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AD HOC GROUP BIDDING

  • US 20180234963A1
  • Filed: 04/09/2018
  • Published: 08/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • storing, in a memory of a computer having the memory and a processor, locations of mobile devices that are registered for ad hoc grouping;

    receiving, from a requesting mobile device among the mobile devices registered for the ad hoc grouping, an access request specifying a location that corresponds to a goal for an ad hoc group;

    querying the memory for the location specified in the access request to identify candidate mobile devices, among the mobile devices registered for the ad hoc grouping, that match the access request;

    retrieving network addresses of the candidate mobile devices;

    sending invitations to the network addresses of the candidate mobile devices, the invitations inviting the candidate mobile devices to join the ad hoc group;

    receiving acceptances sent from among the candidate mobile devices invited to join the ad hoc group;

    forming the ad hoc group from the candidate mobile devices accepting the invitations; and

    determining a contribution from each one of the candidate mobile devices forming the ad hoc group,wherein the contribution from the each one of the candidate mobile devices forming the ad hoc group is greater than a predetermined threshold,wherein at least two of the candidate mobile devices forming the ad hoc group have unequal contributions, andwherein goals of the candidate mobile devices are stored in the memory before the access request is sent by the requesting mobile device, and wherein the goals are used to match the candidate mobile devices with the access request.

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