Electronic devices with delay-based distributed computing

A method of operating a first electronic device, the method comprising:

• receiving, using one or more antennas, a first signal from a second electronic device;
• transmitting, using the one or more antennas, a first control signal to the second electronic device that instructs the second electronic device to perform a first share of a compute task, wherein
• the first share of the compute task is based on a first wireless delay, a second wireless delay, and a first compute delay identified from the first signal,
• the first wireless delay is associated with wireless transmission from the first electronic device to the second electronic device,
• the second wireless delay is associated with wireless transmission from the second electronic device to the first electronic device, and
• the first compute delay is associated with processing resources on the second electronic device;
• receiving, using the one or more antennas, a first compute result for the first share of the compute task from the second electronic device;
• receiving, using the one or more antennas, a second signal from a third electronic device;
• transmitting, using the one or more antennas, a second control signal to the second electronic device that instructs the second electronic device to perform a second share of the compute task, wherein
• the second share of the compute task is based on a third wireless delay and a second compute delay identified from the second signal,
• the third wireless delay is associated with wireless transmission from the first electronic device to the third electronic device, and
• the second compute delay is associated with processing resources on the third electronic device;
• and
• receiving, using the one or more antennas, a second compute result for the second share of the compute task from the third electronic device.

A method of operating a wireless communication device comprising:

• receiving, using one or more radio-frequency receivers, signals from a set of electronic devices that are remote from the wireless communication device;
• and
• distributing, using one or more processors and one or more radio-frequency transmitters, respective shares of a compute task between the electronic devices in the set of electronic devices according to a distribution scheme, wherein
• the distribution scheme is based on wireless delays and compute delays identified by the signals received from the set of electronic devices,
• the distribution scheme assigns a first share of the compute task to a first electronic device from the set and a second share of the compute task that is less than the first share to a second electronic device from the set,
• the first electronic device has a first combined delay that includes a first compute delay, a first transmission delay, and a first bandwidth identified by the signals, and
• the second electronic device has a second combined delay that is greater than the first combined delay and that includes a second compute delay, a second transmission delay, and a second bandwidth identified by the signals.