JP2018169766A - Information processing device, information processing system, request device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a server device to transfer processing to a terminal device from the server device being a side for requesting the transfer by taking a load of the terminal device being a side of receiving the processing into consideration.SOLUTION: The terminal device determines a processing load in an own device, and transmits transfer approval to the server device in the case that a propriety determination request for processing transfer is received from the server device and that there is room in the processing load. The terminal device performs transfer processing based on the propriety determination request for processing transfer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing system, a requesting device, an information processing method, and a program.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which when an information processing apparatus such as a server apparatus has increased processing load, a part or all of the process is transferred to another apparatus and the process is continued by another apparatus to which the transfer is performed. Has been. Patent Document 1 describes that the load of information processing is distributed between a server and a client.

International Publication No. 2007/074797

  In the above-described Patent Document 1, in consideration of the load on the client to which processing is delegated, the processing is not delegated from the server requesting delegation to the client. Therefore, when delegating the processing from the device requesting delegation to the information processing device on the delegation side, it is necessary to consider the load status of the information processing device on the delegation side.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, a request apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that solve the above-described problems.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the information processing apparatus receives the processing load specifying unit for specifying the processing load in the own apparatus and the request for determining whether or not to transfer the process from the requesting apparatus. And a processing management unit that transmits a delegation permission to the requesting device when there is a margin, and a processing unit that performs a delegation process based on the process delegation determination request.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, an information processing system in which a requesting device and an information processing device are communicatively connected, the information processing device specifies a processing load in the device itself, and the request A process management unit that transmits a delegation permission to the requesting apparatus when the process delegation determination request is received from the apparatus and the processing load is sufficient, and a delegation process based on the process delegation determination request And a processing unit for performing the processing.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the requesting device transmits a processing delegation determination request for processing information processing to a plurality of communication-connected information processing devices; And a delegation destination determination unit that determines a delegation destination information processing apparatus based on reception of delegation permission from at least one information processing apparatus with a sufficient processing load.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the information processing method specifies the processing load in the own device and receives a processing delegation determination request from the requesting device, the processing load is sufficient. The delegation permission is transmitted to the requesting device, and delegation processing is performed based on the processing delegation permission determination request.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, an information processing method transmits a processing delegation permission determination request for information processing to a plurality of information processing devices connected in communication, and the processing load of the information processing devices The delegation destination information processing apparatus is determined based on reception of delegation permission from at least one information processing apparatus having a sufficient margin.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the program is a case where the computer of the information processing apparatus receives a request for determining whether or not to transfer processing from a requesting apparatus, processing load specifying means for specifying a processing load in the apparatus itself. It is characterized by functioning as a processing management means for transmitting a delegation permission to the requesting device when there is a margin in the processing load, and a processing means for performing a delegation process based on the process delegation determination request.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a program is a delegation management means for transmitting a processing delegation decision request for information processing to a plurality of information processing apparatuses connected in communication with a computer of the information processing apparatus, The information processing apparatus is configured to function as a delegation destination determination unit that determines a delegation destination information processing apparatus based on reception of delegation permission from at least one information processing apparatus having a sufficient processing load.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to delegate processing from a delegation requesting device on the server side to an information processing device that is a client without imposing an unnecessary load on the client side.

It is a figure which shows an information processing system. It is a hardware block diagram of a terminal device and a server apparatus. It is a functional block diagram of a terminal device and a server apparatus. It is a 1st figure which shows the processing flow of an information processing system. It is a figure which shows the detailed flow of the transfer destination determination process of an information processing system. It is a 1st figure which shows the detailed flow of the post-delegation destination determination process of an information processing system. It is a 2nd figure which shows the detailed flow of the post-delegation destination determination process of an information processing system. It is a figure which shows the minimum structure of a terminal device. It is a figure which shows the minimum structure of a server apparatus.

Hereinafter, an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an information processing system 100 according to the embodiment.
In the information processing system 100, at least the terminal device 1 and the server device 2 are connected via a communication network. The communication network may be a LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet, or the like. The information processing system 100 may further include a program distribution device 3.

