| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method for scheduling and executing jobs in a decentralized multifunction device (MFD) network. SOLUTION: The present disclosure is directed to a grid of multi-function devices (MFDs) having a plurality of nodes, where the plurality of nodes includes a plurality of networked super-peers (SPs) and a plurality of peers. Each SP and peer is an MFD having a processor. The peers are grouped into at least two groups, wherein the peers in a group are in data communication with one another. Each SP of the plurality of SPs is associated with each group of the at least two groups for forming a region in which the SP associated with a group of a region is in data communication with each peer in the group. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT |
