Bidding network
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1. A method comprising:
- a computing device receiving, through a first network, a digital transmission form specifying a bid request for transmission of a particular digital object to a destination node, wherein the destination node is in a second network, and wherein the first network is configured to manage the forwarding of digital objects via the second network;
the computing device forwarding the digital transmission form to a plurality of nodes in the first network;
the computing device receiving a bid reply from a different node in the first network, wherein the bid reply indicates an ability of one or more of the plurality of nodes in the first network to manage the forwarding of the particular digital object via the second network, and wherein the bid reply includes a service term; and
the computing device using the received bid reply to cause the particular digital object to be forwarded from a source node in the second network to the destination node in the second network without being forwarded through the computing device or the different node.
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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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a computing device receiving, through a first network, a digital transmission form specifying a bid request for transmission of a particular digital object to a destination node, wherein the destination node is in a second network, and wherein the first network is configured to manage the forwarding of digital objects via the second network; the computing device forwarding the digital transmission form to a plurality of nodes in the first network; the computing device receiving a bid reply from a different node in the first network, wherein the bid reply indicates an ability of one or more of the plurality of nodes in the first network to manage the forwarding of the particular digital object via the second network, and wherein the bid reply includes a service term; and the computing device using the received bid reply to cause the particular digital object to be forwarded from a source node in the second network to the destination node in the second network without being forwarded through the computing device or the different node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a computing platform including a memory and a processor, wherein the computing platform is configured to; receive a digital transmission form via a first network coupled to the computing platform, wherein the digital transmission form specifies a bid request for transmission of a particular digital object to a destination node, wherein the destination node is in a second network, and wherein the first network is configured to manage the forwarding of digital objects via the second network; initiate forwarding of the digital transmission form to a plurality of nodes in the first network; receive a first bid in reply to the digital transmission form, wherein the first bid is received from one of the plurality of nodes in the first network, wherein the first bid includes a service term; and in response to the first bid, cause the particular digital object to be transmitted from a source node in the second network to the destination node in the second network without being forwarded through the computing platform or the one of the plurality of nodes in the first network from which the first bid was received. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus comprising:
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first means for receiving a digital transmission form through a first network, wherein the digital transmission form specifies a bid request for transmission of a particular digital object through at least a portion of a second network to a first destination within the second network, and wherein the first network includes a plurality of devices configured to manage the transmission of digital objects through the second network; second means for forwarding the digital transmission form to one or more of the plurality of devices in the first network; third means for receiving a bid from a different node in the first network indicating an ability of the one or more devices to manage the transmission of the particular digital object through the at least a portion of the second network, wherein the bid includes a service term; and fourth means for causing the particular digital object to be transmitted from a source node in the second network through the at least a portion of the second network to at least the first destination node in the second network in accordance with the received bid, wherein said causing the particular digital object to be transmitted does not include the particular digital object being forwarded through the apparatus or the different node. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. An article comprising a non-transitory storage medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform operations including:
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receiving, via a first network, a digital transmission form specifying a bid request for transmission of a particular digital object to a destination node, wherein the destination node is in a second network, and wherein the first network is configured to manage the forwarding of digital objects via at least a portion of the second network; forwarding the digital transmission form to a plurality of nodes in the first network; receiving information from one or more of the plurality of nodes, wherein the received information includes a bid reply received from a different node, wherein the bid reply includes a service term and indicates an ability of the one or more of the plurality of nodes to manage the forwarding of the particular digital object via the at least a portion of the second network; and causing the particular digital object to be forwarded from a source node in the second network to the destination node via the at least a portion of the second network without being forwarded through the computing device or the different node. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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