  In the present embodiment, the terminal device 1 specifies the processing load in the own device, and when the processing device acceptability determination request is received from the server device 2 and the processing load is sufficient, the terminal device 1 grants the delegation permission to the server device 2. The delegation process is performed based on the request for determining whether to delegate the process. The server apparatus 2 determines the delegation destination terminal apparatus 1 based on the delegation permission received from any of the plurality of terminal apparatuses 1. The terminal device 1 determined as the delegation destination acquires a delegation processing program for performing delegation processing from the program distribution device 3. The terminal device 1 executes the delegation processing program to perform delegation processing. The server device 2 may have the function of the program distribution device 3.

FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the terminal device and the server device.
The terminal device 1 and the server device 2 are information processing devices having a computer. As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, an HDD (Solid State Drive) 104, an interface 105, and a communication module 106. Each hardware configuration is provided as an example. As shown in FIG. 2, the server device 2 also includes hardware configurations of a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203, an HDD 204, an interface 205, and a communication module 206 as an example.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the terminal device and the server device.
The CPU 101 of the terminal device 1 executes a terminal side delegation management program. As a result, the terminal device 1 has the functions of the control unit 11, the processing load specifying unit 12, the processing management unit 13, and the delegation processing execution unit 14. The delegation processing execution unit 14 of the terminal device 1 executes the delegation processing program acquired from the program distribution device 3 and performs delegation processing.
The CPU 201 of the server device 2 executes a server-side delegation management program. As a result, the server device 2 includes the functions of the control unit 21, the delegation management unit 22, the delegation destination determination unit 23, the load monitoring unit 24, and the information processing unit 25.

FIG. 4 is a first diagram illustrating a processing flow of the information processing system.
Next, the processing flow of the terminal device 1 and the server device 2 configuring the information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described in order.
The information processing unit 25 of the server device 2 performs information processing in its own device. The load monitoring unit 24 detects the load of processing performed by the information processing unit 25 of the server device 2. The processing load may be a CPU usage rate or a processing amount per unit time.

  When the processing load of the server device 2 exceeds a predetermined load, the load monitoring unit 24 requests the delegation management unit 22 to perform delegation start processing of information processing in the own device to another device. The delegation management unit 22 receives the program execution request from the terminal device 1 (step S100), and determines that the delegation start process is performed based on the execution request when the processing load of the own device is equal to or greater than a predetermined load. May be.

  When the delegation management unit 22 determines the delegation start by acquiring a delegation start request or the like, the delegation management unit 22 searches for one or a plurality of terminal devices 1 to which the process can be delegated among the communication-connected terminal devices 1 (step S101). . The delegation management unit 22 may detect the terminal device 1 that can be delegated and connected to the own device in advance and store it in the storage unit. The terminal device 1 that can delegate processing may be the terminal device 1 that is executing a predetermined terminal-side delegation management program among the terminal devices 1 that are communicatively connected to the server device 2.

  The delegation management unit 22 of the server apparatus 2 that has determined to perform the delegation start process transmits a process delegation permission determination request to the terminal apparatus 1 that can delegate the process (step S102). The delegation management unit 22 receives delegation permission from each terminal device 1 (step S103). Alternatively, the delegation management unit 22 receives a deny rejection response (step S104). The delegation destination determination unit 23 of the server device 2 determines a delegation destination from the terminal devices 1 that have transmitted the delegation permission (step S105). The processing from step S100 to step S105 is referred to as delegation destination determination processing in the information processing system 100.

  When the delegation destination is determined, the delegation management unit 22 transmits a delegation request to the delegation destination terminal device 1 (step S201). This delegation request may include identification information of the delegation processing program. In the delegation destination terminal device 1, the process management unit 13 receives the delegation request. The process management unit 13 acquires a delegation processing program from the program distribution device 3 based on the delegation request (step S202). The delegation processing execution unit 14 of the terminal device 1 executes the delegation processing program (step S203). Thereby, the delegation process delegated from the server device 2 is performed in the terminal device 1. The process management unit 13 of the terminal apparatus 1 transmits an execution result notification to the server apparatus 2 at a predetermined timing in the delegation process (step S204). Thereby, the server apparatus 2 can know that the terminal apparatus 1 is performing the delegation process normally.

