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Please predict whether this patent is acceptable.PATENT ABSTRACT: A computer-implemented apparatus for a distributed processing network includes: a processing unit that is configured to perform a primary function; a metadata rules set that is configured to store information related to options for the performance of the primary function; a message receptor that is configured to receive a message from an external source; a message parser that is configured to parse a received message and to translate the received message to a binary form capable of being recognized by the processing unit; a message constructor that is configured to construct an outbound message based at least in part on performance of the primary function by the processing unit; a data structure that is configured to store state information and to permit a value of the state information to be set by the processing unit; and a message transmitter that is configured to transmit the outbound message.