Patent ID: 8195801

Claim:
A data processing system utilizing computing resources on a network having a limited operating range, the system comprising: at least one first information apparatus connected to the network; and at least one second information apparatus connected to the network; the at least one first information apparatus having a first computing resource that allows the at least one second information apparatus to share the first computing resource; the at least one second information apparatus having a second computing resource for use by the second information apparatus; the at least one first information apparatus including: a first layer including a first system constructing element for supporting operation of at least one application program of the second information apparatus over the network, and a second layer including a second system constructing element for controlling overall computing resources of the network, the second layer operating independent of the first layer so that communication carried out over the network in supporting the at least one application program of the second information apparatus is unaffected by communication carried out over the network in controlling the overall computing resources of the network, wherein the at least one first information apparatus offers the first computing resource to the at least one second information apparatus based on control of the second layer.