  When the delegation management unit 22 of the server apparatus 2 performs the delegation start process based on the program execution request, the delegation management unit 22 performs the delegation destination terminal apparatus 1 with respect to the terminal apparatus 1 that has transmitted the program execution request. The execution result may be notified (step S205). The processing from step S201 to step S205 will be referred to as post-delegation destination determination processing in the information processing system 100.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a detailed flow of delegation destination determination processing of the information processing system.
Next, details of delegation destination determination processing in the information processing system will be described.
5 shows a state in which the terminal devices 1A, 1B, and 1C that are executing the terminal-side delegation management program and the terminal device 1D that is not executing the terminal-side delegation management program are in communication connection with the server device 2. ing.

  In the terminal devices 1A, 1B, and 1C executing the terminal-side delegation management program, the processing load specifying unit 12 specifies the processing load in the own device (step S1000). The processing load specifying unit 12 of the terminal devices 1A, 1B, and 1C executing the terminal-side delegation management program stores statistical information such as CPU usage rate for each hour according to the usage status of the user's own device in the past. Yes. The processing load specifying unit 12 uses this statistical information to specify the processing load from the present to a predetermined time later (for example, one hour later). For example, the processing load specifying unit 12 may calculate an average of the load factors of a plurality of past days corresponding to a predetermined time after the current time as the processing load after the predetermined time from the current time. The processing load may be specified by other methods.

  The delegation management unit 22 of the server device 2 searches for one or a plurality of terminal devices 1 that can delegate the processing among the terminal devices 1 connected for communication (step S1010). Thereby, the delegation management unit 22 searches for the terminal devices 1A, 1B, and 1C. The delegation management unit 22 is connected to the terminal device 1D but is not executing the terminal-side delegation management program, and therefore cannot perform a handshake regarding delegation processing and does not specify a search result.

  The delegation management unit 22 of the server device 2 transmits a process delegation permission determination request to the terminal devices 1A, 1B, and 1C (step S1020). The process management unit 13 of each of the terminal devices 1A, 1B, and 1C acquires the processing load of the time from the present specified by the processing load specifying unit 12 of the own device to a predetermined time later. If the processing load is less than the threshold, the process management unit 13 determines to transmit a signal indicating delegation permission to the server apparatus 2. On the other hand, if the processing load is equal to or greater than the threshold, the process management unit 13 determines to transmit a signal indicating delegation rejection to the server device 2. For example, the process management unit 13 of the terminal devices 1B and 1C transmits a delegation permission signal to the server device 2 (steps S1031 and S1032). The delegation permission signal may include a processing load value indicating a margin in each terminal device 1. For example, if the processing load is a CPU usage rate of 55%, the delegation management unit 22 of the server device 2 may calculate the margin of 0.45 from the remaining CPU usage rate of 45%. Alternatively, the CPU usage rate itself may be treated as indicating a margin. Also, for example, the process management unit 13 of the terminal device 1A transmits a delegation rejection signal to the server device 2 (step S1041).

  When the delegation destination determination unit 23 of the server apparatus 2 receives the delegation permission signal from the plurality of terminal apparatuses 1, the delegation destination determination unit 23 determines the terminal apparatus 1 that has transmitted the delegation permission signal including the largest margin as the delegation destination ( Step S1050). Alternatively, the delegation destination determination unit 23 compares the reception time of the delegation permission signal and determines the terminal device 1 that has received the delegation permission at the earliest time as the delegation destination. For example, in the present embodiment, the delegation destination determination unit 23 determines that the margin included in the delegation permission transmitted from the terminal device 1C is the largest, and determines the terminal device 1C as the delegation destination. The delegation management unit 22 of the server device 2 may update the list of the terminal device 1 for the next time to transmit a process delegation determination request based on the delegation destination search result in step S1010 (step S1060). . The server device 2 stores the list in the storage unit. The delegation destination determination unit 23 may determine the terminal device 1 with high operational stability as the delegation destination, or may determine the terminal device 1 with stable communication connection as the delegation destination.

