Method and apparatus for bidding on broadcast service requests and offers from nearby devices
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMichael Austin Halcrow, Dustin C. Kirkland, David Bruce Kumhyr
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Abstract
An improved method, apparatus, and computer instructions in a portable device for obtaining bids for a task. Access to a task in a set of tasks for bidding is provided through a wireless network. The access to the task includes a specification of a selected distance between a bidding entity and a location of the portable device that the bidding entity is required to be located within for generating bids. A bid for the task is received from an entity through the wireless network if the entity is within a selected distance of a location of the portable device. The bid may be accepted for completing the task.
Claims11
A method in a data processing system for bidding on a task, the method comprising:
- detecting a task published by a portable device for bidding, wherein the detecting the task published by the portable device for bidding comprises:
- detecting a presence of the portable device in a wireless network for the data processing system;
- responsive to detecting the presence of the portable device, determining by the data processing system whether a task list for the portable device is accessible;
- accessing the task list to detect the task in the task list;
- determining whether the portable device is within a selected distance of a location;
- determining whether the task can be completed;
- generating a bid to complete the task if the portable device is within the selected distance of the location and the task can be completed;
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- sending the bid to the portable device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.