Patent ID: 7996350

Claim:
An intelligent distributed computing fabric system comprising: a cognitive element, a computing element, a security element, and a network element; wherein the cognitive element is configured to receive inputs from the computing element, the security element, and the network element and to receive external information from a sensor interface; the cognitive element is configured to process the inputs from the computing element, the security element, and the network element, and to additionally process the external information from the sensor interface; the cognitive element is configured to make decisions based on the inputs from the computing element, the security element, and the network element, and based on the external information from the sensor interface, to adapt for dynamically varying situations in a fabric infrastructure; and the cognitive element is configured to output instructions for actions, based on the dynamic decisions, to the computing element, the security element, and the network element in order to virtually interconnect the computing element, the security element, and the network element; wherein the computing element is configured to transmit inputs to the cognitive element; the computing element is configured to receive the dynamic output instructions from the cognitive element; and the computing element is configured to follow the dynamic output instructions as commands from the cognitive element; wherein the security element is configured to receive inputs from the computing element and the network element; and the security element is configured to transmit current security policy inputs to the cognitive element; and wherein the network element is configured to transmits inputs to the security element and to the cognitive element.