Receiving subtask representations, and obtaining and communicating subtask result data

• US 20130081031A1
• 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:
  US13/374,511
• Publication Number:
  US 20130081031A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Computationally implemented methods and systems include receiving one or more representations of one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task of acquiring data requested by a task requestor, wherein the one or more subtasks are configured to be carried out by at least two discrete interface devices, obtaining subtask result data in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor, and communicating the result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

Claims

1. A computationally-implemented method, comprising:

receiving one or more representations of one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task of acquiring data requested by a task requestor, wherein the one or more subtasks are configured to be carried out by at least two discrete interface devices;

obtaining subtask result data in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor; and

communicating the result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks.

2. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receiving one or more representations of one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task of acquiring data requested by a task requestor, wherein the one or more subtasks are configured to be carried out by at least two discrete interface devices comprises:

receiving one or more representations indicating one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor, wherein the one or more subtasks are configured to be carried out by at least two discrete interface devices.

3. The computationally-implemented method of claim 2, wherein said receiving one or more representations indicating one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor, wherein the one or more subtasks are configured to be carried out by at least two discrete interface devices comprises:

receiving one or more representations, each representation indicating a subtask that corresponds to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor, wherein each indicated subtask is configured to be carried out by at least two discrete interface devices.

6. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receiving one or more representations of one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task of acquiring data requested by a task requestor, wherein the one or more subtasks are configured to be carried out by at least two discrete interface devices comprises:

receiving one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor, wherein the one or more subtasks are configured to be carried out by at least two discrete interface devices.

7. The computationally-implemented method of claim 6, wherein said receiving one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor, wherein the one or more subtasks are configured to be carried out by at least two discrete interface devices comprises:

receiving one subtask corresponding to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor, wherein the one or more subtasks are configured to be carried out by at least two discrete interface devices.

8. The computationally-implemented method of claim 7, wherein said receiving one or more representations of one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task of acquiring data requested by a task requestor, wherein the one or more subtasks are configured to be carried out by at least two discrete interface devices further comprises:

presenting a representation corresponding to the received one subtask corresponding to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor.

10. The computationally-implemented method of claim 6, wherein said receiving one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor, wherein the one or more subtasks are configured to be carried out by at least two discrete interface devices comprises:

receiving one or more subtasks as one or more presentable queries, that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor, wherein the one or more subtasks are configured to be carried out by at least two discrete interface devices.

18. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receiving one or more representations of one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task of acquiring data requested by a task requestor, wherein the one or more subtasks are configured to be carried out by at least two discrete interface devices comprises:

receiving one or more representations of one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor;

receiving a selection of one of the one or more representations of one or more subtasks; and

obtaining the one or more subtasks corresponding to the selected representation.

19. The computationally-implemented method of claim 18, wherein said receiving one or more representations of one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor comprises:

receiving one or more symbols corresponding to one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor.

20. The computationally-implemented method of claim 19, wherein said receiving one or more symbols corresponding to one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor comprises:

receiving one or more selectable symbols corresponding to one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor.

21. The computationally-implemented method of claim 20, wherein said receiving one or more selectable symbols corresponding to one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor comprises:

receiving one or more selectable icons corresponding to one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task requested by a task requestor.

22. The computationally-implemented method of claim 18, wherein said receiving a selection of one of the one or more representations of one or more subtasks comprises:

presenting the one or more representations, wherein the one or more representations are configured to be selected; and

receiving a selection of one of the one or more representations configured to be selected.

23. The computationally-implemented method of claim 22, wherein said presenting the one or more representations, wherein the one or more representations are configured to be selected comprises:

displaying one or more symbols corresponding to one or more subtasks, wherein the one or more symbols are configured to be selected.

24. The computationally-implemented method of claim 23, wherein said displaying one or more symbols corresponding to one or more subtasks, wherein the one or more symbols are configured to be selected comprises:

displaying one or more selectable icons corresponding to one or more subtasks on a display, wherein the one or more selectable icons are configured to be selected.

25. The computationally-implemented method of claim 22, wherein said receiving a selection of one of the one or more representations configured to be selected comprises:

receiving a signal indicating an interaction between one of the one or more representations and an exterior stimulus.

26. The computationally-implemented method of claim 22, wherein said receiving a selection of one of the one or more representations configured to be selected comprises:

receiving a signal indicating that one of the one or more representations was pre-selected.

27. The computationally-implemented method of claim 18, wherein said obtaining the one or more subtasks corresponding to the selected representation comprises:

receiving the one or more subtasks corresponding to the selected representation.

