Acquiring and transmitting tasks and subtasks to interface devices, and obtaining results of executed subtasks

• US 20130081021A1
• Filed: 12/30/2011
• Published: 03/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US13/374,527
• Publication Number:
  US 20130081021A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5027 the resource being a machine, e.g. CPUs, Servers, Terminals

Abstract

Computationally implemented methods and systems include receiving a request to carry out a task of acquiring data requested by a task requestor, acquiring one or more subtasks related to the task of acquiring data and configured to be carried out by discrete interface devices in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor, and obtaining a result of one or more executed subtasks executed by at least two of the discrete interface devices in the absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

Claims

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171. A system, comprising

a task of acquiring data request receiving module configured to receive a request to carry out a task of acquiring data requested by a task requestor;

a related absent information configured subtask acquiring module configured to acquire one or more subtasks related to the task of acquiring data and configured to be carried out by discrete interface devices in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor; and

a two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask obtaining module configured to obtain a result of one or more executed subtasks executed by at least two of the discrete interface devices in the absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor.

172. The system of claim 171, wherein said task of acquiring data request receiving module comprises:

a task of acquiring data carried out by acquiring at least two query responses request receiving module configured to a request to carry out a task of acquiring data capable of being carried out by receiving at least two responses to at least one query.

176. The system of claim 171, wherein said task of acquiring data request receiving module comprises:

a task of acquiring data request from communication network provider receiving module configured to receive a request to carry out a task of acquiring data requested by a communication network provider.

177. The system of claim 171, wherein said task of acquiring data request receiving module comprises:

a task of acquiring data request from particular service provider receiving module configured to receive a request to carry out a task of acquiring data requested by a particular service provider.

183. The system of claim 177, wherein said task of acquiring data request from particular service provider receiving module comprises:

a task of acquiring data request from interface device distributor receiving module configured to receive a request to carry out a task of acquiring data from a distributor of interface devices.

184. The system of claim 171, wherein said related absent information configured subtask acquiring module comprises:

a two-or-more discrete interface device incomplete information configured subtask acquiring module configured to acquire one or more subtasks related to the task of acquiring data and configured to be carried out by discrete interface devices with incomplete information regarding the task requestor and/or the task of acquiring data.

185. The system of claim 171, wherein said related absent information configured subtask acquiring module comprises:

a two-or-more discrete interface device less information configured subtask acquiring module configured to acquire one or more subtasks related to the task of acquiring data and configured to be carried out by discrete interface devices with less information than would be present on a device carrying out the task of acquiring data.

186. The system of claim 171, wherein said related absent information configured subtask acquiring module comprises:

a two-or-more discrete interface device insufficient information configured subtask acquiring module configured to acquire one or more subtasks related to the task of acquiring data and configured to be carried out by discrete interface devices with insufficient information to carry out the task of acquiring data.

188. The system of claim 171, wherein said related absent information configured subtask acquiring module comprises:

a two-or-more discrete interface device absent task requestor information configured discrete subtask acquiring module configured to acquire one or more subtasks related to the task of acquiring data and configured to be carried out by discrete interface devices in an absence of information regarding the task requestor.

190. The system of claim 171, wherein said related absent information configured subtask acquiring module comprises:

a two-or-more discrete interface device absent task purpose information configured discrete subtask acquiring module configured to acquire one or more subtasks related to the task of acquiring data and configured to be carried out by discrete interface devices in an absence of information regarding a purpose of the at least one task.

191. The system of claim 171, wherein said related absent information configured subtask acquiring module comprises:

a related absent information configured subtask generating module configured to generate one or more subtasks related to the task of acquiring data.

197. The system of claim 171, wherein said related absent information configured subtask acquiring module comprises:

a particular location task transmitting module configured to transmit the task of acquiring data to a particular location; and

a particular location related absent information configured subtask receiving module configured to receive one or more subtasks related to the task of acquiring data from the particular location.

198. The system of claim 171, wherein said related absent information configured subtask acquiring module comprises:

a related subtasks with results combined into task result acquiring module configured to acquire one or more subtasks whose executed result may be combined into a result of the task of acquiring data.

199. The system of claim 171, wherein said related absent information configured subtask acquiring module comprises:

a related subtasks corresponding to portions of task acquiring module configured to acquire or more subtasks corresponding to portions of the task of acquiring data.

201. The system of claim 171, wherein said related absent information configured subtask acquiring module comprises:

a related absent information configured subtask list selecting module configured to select one or more subtasks related to the task of acquiring data from a list of subtasks.

