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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (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:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/20 (2009.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04W 4/24 (2018.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/20 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0611 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems to establish and execute price offerings among the lenders and borrowers in a bandwidth-sharing ad hoc network for shared bandwidth usage. The method comprises establishing a price offering among a lender and borrower in a bandwidth-sharing ad hoc network for shared bandwidth usage. The method further includes executing the price offering upon acceptance of a lender to the bandwidth-sharing ad hoc network for shared bandwidth usage.