FIG. 6 is a first diagram illustrating a detailed flow of post-determination destination determination processing of the information processing system.
Next, details of the delegation destination post-processing in the information processing system will be described.
When the delegation destination determination unit 23 determines that the terminal device 1C is the delegation destination, the delegation management unit 22 transmits a delegation request to the terminal device 1C (step S2010). In the delegation destination terminal device 1C, the process management unit 13 receives the delegation request. The process management unit 13 acquires a delegation processing program from the program distribution device 3 based on the delegation request (step S2020). The delegation processing execution unit 14 of the terminal device 1 executes the delegation processing program (step S2030). Thereby, the delegation process delegated from the server device 2 is performed in the terminal device 1. The process management unit 13 of the terminal apparatus 1 transmits an execution result notification to the server apparatus 2 at a predetermined timing in the delegation process (step S2040). The execution result notification may include information such as the identification number of the delegation process, the type of delegation process program, the step number indicating the progress position, and the intermediate process result.

  The process management unit 13 may transmit the execution result to the server apparatus 2 at a predetermined interval such as every several seconds, every several tens of seconds, or every few minutes until the delegation process is completed. The server device 2 determines whether the notification of the completion of the delegation process is interrupted from the delegation destination terminal device 1C. For example, the delegation management unit 22 of the server device 2 detects that a failure has occurred in the delegation destination when it cannot continuously receive a plurality of execution result notifications among repeated execution result notifications (step S2050). When the delegation destination determination unit 23 detects that a failure has occurred in the delegation destination, the delegation destination determination unit 23 starts a re-determination process of the delegation destination (step S2060).

  In this delegation destination re-determination process, the same processes as in steps S1010 to S1050 described above may be performed. Alternatively, the delegation management unit 22 of the server device 2 may determine that the server device 2 performs delegation processing in place of the terminal device 1C based on the processing load of the own device determined by the load monitoring unit 24.

  Since the execution result notification in step S2040 does not reach the server device 2, the terminal device 1C side cannot receive a signal from the server device 2 as a response to the execution result notification for a predetermined time. The process management unit 13 of the terminal device 1 may determine that the delegation process is to be stopped when a response to the execution result notification cannot be received from the server apparatus 2 for a predetermined period.

FIG. 7 is a second diagram showing a detailed flow of post-determination destination determination processing of the information processing system.
Next, the details of the second process of the delegation destination determination process in the information processing system will be described.
The delegation processing program used by the terminal device 1 for delegation processing is divided into processing units executed in the delegation processing, and the delegation destination terminal device 1 acquires the delegation processing program from the program distribution device 3 for each processing unit. The program may be executed.

  For example, first, similarly to the above-described process, when the delegation destination determination unit 23 determines that the terminal device 1C is a delegation destination, the delegation management unit 22 transmits a delegation request to the terminal device 1C (step S2011). The delegation process indicated by this delegation request can be performed as a whole by executing the first to third delegation process programs. In this case, the process management unit 13 of the terminal device 1C acquires the first delegation processing program from the program distribution apparatus 3 based on the delegation request (step S2021). The delegation processing execution unit 14 of the terminal device 1 executes the first delegation processing program (step S2031).

  When the processing of the first delegation processing program ends, or at a predetermined timing defined in the first delegation processing program during the processing of the first delegation processing program, the process management unit 13 of the terminal device 1C The second delegation processing program is acquired from the program distribution device 3 (step S2041). The delegation processing execution unit 14 of the terminal device 1 executes the first delegation processing program (step S2051). As described above, the terminal device 1C executes the first delegation processing program, and acquires and executes the second delegation processing program as necessary. As a result, the delegation destination terminal device 1C does not have to acquire all the delegation processing programs necessary for the delegation process at a time, so even if the capacity for storing the program is small, the storage resources are efficiently utilized. be able to.

  The processing load specifying unit 12 of the terminal device 1 monitors the processing load while the terminal device 1 is performing the delegation process. When the processing load exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the processing load specifying unit 12 determines that the processing load has no margin and notifies the processing management unit 13 that the processing load is high. If the delegation process has not been completed, the process management unit 13 transmits a delegation redetermination request to the server apparatus 2 (step S2061). The delegation redetermination request includes, for example, identification information of delegation processing and information indicating that the processing of the second delegation processing program has been completed.

