Self configuring peer to peer inter process messaging system

Claim 2

A network system comprising: a plurality of resources, some of which being incompatible with others; a network interconnecting the resources; a plurality of asynchronous peer-to-peer arbiters, each resident in one of the resources for sending arbiter messages to other arbiters of other resources via the network asynchronously peer-to-peer and for receiving arbiter messages from other arbiters of other resources via the network asynchronously peer-to-peer wherein each arbiter reviews and processes the messages independently from other arbiters of other resources so that the resources communicate directly with each other via the arbiters without the need for a central master control system including controlling logic, a state control object, or a message locking system and without the need for a gateway for controlling and processing the messages as the messages are transmitted between resources; wherein the arbiters include independent task arbiters operating across the network, said independent task arbiters including destination arbiters which receive arbiter messages addressed to them, which determine whether any necessary data or programs are available for executing a controlled process in the received message and which execute the controlled process in the received message when any necessary data or programs are available.

Claim 3

A network system of claim 1 wherein the network includes a distributed computing environment interconnecting systems using different operating systems and networking systems and wherein the arbiter message comprises ASCII text files for the transmission of instructions between resources via their arbiters.

Claim 4

A system of claim 2 wherein the independent task arbiters dynamically interact with other task arbiters without the need for a central master control system, wherein said independent task arbiters are independent network agents acting under the control of the messages being received, and wherein said resources communicate directly with other resources via the independent task arbiters without the intervention of any other process.

Claim 5

A system of claim 3 wherein the independent message arbiters provide asynchronous messaging between resources of the network so that each arbiter message generated by one of the independent message arbiters is transmitted through the network independent of any other messages and the transmitted message will be acted on as it is received by the arbiter of the destination resource.

Claim 6

A system of claim 4 further comprising originating arbiters which originate the sending of arbiter messages and which execute other tasks after transmitting the messages thereby creating an intrinsically multi-tasking and multi-threaded control system such that multiple arbiter messages can be transmitted through the network independently between the arbiters of multiple resources.

Claim 7

A system of claim 3 wherein said destination arbiters write a control file instructing other network arbiters to transmit necessary data or programs to the destination arbiter when the destination arbiter determines that the necessary data or programs are not available.

Claim 8

A system of claim 2 wherein each arbiter employs messages which are encrypted after creation by its associated resource so that the network is substantially secure.

Claim 9

A system of claim 2 wherein the arbiter messages include text that provide instructions for interconnecting resources across the network or for interconnecting resources within a single computer.

Claim 10

A system of claim 2 wherein each resource processes the received arbiter messages in its background while performing other functions in its foreground.

Claim 11

A system of claim 9 wherein adding other computer program functions to a resource is accomplished by executing arbiter instruction files in its background so that programs that provide additional functions can be executed by the arbiter of the resource by writing the instruction files whereby this execution can be so tightly bound that the executed programs appear to be part of the originating program.

Claim 12

A system of claim 2 wherein the arbiters provide for the remote distribution of data and software by directly controlling linked resources so that programs executed by the linked resources copy files to remote locations and combine data files and/or program files with execution instructions necessary to process the data files and/or program files.

Claim 13

A system of claim 2 wherein the network handles time independent instructions and wherein the arbiters are programmed to execute only at certain times and wherein programs of the resources are programmed to execute at specific times or intervals whereby network traffic can be controlled to minimize traffic volume or processor requirements at particular times.

Claim 14

A system of claim 2 further comprising a message replicating arbiter that uses routing information to move messages from one scratch space to another scratch space and that determines the routing tree between arbiters.

Claim 15

A message system for transmitting messages on a network between resources interconnected by the network, said message system comprising: an asynchronous peer-to-peer arbiter resident in each of the resources for sending arbiter messages to other arbiters of other resources via the network asynchronously peer-to-peer and for receiving arbiter messages from other arbiters of other resources via the network asynchronously peer-to-peer, each said arbiter reviewing and processing the messages independently from other arbiters so that the resources communicate directly with each other via the arbiters without the need for a central master control system including controlling logic, a state control object, or a message locking system and without the need for a gateway for controlling and processing the messages as the messages are transmitted between resources; wherein the arbiters include independent task arbiters operating across the network, said independent task arbiters including destination arbiters which receive arbiter messages addressed to them, which determine whether any necessary data or programs are available for executing a controlled process in the received message and which execute the controlled process in the received message when any necessary data or programs are available.

Claim 16

A message system for transmitting messages on a network between resources interconnected by the network, said message system comprising: an asynchronous peer-to-peer arbiter resident in each of the resources for sending arbiter messages to other arbiters of other resources via the network asynchronously peer-to-peer and for receiving arbiter messages from other arbiters of other resources via the network asynchronously peer-to-peer, each said arbiter reviewing and processing the messages independently from other arbiters so that the resources communicate directly with each other via the arbiters without the need for a central master control system including controlling logic, a state control object, or a message locking system and without the need for a gateway for controlling and processing the messages as the messages are transmitted between resources; wherein the arbiters include independent task arbiters operating across the network, said independent task arbiters including destination arbiters which receive arbiter messages addressed to them, which determine whether any necessary data or programs are available for executing a controlled process in the received message and which execute the controlled process in the received message when any necessary data or programs are available.

Claim 17

A message system of claim 14 wherein the network includes a distributed computing environment interconnecting systems using different operating systems and networking systems and wherein the arbiter message comprises ASCII text files for the transmission of instructions between resources via their arbiters.

