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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Christopher J. Dawson, Arlington, VA (US);
Peter G. Finn, Ontario, CA;
Rick A. Hamilton, Ii, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Jenny S. LI, Danbury, CT (US);
Inventors:
Christopher J. Dawson, Arlington, VA (US);
Peter G. Finn, Ontario, CA;
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Jenny S. Li, Danbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/00 (2012.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); H04W 28/22 (2009.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 84/22 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/00 (2013.01); G06Q 20/10 (2013.01); H04L 69/14 (2013.01); H04W 28/22 (2013.01); H04W 84/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for fair-sharing in bandwidth sharing ad-hoc networks. A method includes maintaining a borrower account and lender account of a borrower and a lender of an ad hoc network. The method also includes adjusting at least one of the borrower account and the lender account based upon data transfer by the lender for the borrower.