PROCESSING BY USE OF SYNCHRONIZED TUPLE SPACES AND ASSERTIONS

摘要

A system for controlling and coordinating activities among entities in an information and process environment comprising a communications pathway for transmitting and receiving communications of the entities, and a shared memory connected to the communications pathway for maintaining a tuple space on which the entities post and receive messages synchronized to discrete time intervals. An entity in charge of an activity will post an intention in the tuple space for a time, and during that time will receive comments from other interested entities. Upon receipt of comments, the entity decides the best course of action for the intended activity. By soliciting "advice", activities dangerous to the operation of the environment are undertaken in a manner to ensure system degradation does not occur.