Job negotiation for workflow automation tasks

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processing system including at least one processor, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving a delegation of a task from a controller, wherein the task is one of a plurality of tasks that collectively forms a workflow;
• assessing an ability of the processing system to perform the task as defined in the delegation;
• suggesting a modification to the task as defined in the delegation, wherein the modification comprises a redelegation of the task to another processing system or machine;
• determining whether the modification was accepted by the controller;
• declining the task when the modification is not accepted by the controller;
• and
• performing the modification when the modification is accepted by the controller.

A device comprising:

• a processing system including at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• receiving a delegation of a task from a controller, wherein the task is one of a plurality of tasks that collectively forms a workflow;
• assessing an ability of the processing system to perform the task as defined in the delegation;
• suggesting a modification to the task as defined in the delegation, wherein the modification comprises a redelegation of the task to another processing system or machine;
• determining whether the modification was accepted by the controller;
• declining the task when the modification is not accepted by the controller;
• and
• performing the modification when the modification is accepted by the controller.