Claim 18

An inter process peer to peer messaging system for integrating a plurality of networked resources, some of which employ operating systems which are incompatible with each other, said system comprising: an asynchronous peer-to-peer arbiter message originator associated with each of the resources for providing independently of other arbiter messages and independently of a central master control system an independent arbiter message to be sent to the other resources of the network asynchronously peer-to-peer, the arbiter message instructing one of the other resources to execute one or more of the following; remote program execution, data transport, message communication, status communication, arbiter identification, data encryption, message encryption, and relocation of computer resources; an asynchronous peer-to-peer message arbiter receiver associated with each resource for receiving independently of other arbiter messages and independently of a central master control system the arbiter messages from the other resources of the network asynchronously peer-to-peer and for independently responding to the received arbiter message by executing one or more of the following: retransmitting the arbiter message to another one of the resources; and deciphering, interpreting and executing the received arbiter message wherein the arbiter message originator and the arbiter message receiver communicate between their respective resources via their arbiters without the need for a master controlling program and without the need for a gateway for controlling and processing the messages as the messages are transmitted between resources; wherein the arbiters include independent task arbiters operating across the network, said independent task arbiters including destination arbiters which receive arbiter messages addressed to them, which determine whether any necessary data or programs are available for executing a controlled process in the received message and which execute the controlled process in the received message when any necessary data or programs are available.

Claim 19

An inter process peer to peer messaging system for integrating a plurality of networked resources, some of which employ operating systems which are incompatible with each other, said system comprising: an asynchronous peer-to-peer arbiter message originator associated with each of the resources for providing independently of other arbiter messages and independently of a central master control system an independent arbiter message to be sent to the other resources of the network asynchronously peer-to-peer, the arbiter message instructing one of the other resources to execute one or more of the following; remote program execution, data transport, message communication, status communication, arbiter identification, data encryption, message encryption, and relocation of computer resources; an asynchronous peer-to-peer message arbiter receiver associated with each resource for receiving independently of other arbiter messages and independently of a central master control system the arbiter messages from the other resources of the network asynchronously peer-to-peer and for independently responding to the received arbiter message by executing one or more of the following: retransmitting the arbiter message to another one of the resources; and deciphering, interpreting and executing the received arbiter message wherein the arbiter message originator and the arbiter message receiver communicate between their respective resources via their arbiters without the need for a master controlling program and without the need for a gateway for controlling and processing the messages as the messages are transmitted between resources; wherein the arbiters include independent task arbiters operating across the network, said independent task arbiters including destination arbiters which receive arbiter messages addressed to them, which determine whether any necessary data or programs are available for executing a controlled process in the received message and which execute the controlled process in the received message when any necessary data or programs are available.

Claim 20

A messaging system of claim 16 wherein the network includes a distributed computing environment interconnecting systems using different operating systems and networking systems and wherein the arbiter message comprises ASCII text files for the transmission of instructions between resources via their arbiters.

Claim 21

An inter process peer to peer messaging process for integrating a plurality of networked resources, some of which employ operating systems which are incompatible with each other, said process comprising the steps of: transmitting independently of other arbiters and independently of a central master control system an asynchronous peer-to-peer arbiter message from one resource to the other resources of the network asynchronously peer-to-peer, the arbiter message instructing one of the other resources to execute one or more of the following: remote program execution, data transport, message communication, status communication, arbiter identification, data encryption and message encryption and relocation of computer resources; and receiving independently of other arbiters and independently of a central master control system the arbiter messages from the other resources of the network asynchronously peer-to-peer and for independently responding to the received arbiter message by executing one or more of the following: retransmitting the arbiter message to another one of the resources; and interpreting and executing the received arbiter message wherein the actual communication between their respective resources is accomplished via their arbiters without the need for a master controlling program and without the need for a gateway for controlling and processing the messages as the messages are transmitted between resources wherein the resources originate messages of text files containing a digital signature and wherein the resources identify the system identity of messages from the text file.

Claim 22

An inter process peer to peer messaging process for integrating a plurality of networked resources, some of which employ operating systems which are incompatible with each other, said process comprising the steps of: transmitting independently of other arbiters and independently of a central master control system an asynchronous peer-to-peer arbiter message from one resource to the other resources of the network asynchronously peer-to-peer, the arbiter message instructing one of the other resources to execute one or more of the following: remote program execution, data transport, message communication, status communication, arbiter identification, data encryption and message encryption and relocation of computer resources; and receiving independently of other arbiters and independently of a central master control system the arbiter messages from the other resources of the network asynchronously peer-to-peer and for independently responding to the received arbiter message by executing one or more of the following: retransmitting the arbiter message to another one of the resources; and interpreting and executing the received arbiter message wherein the actual communication between their respective resources is accomplished via their arbiters without the need for a master controlling program and without the need for a gateway for controlling and processing the messages as the messages are transmitted between resources wherein the resources originate messages of text files containing a digital signature and wherein the resources identify the system identity of messages from the text file.

Claim 23

A messaging process of claim 18 wherein the network includes a distributed computing environment interconnecting systems using different operating systems and networking systems and wherein the arbiter message comprises ASCII text files for the transmission of instructions between resources via their arbiters.

Claim 24

The process of claim 19 wherein the arbiter messages comprise ASCII text files and wherein the resources receiving said files via their arbiters identify the identity of the arbiter messages from their text file.