides agreement between data sources (sensors) and data sinks (actuators) as to what data has been written into a shared buffer. The invention further provides methods and means for meeting data timeliness requirements. Invention employs a programming primitive which recognizes semantics so as to provide a consistent view of computation modules over prescribed time intervals, called 'epochs'. Application-level control of the asynchrony and timing of information flow between various computation modules is realized. The invention has applications which include sensor fusion and network gaming.