  The delegation management unit 22 of the server apparatus 2 receives the delegation redetermination request. Then, the delegation destination determination unit 23 starts delegation destination re-determination processing (step S2071). Here, it is assumed that the delegation destination determination unit 23 of the server apparatus 2 determines that the delegation process is performed by the own apparatus because the load on the own apparatus has decreased. In this case, the information processing unit 25 of the server device 2 detects that the third delegation process is necessary based on the identification information of the delegation process and information indicating that the process of the second delegation process program is completed. To do. The information processing unit 25 of the server device 2 acquires the third delegation processing program from the program distribution device 3 and executes the program (step S2081). The third delegation processing program may be executed by another device (terminal device 1A or 1B) based on the determination result of the delegation destination of server device 2.

  When the information processing unit 25 of the server device 2 completes the processing of the third delegation processing program, the delegation management unit 22 performs the third delegation processing on the terminal device 1C that has executed the first and second delegation processing programs. The execution result of the program is transmitted (step S2091). The processing management unit 13 of the terminal device 1C combines the execution results of the first and second delegation processing programs performed by the own device and the execution result of the third delegation processing program, and displays the execution result of the entire delegation processing. Generate. The process management unit 13 transmits the execution result of the entire delegation process to the server apparatus 2 (step S2101). When the delegation management unit 22 of the server apparatus 2 receives a program execution request from the terminal apparatus 1 (1A), for example, as in step S100 described above, the delegation management unit 22 transmits the execution result of the entire delegation process to the terminal apparatus 1. (Step S2111) may be performed.

  Note that the delegation process execution unit 14 of the terminal device 1 may determine whether the delegation process has been completed, and perform a process of suppressing stop control of the own apparatus before the delegation process is completed. For example, it is assumed that a logout instruction of the terminal device 1 is given by a user operation before the delegation process is completed. In this case, even if the delegation processing execution unit 14 is logged out, the delegation processing may be performed by performing background processing.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, according to the process of the above-mentioned terminal device 1 and the server apparatus 2, the side which requests transfer from a server apparatus in consideration of the load in the terminal apparatus on the process transfer side The processing can be delegated from the server device to the terminal device.
Further, according to the above-described processing, since the terminal device 1 or the server device 2 having a sufficient processing load is determined as the delegation destination, the resources of the terminal device 1 and the server device 2 can be efficiently used.
Further, the server device 2 can improve the stability at the time of processing delegation by automatically selecting the terminal device 1 whose operation and communication are stable when the delegation destination is determined.
In the terminal device 1, the delegation processing program can be acquired from the program distribution device 3 for each processing unit in which the delegation processing is divided into a plurality of units, and the program can be executed. Even if individual delegation processing programs are executed at different delegation destinations, a certain delegation destination matches the execution results of the delegation processing separately performed at all delegation destinations. Thereby, even if the processing load increases in the terminal device 1 with low performance, the delegation processing can be performed by dynamically combining and distributing the plurality of terminal devices 1. Thereby, the continuity of a delegation process can be improved.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a minimum configuration of the terminal device.
The terminal device 1 that is an aspect of the information processing apparatus of the present embodiment only needs to have at least the functions of the processing load specifying unit 12, the processing management unit 13, and the delegation processing execution unit 14.
The processing load specifying unit 12 specifies the processing load in the own device.
The process management unit 13 transmits a delegation permission to the request apparatus when the process delegation determination request is received from the request apparatus such as the server apparatus 2 and the process load of the own apparatus is sufficient.
The delegation processing execution unit 14 performs a delegation process based on a process delegation permission determination request.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a minimum configuration of the server apparatus.
The server device 2 that is an aspect of the requesting device of the present embodiment only needs to have at least the functions of the delegation management unit 22 and the delegation destination determination unit 23.
The delegation management unit 22 transmits a process delegation permission determination request for information processing to a plurality of terminal devices 1 connected for communication.
The delegation destination determination unit 23 determines the delegation destination terminal apparatus 1 based on reception of delegation permission from at least one terminal apparatus 1 having a sufficient processing load among the information processing apparatuses.

