Method for managing programs with attribute information and developing loaded programs

Claim 1

A method for developing programs by at least one processor in a distributed processing system for sharing execution of a series of steps of programs in a plurality of processors interconnected by a transmission line, said method comprising the steps, executed by a computer, of: (a) inputting a source program including attribute information which includes information representing content of input data and content of output data of said source program in a processor, said attribute information being information required by any one of said processors to execute and test said source program; (b) generating an executable program module in response to said source program; (c) transmitting said generated executable program module along with said attribute information over said transmission line, by said processor; and (d) loading said transmitted executable program module together with said attribute information for execution in any one of the other processors.

Claim 2

A method for developing programs by at least one processor in a distributed processing system for sharing execution of a series of steps of programs in a plurality of processors interconnected by a transmission line, said method comprising the steps, executed by a computer, of: (a) inputting a source program including attribute information which includes information representing content of input data and content of output data of said source program in a processor, said attribute information being information required by any one of said processors to execute and test said source program; (b) generating an executable program module in response to said source program; (c) transmitting said generated executable program module along with said attribute information over said transmission line, by said processor; and (d) loading said transmitted executable program module together with said attribute information for execution in any one of the other processors.

Claim 8

A method for developing a program in a distributed processing system for sharing processing of a series of steps of one job of a plurality of processors connected to a common transmission medium, said distributed processing system including means for sending information from said processors to said common transmission medium, means for receiving information necessary to execute a program stored in each of the processors, from said common transmission medium, and means for detecting the reception of all information necessary for execution, for executing the program by using the information as input information, and for sending execution result information to said common transmission medium, said method comprising the steps, executed by a computer, of: receiving a source program including attribute information including information representing contents of input and output data of said source program in a processor, said attribute information being information required by any one of said processors generating, based on said source program, an executable program along with program generation information representing the number of modifications of said source program, program content information representing content of said source program and program modification information representing content of the modifications of said source program and transmitting said executable program along with said information over said common transmission medium; and modifying said executable program in each of the processors based on said information transmitted along with said executable program, updating said program generation information, program content information and program modification information, and retransmitting said executable program along with said updated information over said common transmission medium.

Claim 9

A method for developing a program in a distributed processing system for sharing processing of a series of steps of one job of a plurality of processors connected to a common transmission medium, said distributed processing system including means for sending information from said processors to said common transmission medium, means for receiving information necessary to execute a program stored in each of the processors, from said common transmission medium, and means for detecting the reception of all information necessary for execution, for executing the program by using the information as input information, and for sending execution result information to said common transmission medium, said method comprising the steps, executed by a computer, of: receiving a source program including attribute information including information representing contents of input and output data of said source program in a processor, said attribute information being information required by any one of said processors generating, based on said source program, an executable program along with program generation information representing the number of modifications of said source program, program content information representing content of said source program and program modification information representing content of the modifications of said source program and transmitting said executable program along with said information over said common transmission medium; and modifying said executable program in each of the processors based on said information transmitted along with said executable program, updating said program generation information, program content information and program modification information, and retransmitting said executable program along with said updated information over said common transmission medium.

Claim 10

A method for developing programs by at least one processor in a distributed processing system for sharing execution of a series of steps of programs in a plurality of processors interconnected by a transmission line, said method comprising the steps, executed by a computer, of: (a) adding to a source program describing steps, attribute information including information representing content of input data and content of output data of said source program in a processor and test information for use in testing said source program, said attribute information being information required by said processor to execute and test said program; (b) generating an executable program module in said processor based on said source program; (c) testing a relation between said executable program module and other programs in said processor based on the information representing content of input data and content of output data of said source program to detect an abnormal relation; (d) transmitting said executable program module together with said attribute information over said transmission line, by said processor; (e) loading said transmitted executable program module together with said attribute information in any one of the other processors; and testing a relation between said loaded executable program module and other programs in the one of the other processor to detect an abnormal relation; and (f) executing said loaded executable program module based on said attribute information.

Claim 11

A method for developing programs by at least one processor in a distributed processing system for sharing execution of a series of steps of programs in a plurality of processors interconnected by a transmission line, said method comprising the steps, executed by a computer, of: (a) adding to a source program describing steps, attribute information including information representing content of input data and content of output data of said source program in a processor and test information for use in testing said source program, said attribute information being information required by said processor to execute and test said program; (b) generating an executable program module in said processor based on said source program; (c) testing a relation between said executable program module and other programs in said processor based on the information representing content of input data and content of output data of said source program to detect an abnormal relation; (d) transmitting said executable program module together with said attribute information over said transmission line, by said processor; (e) loading said transmitted executable program module together with said attribute information in any one of the other processors; and testing a relation between said loaded executable program module and other programs in the one of the other processor to detect an abnormal relation; and (f) executing said loaded executable program module based on said attribute information.