Patent ID: 8996604
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G06F,G06N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: looking up a parameter at a first symbol table in a distributed network; looking up the parameter at a second symbol table in a distributed network, the second symbol table being disposed at a different location in the distributed network from the first symbol table, the second symbol table being a parent to the first symbol table in a hierarchical relationship; transmitting a message from the location of the first symbol table to the location of the second symbol table upon looking up the parameter and finding a first version of the parameter at the first symbol table; and upon finding a second version of the same parameter at the second symbol table, arbitrating to determine usage of one of the parameter versions, said arbitrating including consulting an arbitration rules table and applying at least one rule from the arbitration rules table to determine a correct version of the parameter; associating a receiver with at least one of the first and second symbol tables; associating a sender with at least one of the first and second symbol tables; employing an intermediary to look up the parameter, the intermediary being functionally interposed between the receiver and the sender, and functioning in accordance with a multi-level perceptron algorithm; and employing the intermediary to poll the sender for the parameter.