202. The system of claim 201, wherein said related absent information configured subtask list selecting module comprises:

a previously completed subtask list subtask selecting module configured to select one or more subtasks related to the task of acquiring data from a list of previously-completed subtasks.

203. The system of claim 201, wherein said related absent information configured subtask list selecting module comprises:

a previously completed subtask and result list subtask selecting module configured to select one or more subtasks related to the task of acquiring data from a list of previously-completed subtasks and results of the previously-completed subtasks.

206. The system of claim 171, wherein said two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask obtaining module comprises:

a subtask to two-or-more discrete interface device transmitting module configured to transmit the one or more subtasks to two or more discrete interface devices; and

a two-or-more absent information transmitted discrete interface device executed subtask receiving module configured to receive a result of one or more executed subtasks from at least two of the two or more discrete interface devices.

207. The system of claim 171, wherein said two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask obtaining module comprises:

a two-or-more absent information discrete interface device having particular property executed subtask receiving module configured to obtain a result of one or more executed subtasks executed by at least two discrete interface devices having a particular property.

208. The system of claim 171, wherein said, wherein said two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask obtaining module comprises:

a determined particular property discrete interface device executed subtask receiving module configured to obtain a result of one or more executed subtasks executed by at least two discrete interface devices determined to have a particular property.

209. The system of claim 208, wherein said determined particular property discrete interface device executed subtask receiving module comprises:

a determined particular status and/or characteristic discrete interface device executed subtask receiving module configured to obtain a result of one or more executed subtasks executed by at least two discrete interface devices determined to have a particular status and/or characteristic.

210. The system of claim 209, wherein said determined particular status and/or characteristic discrete interface device executed subtask receiving module comprises:

a determined particular status discrete interface device executed subtask receiving module configured to obtain a result of one or more executed subtasks executed by at least two discrete interface devices determined to have a particular status.

213. The system of claim 209, wherein said determined particular status and/or characteristic discrete interface device executed subtask receiving module comprises:

a determined particular characteristic discrete interface device executed subtask receiving module configured to obtain a result of one or more executed subtasks executed by at least two discrete interface devices determined to have a particular characteristic.

216. The system of claim 171, wherein said, wherein said two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask obtaining module comprises:

a necessary property discrete interface device determining module configured to determine one or more properties of discrete interface devices necessary to carry out the one or more subtasks;

a determined discrete interface device having property subtask transmitting module configured to transmit the one or more subtasks to two or more discrete interface devices having the one or more determined properties; and

a two-or-more absent information discrete interface device executed determined subtask receiving module configured to receive a result of one or more executed subtasks from at least two of the two or more discrete interface devices.

217. The system of claim 216, wherein said necessary property discrete interface device determining module comprises:

a necessary status and/or characteristic discrete interface device determining module configured to determine one or more of a status and a characteristic of discrete interface devices necessary to carry out the one or more subtasks.

218. The system of claim 217, wherein said necessary status and/or characteristic discrete interface device determining module comprises:

a necessary status discrete interface device determining module configured to determine one or more of a status of discrete interface devices necessary to carry out the one or more subtasks.

221. The system of claim 217, wherein said necessary status and/or characteristic discrete interface device determining module comprises:

a necessary characteristic discrete interface device determining module configured to determine one or more of a characteristic of discrete interface devices necessary to carry out the one or more subtasks.

222. The system of claim 221, wherein said necessary characteristic discrete interface device determining module comprises:

a sensor-based discrete interface device determining module configured to determine one or more sensors of discrete interface devices necessary to carry out the one or more subtasks.

225. The system of claim 171, wherein said, wherein said two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask obtaining module comprises:

a discrete interface device preferred property determining module configured to determine one or more preferred properties of discrete interface devices to carry out the one or more subtasks;

a preferred property discrete interface device subtask transmitting module configured to transmit the one or more subtasks to two or more discrete interface devices having the one or more determined preferred properties; and

an executed subtask from preferred property discrete interface device receiving module configured to receive a result of one or more executed subtasks from at least two of the two or more discrete interface devices.

226. The system of claim 225, wherein said discrete interface device preferred property determining module comprises:

a favored but not necessary property determining module configured to determine one or more properties of discrete interface devices that are favored but not necessary to carry out the one or more subtasks.

228. The system of claim 225, wherein said discrete interface device preferred property determining module comprises:

a preferred particular network type discrete interface device determining module configured to determine a particular network type that is preferred to carry out the one or more subtasks.

