Patent ID: 9171266
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: G06F,G06N

Abstract:
1. An autonomic system, the autonomic system comprising: a plurality of autonomic components, the plurality of autonomic components comprising a coordinating autonomic component and a plurality of autonomic worker components, each autonomic component of the plurality of autonomic components being programmed to (i) generate signals indicative of one or more triggering events, (ii) send the signals to the coordinating autonomic component, and (iii) decide to undergo a self-sacrifice procedure based on the occurrence of at least one of the one or more triggering conditions, wherein the coordinating autonomic component is programmed to assign programmed tasks and issue instructions to each of the plurality of autonomic worker components, each of the autonomic worker components comprises one or more resources, and, following at least one or more triggering conditions, at least one of the autonomic components of the plurality of autonomic components donates one or more of its resources to one of the other autonomic components of the plurality of autonomic components, wherein the one or more triggering events comprises one or more of: an incorrect operation; a determination of likelihood of jeopardizing a primary objective; a failure to perform a self-configuration operation; a failure to perform a self-healing operation; a failure to perform a self-optimizing operation; a failure to perform a self-protecting operation; a failure to perform another self-operation; and a need to provide a resource to a more important autonomic component of the system, wherein an autonomic component is more important for being at least one of a necessary data collection device, a carrier of a scientific instrument, a carrier of an optical component, a unique component, or the like.