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TRANSMISSION OF DATA TO MULTIPLE COMPUTING DEVICES ACCORDING TO A TRANSMISSION SCHEDULE

  • US 20180159921A1
  • Filed: 12/02/2016
  • Published: 06/07/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network system for managing a network service for a given geographic region comprising:

  • one or more processors; and

    one or more memory resources storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the network system to;

    receive, from a first user device of a first user, request data corresponding to a first request for service, the request data including information corresponding to a first location;

    in response to receiving the request data, identify a set of candidate providers from a plurality of providers, including determining a number of candidate providers to be identified in the set of candidate providers based, at least in part, on acceptance metrics of the plurality of providers, wherein each acceptance metric is indicative of a corresponding service provider'"'"'s historical record in accepting invitations to fulfill requests for service; and

    transmit a set of invitation messages to a set of provider devices associated with the set of candidate providers, each of the set of invitation messages corresponding to an invitation to fulfill the first request for service and including information corresponding to the first location.

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