28. The computationally-implemented method of claim 18, wherein said obtaining the one or more subtasks corresponding to the selected representation comprises:

transmitting data corresponding to the selection of the representation; and

receiving the one or more subtasks corresponding to the selected representation.

29. The computationally-implemented method of claim 28, wherein said transmitting data corresponding to the selection of the representation comprises:

transmitting data corresponding to the selection of the representation to a service provider.

30. The computationally-implemented method of claim 29, wherein said transmitting data corresponding to the selection of the representation to a service provider comprises:

transmitting data corresponding to the selection of the representation to a subtask creator.

31. The computationally-implemented method of claim 29, wherein said transmitting data corresponding to the selection of the representation to a service provider comprises:

transmitting data corresponding to the selection of the representation to a social network provider.

32. The computationally-implemented method of claim 28, wherein said receiving the one or more subtasks corresponding to the selected representation comprises:

receiving the one or more subtasks corresponding to the selected representation from a service provider.

33. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining subtask result data in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor comprises:

obtaining subtask result data with incomplete information regarding the task requestor and/or the task of acquiring data.

34. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining subtask result data in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor comprises:

obtaining subtask result data with less information than would be present on a device carrying out the task of acquiring data.

35. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining subtask result data in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor comprises:

obtaining subtask result data with insufficient information to carry out the task of acquiring data.

38. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining subtask result data in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor comprises:

obtaining subtask result data in an absence of information regarding an objective of the task requestor.

40. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining subtask result data in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor comprises:

receiving subtask result data in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor.

45. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining subtask result data in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor comprises:

presenting a query for information;

receiving a response to the query for information; and

processing the response to the query for information into subtask result data.

46. The computationally-implemented method of claim 45, wherein said presenting a query for information comprises:

displaying a text string representing a query for information on a screen.

48. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining subtask result data in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor comprises:

receiving the one or more subtasks; and

carrying out the one or more subtasks to obtain subtask result data in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor.

49. The computationally-implemented method of claim 48, wherein said carrying out the one or more subtasks to obtain subtask result data in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor comprises:

carrying out the one or more subtasks by using a discrete interface device to receive subtask result data.

50. The computationally-implemented method of claim 49, wherein said carrying out the one or more subtasks by using a discrete interface device to receive subtask result data comprises:

carrying out the one or more subtasks using one or more sensors of a discrete interface device to collect subtask data.

51. The computationally-implemented method of claim 50, wherein said carrying out the one or more subtasks using one or more sensors of a discrete interface device to collect subtask data comprises:

carrying out the one or more subtasks using an image capturing sensor of a discrete interface device to collect image data.

54. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining subtask result data in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor comprises:

presenting instructions for carrying out the one or more subtasks; and

obtaining the subtask result data when the instructions are carried out.

55. The computationally-implemented method of claim 54, wherein said obtaining the subtask result data when the instructions are carried out comprises:

determining when the instructions are carried out; and

receiving the subtask result data when it is determined that the instructions are carried out.

57. The computationally-implemented method of claim 54, wherein said presenting instructions for carrying out the one or more subtasks comprises:

displaying visual aids for carrying out at least a portion of the one or more subtasks on a display of a discrete interface device.

59. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said communicating the result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks comprises:

transmitting the result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks.

60. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said communicating the result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks comprises:

transmitting a signal indicating the presence of result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks.

62. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said communicating the result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks comprises:

broadcasting the result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks.

63. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said communicating the result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks comprises:

broadcasting a signal indicating the presence of result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks.

64. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said communicating the result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks comprises:

receiving a signal requesting transmission of result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks; and

transmitting the result data comprising the result of carrying out the one or more subtasks in response to the received request.

65. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said communicating the result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks comprises:

receiving a broadcasted signal requesting transmission of result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks; and

transmitting the result data comprising the result of carrying out the one or more subtasks in response to the received request.

66. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said communicating the result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks comprises:

storing the result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks in a repository configured to allow a third party to retrieve the result data.

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132. A computationally-implemented system comprising:

circuitry for receiving one or more representations of one or more subtasks that correspond to at least one portion of at least one task of acquiring data requested by a task requestor, wherein the one or more subtasks are configured to be carried out by at least two discrete interface devices;

circuitry for obtaining subtask result data in an absence of information regarding the at least one task and/or the task requestor; and

circuitry for communicating the result data comprising a result of carrying out the one or more subtasks.

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