<s>
Sideband	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
is	O
where	O
a	O
user	O
connects	O
to	O
some	O
normal	O
network	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
separate	O
communication	O
channel	O
is	O
opened	O
through	O
which	O
a	O
server	O
distributes	O
tasks	O
to	O
the	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
sideband	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
method	O
,	O
any	O
network	O
server	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
clients	O
can	O
form	O
into	O
a	O
large-scale	O
super-computing	B-Architecture
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sideband	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
is	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
distributed	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
and	O
multiple	O
communication	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
task	O
can	O
be	O
any	O
task	O
that	O
is	O
performed	O
by	O
individual	O
client	O
and	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
various	O
distributed	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
environment	O
such	O
as	O
social	O
computing	O
,	O
volunteer	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
edge	B-Device
computing	I-Device
,	O
grid	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
,	O
or	O
utility	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sideband	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
is	O
also	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
super	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
where	O
each	O
client	O
carries	O
out	O
some	O
real	O
computation	O
tasks	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
the	O
individually	O
executed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
server	O
aggregating	O
the	O
results	O
from	O
each	O
client	O
,	O
it	O
effectively	O
achieves	O
the	O
function	O
of	O
a	O
real	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sideband	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
maximizes	O
the	O
participation	O
and	O
involvement	O
of	O
clients	O
who	O
are	O
connecting	O
with	O
the	O
server	O
so	O
that	O
every	O
client	O
could	O
help	O
to	O
contribute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
little	O
cost	O
,	O
the	O
network	O
server	O
can	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
other	O
distributed	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
requires	O
each	O
client	O
to	O
manually	O
install	O
client	O
side	O
software	O
,	O
proactively	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
computing	O
and	O
the	O
computation	O
is	O
the	O
sole	O
objective	O
of	O
such	O
client	O
side	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
sideband	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
,	O
sideband	O
service	O
stays	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
regular	O
network	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
sideband	O
services	O
being	O
served	O
without	O
much	O
interrupting	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
network	O
service	O
that	O
is	O
less	O
intrusive	O
and	O
more	O
user-friendly	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sideband	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
requires	O
a	O
regular	O
network	O
service	O
being	O
performed	O
beforehand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ajax	B-General_Concept
and	O
Web	O
2.0	O
are	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
area	O
where	O
sideband	O
method	O
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
said	O
that	O
Ajax	B-General_Concept
is	O
conducted	O
through	O
asynchronously	O
though	O
additional	O
channel	O
other	O
than	O
a	O
browser-server	O
'	O
s	O
main	O
HTTP	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
sideband	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
in	O
this	O
sense	O
include	O
collaborative	B-Algorithm
filtering	I-Algorithm
,	O
online	O
auctions	O
,	O
online	O
ranking	O
,	O
mashing	B-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
prediction	O
markets	O
,	O
reputation	O
systems	O
,	O
computational	O
social	O
choice	O
,	O
tagging	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
verification	O
games	O
using	O
Ajax	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
when	O
sideband	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
applies	O
to	O
the	O
social	O
computing	O
based	O
on	O
each	O
client	O
creating	O
or	O
recreating	O
social	O
conventions	O
and	O
social	O
contexts	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
client	O
's	O
computing	O
resource	O
,	O
software	O
and	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
social	O
networking	O
services	O
,	O
which	O
utilize	O
The	O
Wisdom	O
of	O
Crowds	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Wikis	B-Protocol
,	O
social	O
bookmaking	O
,	O
blogging	O
,	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
,	O
online	O
bidding	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
kinds	O
of	O
electronic	O
market	O
or	O
electronic	O
negotiation	O
platforms	O
where	O
people	O
interact	O
socially	O
,	O
could	O
found	O
the	O
trace	O
of	O
sideband	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
application	O
of	O
the	O
sideband	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
method	O
is	O
P2P	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
peer	O
could	O
not	O
only	O
a	O
client	O
or	O
a	O
server	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
acts	O
as	O
other	O
roles	O
including	O
routing	B-Protocol
,	O
proxying	O
,	O
caching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
claimed	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
sideband	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
method	O
are	O
grid	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
,	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
,	O
cluster	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
and	O
utility	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
where	O
a	O
node	O
could	O
perform	O
functions	O
more	O
than	O
its	O
primary	O
duty	O
through	O
a	O
sideband	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Patent	O
6,418,462	O
is	O
granted	O
to	O
the	O
sideband	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
method	O
.	O
</s>
