A method of automated distributed resource monitoring in a large distributed computing environment, wherein a given master resource comprises a set of given computing resources. The method begins by associating a set of one or more "cells" with a set of given computing resources that comprise the master...http://www.google.com.tw/patents/US6308208?utm_source=gb-gplus-share專利 US6308208 - Method for monitoring network distributed computing resources using distributed cellular agents