  The terminal device 1 and the server device 2 described above have a computer system inside. And the program for making the terminal device 1 or the server apparatus 2 perform each process mentioned above is memorize | stored in the computer-readable recording medium of the said terminal device 1 or the server apparatus 2, and this program is computer of ~ apparatus. Is read and executed, the above processing is performed. Here, the computer-readable recording medium means a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Alternatively, the computer program may be distributed to the computer via a communication line, and the computer that has received the distribution may execute the program.

  Further, the program may be for realizing a part of the functions of each processing unit described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D ... Terminal device 2 ... Server device 3 ... Program delivery apparatus 11, 21 ... Control part 12 ... Processing load specific | specification part 13 ... Process management part 14 ... delegation processing execution unit 22 ... delegation management unit 23 ... delegation destination determination unit 24 ... load monitoring unit 25 ... information processing unit

Claims (15)

A processing load identifying unit for identifying a processing load in the own device;
A process management unit that transmits a delegation permission to the requesting device when the processing delegation determination request is received from the requesting device and the processing load has a margin;
A delegation processing execution unit that performs delegation processing based on the request for whether or not to allow processing delegation;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the process management unit notifies the requesting apparatus of delegation re-determination to another apparatus when the processing load in the own apparatus is not sufficient. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the process management unit acquires a program necessary for the delegation process from a program distribution apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the process management unit acquires the program corresponding to a division unit obtained by dividing the delegation process into a plurality of units from the program distribution apparatus. The process management unit, when there is no margin in the processing load in the own device, the request for delegation re-determination to another device of the process of any of the plurality of units of the delegation process The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, which notifies the apparatus. The process management unit notifies an execution result to the requesting device while performing the delegation processing, and stops the delegation processing when a response to the execution result cannot be received from the requesting device for a predetermined time. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the process management unit determines whether the delegation process is completed and suppresses stop control of the own apparatus before the delegation process is completed. . An information processing system in which a request device and an information processing device are connected by communication,
The information processing apparatus is
A processing load identifying unit for identifying a processing load in the own device;
A process management unit that transmits a delegation permission to the requesting device when the processing delegation determination request is received from the requesting device and the processing load has a margin;
A delegation processing execution unit that performs delegation processing based on the request for whether or not to allow processing delegation;
An information processing system comprising: The requesting device is:
9. A delegation destination determination unit that determines, as a delegation destination, an information processing device that is a transmission source of the delegation permission received at the earliest reception time based on the reception time of the delegation permission among a plurality of information processing devices. The information processing system described. The processing management unit of the information processing device transmits the delegation permission indicating the margin of the processing load of the own device to the requesting device,
The said request | requirement apparatus is provided with the delegation destination determination part which determines the information processing apparatus of the transmission source of the said delegation permission which shows the margin of the highest value as a delegation destination based on the said margin. The information processing system described. A delegation management unit that transmits a process delegation determination request for information processing to a plurality of information processing apparatuses connected for communication;
A delegation destination determination unit that determines a delegation destination information processing device based on reception of delegation permission from at least one information processing device having a sufficient processing load among the information processing devices;
A requesting device comprising: Identify the processing load on your device,
When a request for determining whether or not to allow processing delegation is received from the requesting device and the processing load is sufficient, a delegation permission is transmitted to the requesting device,
An information processing method for performing delegation processing based on the request for determining whether or not to permit delegation. Sends a request to determine whether or not to delegate processing for information processing to a plurality of information processing apparatuses connected for communication,
An information processing method for determining an information processing device as a delegation destination based on reception of delegation permission from at least one information processing device having a sufficient processing load among the information processing devices. The computer of the information processing device
Processing load specifying means for specifying the processing load in the own device;
A process management means for transmitting a delegation permission to the request apparatus when the process delegation determination request is received from the request apparatus and the processing load has a margin;
Delegation processing execution means for performing delegation processing based on the processing delegation determination request;
Program to function as. The computer of the information processing device
Delegation management means for transmitting a process delegation determination request for information processing to a plurality of information processing apparatuses connected for communication;
Delegation destination determination means for determining a delegation destination information processing device based on reception of delegation permission from at least one information processing device having a sufficient processing load among the information processing devices;
Program to function as.

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