System and method for context-aware adaptive computing
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for context-aware adaptive computing. In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a method comprising receiving a request at a first information handling system (IHS) to perform an application computation. The method also includes determining a user's context, the user operating the first IHS, and ascertaining a battery state of the first IHS. The method further includes allocating the application computation between the first IHS and a second IHS based at least on the user's context and the battery state of the first IHS. The present disclosure also includes associated systems and apparatuses.
1. A method comprising:
receiving a request at a first information handling system (IHS) to perform an application computation;
determining a user's context, the user operating the first IHS and requesting performance of the application computation, the user's context including a default user style of the user, selected from a predetermined set of styles;
determining a first computational capability of the first IHS, the first computational capability based on at least one of a number of processors of the first IHS, a speed of a processor of the first IHS, a number of applications running on the first IHS, a number of operating systems running on the first IHS, an amount of memory available on the first IHS, and a type of memory available on the first IHS;
determining a second computational capability of a second IHS, the second computational capability based on at least one of a number of processors of the second IHS, a speed of a processor of the second IHS, a number of applications running on the second IHS, a number of operating systems running on the second IHS, an amount of memory available on the second IHS, and a type of memory available on the second IHS; and
allocating the application computation between the first IHS and the second IHS, wherein a first portion of the application is allocated to the first IHS and a second portion of the application is allocated to the second IHS based at least on the user's context, at least one of the first computational capability and the second computational capability, and at least one of a location of data to be used in the application computation, a location of the first IHS, a time of use of the first IHS, and a security policy.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the user's context comprises:
storing patterns of use of the first IHS by the user; and
predicting patterns of use of the first IHS by the user based at least on the stored patterns of use and the default user style of the user.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the user's context comprises:
determining at least one of speed, bandwidth, latency, or error rate of a connection between the first IHS and the second IHS; and
determining a communication cost of communicating via the connection.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising modifying the connection to optimize the application computation.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein alternative application computations are performed at a different IHS than the application computation.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein allocating the application computation is further based on a computation cost of the application computation, the computation cost including at least one of a power cost to perform the application computation, a resource cost to perform the application computation, and a communication cost to transmit data used in the application computation.
7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to:
receive a request at a first information handling system (IHS) to perform an application computation;
determine a user's context, the user operating the first IHS and requesting performance of the application computation, the user's context including a default user style of the user, selected from a predetermined set of styles;
determine a first computational capability of the first IHS, the first computational capability based on at least one of a number of processors of the first IHS, a speed of a processor of the first IHS, a number of applications running on the first IHS, a number of operating systems running on the first IHS, an amount of memory available on the first IHS, and a type of memory available on the first IHS;
determine a second computational capability of a second IHS, the second computational capability based on at least one of a number of processors of the second IHS, a speed of a processor of the second IHS, a number of applications running on the second IHS, a number of operating systems running on the second IHS, an amount of memory available on the second IHS, and a type of memory available on the second IHS; and
allocate the application computation between the first IHS and the second IHS, wherein a first portion of the application is allocated to the first IHS and a second portion of the application is allocated to the second IHS based at least on the user's context, at least one of the first computational capability and the second computational capability, and at least one of a location of data to be used in the application computation, a location of the first IHS, a time of use of the first IHS, and a security policy.
8. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein determining the user's context comprises:
storing patterns of use of the first IHS by the user; and
predicting patterns of use of the first IHS by the user based at least on the stored patterns of use and the default user style of the user.
9. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein determining the user's context comprises:
determining at least one of speed, bandwidth, latency, or error rate of a connection between the first IHS and the second IHS; and
determining a communication cost of communicating via the connection.
10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9 , the instructions further configured to modify the connection to optimize the application computation.
11. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein alternative application computations are performed at a different IHS than the application computation.
12. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein allocating the application computation is further based on a computation cost of the application computation, the computation cost including at least one of a power cost to perform the application computation, a resource cost to perform the application computation, and a communication cost to transmit data used in the application computation.
13. A system comprising:
a processor;
a memory communicatively coupled to the processor; and
instructions stored within the memory, the instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the processor to:
receive a request to perform an application computation;
determine a user's context of operation of a first information handling system (IHS), the user requesting performance of the application computation, the user's context including a default user style of a user, selected from a predetermined set of styles;
determine a first computational capability of the first IHS, the first computational capability based on at least one of a number of processors of the first IHS, a speed of a processor of the first IHS, a number of applications running on the first IHS, a number of operating systems running on the first IHS, an amount of memory available on the first IHS, and a type of memory available on the first IHS;
determine a second computational capability of a second IHS, the second computational capability based on at least one of a number of processors of the second IHS, a speed of a processor of the second IHS, a number of applications running on the second IHS, a number of operating systems running on the second IHS, an amount of memory available on the second IHS, and a type of memory available on the second IHS; and
allocate the application computation between the first IHS and the second IHS, wherein a first portion of the application is allocated to the first IHS and a second portion of the application is allocated to the second IHS based at least on the user's context, at least one of the first computational capability and the second computational capability, and at least one of a location of data to be used in the application computation, a location of the first IHS, a time of use of the first IHS, and a security policy.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein determining the user's context comprises:
storing patterns of use of the first IHS by the user; and
predicting patterns of use of the first IHS by the user based at least on the stored patterns of use and the default user style of the user.
15. The system of claim 13 , wherein determining the user's context comprises:
determining at least one of speed, bandwidth, latency, or error rate of a connection between the first IHS and the second IHS; and
determining a communication cost of communicating via the connection.
16. The system of claim 13 , wherein alternative application computations are performed at a different IHS than the application computation.
17. The system of claim 13 , wherein allocating the application computation is further based on a computation cost of the application computation, the computation cost including at least one of a power cost to perform the application computation, a resource cost to perform the application computation, and a communication cost to transmit data used in the application computation.