Patent ID: 7039670
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A massively distributed processing system comprising: a server coupled by a network to a multitude of distributed devices capable of processing workloads for the massively distributed processing system; a client agent program distributed to selected distributed devices within the multitude of distributed devices in response to an agreement by the selected distributed devices to process workloads for the massively distributed processing system; a processing system component within the client agent program having a user interface for communicating with a user of each of the selected distributed devices, a communications interface for communicating with the server, and a core agent module, the core agent module configured to manage operations of the client agent program; and a plurality of project components managed by the core agent prepam module and each having at least one task module with one or more workload units for processing workloads for the massively distributed processing system.