229. The system of claim 225, wherein said preferred property discrete interface device subtask transmitting module comprises:

a determined preferred property discrete interface device subtask transmitting module configured to transmit the one or more subtasks to two or more discrete interface devices having the one or more determined preferred properties; and

a delayed determined nonpreferred property discrete interface device subtask transmitting module configured to transmit the one or more subtasks to two or more discrete interface devices that do not have the one or more determined preferred properties after a particular amount of time.

230. The system of claim 171, wherein said, wherein said two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask obtaining module comprises:

a two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask receiving module configured to receive a result of one or more executed subtasks executed by at least two of the discrete interface devices in the absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor.

232. The system of claim 230, wherein said two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask receiving module comprises:

a two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask receiving from service provider module configured to receive a result of one or more executed subtasks by two or more discrete interface devices, from a service provider that is configured to communicate with at least two of the discrete interface devices.

234. The system of claim 232, wherein said two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask receiving from service provider module comprises:

a two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask receiving from communication network provider module configured to receive a result of one or more executed subtasks by two or more discrete interface devices from a provider of a communication network that is configured to communicate with at least two of the discrete interface devices.

235. The system of claim 232, wherein said two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask receiving from service provider module comprises:

a two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask receiving from online distribution provider module configured to a result of one or more executed subtasks by two or more discrete interface devices from an online distribution provider that is configured to receive data from discrete interface devices.

236. The system of claim 235, wherein said two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask receiving from online distribution provider module comprises:

a two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask receiving from online distribution provider interface device data receiving module configured to receive a result of one or more executed subtasks by two or more discrete interface devices from a subtask distribution provider that is configured to receive data from discrete interface devices.

238. The system of claim 171, wherein said two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask obtaining module comprises:

a transmission request for result of executed subtask broadcasting module configured to broadcast a signal requesting transmission of a result of one or more executed subtasks; and

a transmission of result of executed subtask receiving module configured to receive the result of one or more executed subtasks by at least two or more discrete interface devices.

239. The system of claim 238, wherein said transmission request for result of executed subtask broadcasting module comprises:

a transmission request for result of executed subtask wireless network signal broadcasting module configured to broadcast a signal over at least one wireless network, the signal requesting transmission of a result of one or more executed subtasks.

240. The system of claim 238, wherein said transmission request for result of executed subtask broadcasting module comprises:

a transmission request for result of executed subtask wired network signal broadcasting module configured to broadcast a signal over at least one wired network, the signal requesting transmission of a result of one or more executed subtasks.

241. The system of claim 238, wherein said transmission request for result of executed subtask broadcasting module comprises:

a transmission request for result of executed subtask cellular network signal broadcasting module configured to broadcast a signal over a cellular network, the signal requesting transmission of a result of one or more executed subtasks.

242. The system of claim 238, wherein said transmission request for result of executed subtask broadcasting module comprises:

a transmission request for result of executed subtask broadcasting using social network service module configured to broadcast a signal using at least one social networking service, the signal requesting transmission of a result of one or more executed subtasks.

243. The system of claim 238, wherein said transmission request for result of executed subtask broadcasting module comprises:

a subtask and request for transmitting result of executed subtask broadcasting module configured to broadcast a signal comprising one or more subtasks and a request for transmission of a result of execution of the one or more subtasks.

245. The system of claim 171, wherein said two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask obtaining module comprises:

a discrete interface device broadcast determining module configured to determine that at least two discrete interface devices are broadcasting data corresponding to a result of one or more executed subtasks; and

a broadcasted subtask result data discrete interface device receiving module configured to receive broadcasted data corresponding to the result of one or more executed subtasks.

250. The system of claim 245, wherein said discrete interface device broadcast determining module comprises:

an event occurrence detection module; and

an event-based discrete interface device broadcast inferring module configured to infer, based on the event that at least two discrete interface devices are broadcasting data corresponding to a result of one or more executed subtasks.

252. The system of claim 171, wherein said two-or-more absent information discrete interface device-executed subtask obtaining module comprises:

a discrete interface device list acquiring module; and

a discrete interface device executed subtask result polling module configured to poll the discrete interface devices to obtain a result of one or more subtasks executed by at least two of the discrete interface devices in the absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor.

253. The system of claim 252, wherein said discrete interface device executed subtask result polling module comprises:

an event-triggered discrete interface device executed subtask result polling module configured to poll the discrete interface devices to obtain a result of one or more executed subtasks executed by at least two of the discrete interface devices in response to a triggering event.

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