System and Method for Retrieving Data Using Agents in a Distributed Network

System and Method for Retrieving Data Using Agents in a Distributed Network

A method and apparatus for data retrieval by a computing system and a plurality of agent computers in a distributed network is disclosed. The computing system sends a request to each agent computer to perform a search at a node. The agents perform the searches. The agents thereupon send the resultin...

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Hauptverfasser: CONKLIN GREG, ANDERSON ERIC, CARRENO MICHAEL, LIPPMAN ALAN, ROMARY TOM, ALLSOP BRETT M, HILL AARON
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus for data retrieval by a computing system and a plurality of agent computers in a distributed network is disclosed. The computing system sends a request to each agent computer to perform a search at a node. The agents perform the searches. The agents thereupon send the resulting data to the computing system for storage in a central database.