System and/or method for bidding
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1. A method comprising:
- an apparatus transmitting, to one or more intermediaries, a digital transmission form for transmission of at least a portion of a digital object to a plurality of destination nodes within a data transmission network, wherein the digital transmission form includes a bid request for transmitting the at least a portion of the digital object within the network, wherein the bid request comprises a first portion and a second portion, each portion indicating a respective destination node of the plurality of destination nodes, and wherein the digital transmission form is wholly separate from any portion of the digital object; and
the apparatus receiving a bid from at least one of the intermediaries that is responsive to the bid request, wherein the bid specifies acceptance of the first portion of the bid request and refusal of the second portion of the bid request, and wherein the bid specifies one or more terms for the transmission of the at least a portion of the digital object to the destination node indicated by the first portion of the bid request.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and/or apparatuses of transmitting digital objects to a destination. In particular, disclosed are systems and/or apparatuses of facilitating bidding for the business of forwarding digital objects in a data transmission network.
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1. A method comprising:
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an apparatus transmitting, to one or more intermediaries, a digital transmission form for transmission of at least a portion of a digital object to a plurality of destination nodes within a data transmission network, wherein the digital transmission form includes a bid request for transmitting the at least a portion of the digital object within the network, wherein the bid request comprises a first portion and a second portion, each portion indicating a respective destination node of the plurality of destination nodes, and wherein the digital transmission form is wholly separate from any portion of the digital object; and the apparatus receiving a bid from at least one of the intermediaries that is responsive to the bid request, wherein the bid specifies acceptance of the first portion of the bid request and refusal of the second portion of the bid request, and wherein the bid specifies one or more terms for the transmission of the at least a portion of the digital object to the destination node indicated by the first portion of the bid request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving a digital transmission form identifying a digital object and a plurality of destination nodes for the digital object within a data transmission network, wherein said receiving is performed by a network device that is an intermediary between a source of the digital object and the plurality of destination nodes, wherein the digital transmission form includes a bid request for at least a portion of the digital object, wherein the bid request includes a first portion and a second portion, each portion indicating a respective destination node of the plurality of destination nodes, and wherein the digital transmission form is wholly separate from any portion of the digital object; and transmitting a bid in response to said receiving, wherein said transmitting is performed by the network device, and wherein the bid specifies acceptance of the first portion of the bid request and refusal of the second portion of the bid request. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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means for transmitting a digital transmission form to one or more intermediaries for transmission of at least a portion of a digital object to a plurality of destination nodes within a data transmission network, wherein the digital transmission form includes a bid request for the at least a portion of the digital object, wherein the bid request includes a first portion and a second portion, each portion indicating a respective destination node of the plurality of destination nodes, and wherein the digital transmission form is wholly separate from any portion of the digital object; and means for receiving a bid from at least one of the intermediaries that is responsive to the bid request; wherein the bid specifies acceptance of the first portion of the bid request and refusal of the second portion of the bid request, and wherein the bid specifies one or more terms for the transmission of the at least a portion of the digital object to the destination node indicated by the first portion of the bid request. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a digital transmission form identifying a digital object and a plurality of destination nodes in a data transmission network, wherein the digital transmission form includes a bid request for at least a portion of the digital object, wherein the bid request comprises a first portion and a second portion, each of which indicates a respective destination node of the plurality of destination nodes, and wherein the digital transmission form is wholly separate from any portion of the digital object; and means for transmitting a bid in response to receiving the bid request; wherein the bid specifies acceptance of the first portion of the bid request and refusal of the second portion of the bid request. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory medium coupled to the processor, wherein the memory medium has program instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
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transmit a digital transmission form to one or more intermediaries for transmission of at least a portion of a digital object to a plurality of destination nodes within a data transmission network, wherein the digital transmission form includes a bid request for the at least a portion of the digital object, wherein the bid request comprises a first portion and a second portion, each portion indicating a respective destination node of the plurality of destination nodes, and wherein the digital transmission form is wholly separate from any portion of the digital object; and receive a bid from at least one of the intermediaries, wherein the bid is responsive to the bid request, wherein the bid specifies acceptance of the first portion of the bid request and refusal of the second portion of the bid request, and wherein the bid specifies one or more terms for the transmission of the at least a portion of the digital object to the destination node indicated by the first portion of the bid request. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory medium coupled to the processor, wherein the memory medium has stored thereon program instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
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receive a digital transmission form identifying a digital object and a plurality of destination nodes in a data transmission network, wherein the digital transmission form includes a bid request for at least a portion of the digital object, wherein the bid request comprises a first portion and a second portion, each portion indicating a respective destination node of the plurality of destination nodes, and wherein the digital transmission form is wholly separate from any portion of the digital object; and transmit a bid in response to the bid request, wherein the bid specifies acceptance of the first portion of the bid request and specifies refusal of the second portion of the bid request. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by a network device in a data transmission network to cause the network device to perform operations comprising:
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initiating transmission of a digital transmission form to one or more intermediaries for transmission of at least a portion of a digital object to a plurality of destination nodes within the data transmission network, wherein the digital transmission form includes a bid request for at least a portion of the digital object, wherein the bid request comprises a first portion and a second portion, each portion indicating a respective destination node of the plurality of destination nodes, and wherein the digital transmission form is wholly separate from any portion of the digital object; and receiving, from at least one of the intermediaries, a bid that is responsive to the bid request, wherein the bid specifies acceptance of the first portion of the bid request and specifies refusal of the second portion of the bid request, and wherein the bid specifies one or more terms for the transmission of the at least a portion of the digital object to the destination node indicated by the first portion of the bid request. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by a network device in a data transmission network to cause the network device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a digital transmission form identifying a digital object and a plurality of destination nodes in a data transmission network, wherein the digital transmission form includes a bid request for at least a portion of the digital object, wherein the bid request comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein each portion indicates a respective destination node of the plurality of destination nodes, and wherein the digital transmission form is wholly separate from any portion of the digital object; and initiating transmission of a bid in response to the bid request, wherein the bid specifies acceptance of the first portion of the bid request and refusal of the second portion of the bid request. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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