Devices and/or methods to provide a query response based on ephemeral data

An apparatus comprising:

• a first computation unit, implemented at least partly as one or more of configurable logic hardware or fixed functionality logic hardware, that is to have access only to first data represented by the first computation unit and respective link data represented by each respective link joining the first computation unit and a respective neighboring computation unit, wherein the first computation unit comprises:
• a time analyzer to determine a value of a first time-to-live (TTL) for the first data and a value of a second TTL for second data represented by a first link joining the first computation unit and a first neighboring computation unit, wherein the first computation unit is to disallow access to the first data when the first TTL is expired, and disallow access to the first link when the second TTL is expired;
• a content analyzer to determine whether the first data satisfies an electronic query and whether the second data satisfies the electronic query;
• a response generator to generate an electronic query response including the first data and the second data when the first data and the second data satisfy the electronic query and are not expired;
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• provide the electronic query response to the first neighboring computation unit via the first link.

A method comprising:

• determining, with a first computation unit, a value of a first time-to-live (TTL) for first data represented by the first computation unit and a value of a second TTL for second data represented by a first link joining the first computation unit and a first neighboring computation unit, wherein the first computation unit has access only to the first data and respective link data represented by each respective link joining the first computation unit and a respective neighboring computation unit, and wherein the first computation unit disallows access to the first data when the first TTL is expired and disallows access to the first link when the second TTL is expired;
• determining, with the first computation unit, that the first data satisfies an electronic query;
• determining, with the first computation unit, that the second data satisfies the electronic query;
• generating, with the first computation unit, an electronic query response including the first data and the second data in response to the first data and the second data satisfying the electronic query and not being expired;
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• providing, with the first computation unit, the electronic query response to the first neighboring computation unit via the first link.

At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions which, when executed by a device, cause the device to:

• determine, with a first computation unit, a value of a first time-to-live (TTL) for first data represented by the first computation unit and a value of a second TTL for second data represented by a first link joining the first computation unit and a first neighboring computation unit, wherein the first computation unit is to have access only to the first data and respective link data represented by each respective link joining the first computation unit and a respective neighboring computation unit, and wherein the first computation unit is to disallow access to the first data when the first TTL is expired and disallows access to the first link when the second TTL is expired;
• determine, with the first computation unit, whether the first data satisfies an electronic query;
• determine, with the first computation unit, whether the second data satisfies the electronic query;
• generate, with the first computation unit, an electronic query response including the first data and the second data when the first data and the second data satisfy the electronic query and are not expired;
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• provide, with the first computation unit, the electronic query response to the first neighboring computation unit via the first link.