Method for distributed compute operation across connected devices

A method for distributing compute operation across connected computing devices, performed in a processor of a first computing device, the method comprising:

• establishing an ad hoc communication connection with plurality of computing devices;
• receiving context information from the plurality of computing devices via the ad hoc communication connection, wherein the context information includes sensor capabilities and execution capabilities of the plurality of computing devices;
• selecting at least one sensor computing device from the plurality of computing devices for performing a data gathering part of a work item based on the context information corresponding to the sensor capabilities of the plurality of computing devices;
• selecting at least one execution computing device from the plurality of computing devices based on the context information corresponding to the execution capabilities of the plurality of computing devices;
• assigning performance of the data gathering part of a work item to one or more of the selected sensor computing devices;
• and
• assigning performance of the execution part of the work item to one or more of the selected execution computing devices,
• wherein the data gathering part and the execution part correspond to cooperating portions of the work item.

A computing device, comprising:

• means for establishing an ad hoc communication connection with a plurality of computing devices within a network;
• means for receiving context information from the plurality of computing devices via the ad hoc communication connection, wherein the context information includes sensor capabilities and execution capabilities of the plurality of computing devices;
• means for selecting at least one sensor computing device from the plurality of computing devices to perform a data gathering part of a work item based on the context information corresponding to the sensor capabilities of the plurality of computing devices;
• means for selecting at least one execution computing device from the plurality of computing devices to perform an execution part of the work item based on the context information corresponding to the execution capabilities of the plurality of computing devices;
• means for assigning performance of the data gathering part of the work item to one or more of the selected sensor computing devices;
• and
• means for assigning performance of the execution part of the work item to one or more of the selected execution computing devices,
• wherein the data gathering part and the execution part correspond to cooperating portions of the work item.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configure to cause a computing device processor to perform operations comprising:

• establishing an ad hoc communication connection with a plurality of computing devices within a network;
• receiving context information from the plurality of computing devices via the ad hoc communication connection, wherein the context information includes sensor capabilities and execution capabilities of the plurality of computing devices;
• selecting at least one sensor computing device from the plurality of computing devices for performing a data gathering part of a work item based on the context information corresponding to the sensor capabilities of the plurality of computing devices;
• selecting at least one execution computing device from the plurality of computing devices to perform an execution part of the work item based on the context information corresponding to the execution capabilities of the plurality of computing devices;
• assigning performance of the data gathering part of a work item to one or more of the selected sensor computing devices;
• and
• assigning performance of the execution part of the work item to one or more of the selected execution computing devices,
• wherein the data gathering part and the execution part correspond to cooperating portions of the work item.