Acquiring open bids for one or more content access latencies and providing content accordingly

A system comprising:

• an open bid obtaining module configured to obtain a plurality of open bids for one or more content access latencies, each of the plurality of open bids to be obtained indicating one or more offer amounts submitted by a plurality of users that the plurality of users are offering in exchange for being provided at least access to a specific content with the one or more content access latencies;
• a highest offer amount open bid ascertaining module configured to ascertain which one or more of the plurality of open bids indicate at least the highest offer amount amongst the plurality of open bids;
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• a content access releasing module configured to release at least access to the specific content to one or more of the plurality of users in accordance, at least in part, with the ascertainment, by the highest offer amount open bid ascertaining module, of which of the one or more of the plurality of open bids indicated at least the highest offer amount amongst the plurality of open bids.

An article of manufacture, comprising:

• a non-transitory storage medium bearing:
• one or more instructions for obtaining a plurality of open bids for one or more content access latencies, each of the plurality of open bids to be obtained indicating one or more offer amounts submitted by a plurality of users that the plurality of users are offering in exchange for being provided at least access to a specific content with the one or more content access latencies;
• one or more instructions for ascertaining which one or more of the plurality of open bids indicate at least the highest offer amount amongst the plurality of open bids;
• and
• one or more instructions for releasing at least access to the specific content to one or more of the plurality of users in accordance, at least in part, with the ascertaining of which of the one or more of the plurality of open bids indicated at least the highest offer amount amongst the plurality of open bids.

A server system, comprising:

• a open bid obtaining module configured to obtain a plurality of open bids for one or more content access latencies, each of the plurality of open bids to be obtained indicating one or more offer amounts submitted by a plurality of users that the plurality of users are offering in exchange for being provided at least access to a specific content with the one or more content access latencies;
• a highest offer amount open bid ascertaining module configured to ascertain which one or more of the plurality of open bids indicate at least the highest offer amount amongst the plurality of open bids;
• a content access releasing module configured to release at least access to the specific content to one or more of the plurality of users in accordance, at least in part, with the ascertainment, by the highest offer amount open bid ascertaining module, of which of the one or more of the plurality of open bids indicated at least the highest offer amount amongst the plurality of open bids;
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• a network interface.