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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2024
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Joseph Andrew Pearson, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Ashok Kumar Iyengar, Encinitas, CA (US);
Troy Fine, Sutter Creek, CA (US);
Ryan Anderson, Kensington, CA (US);
Nathan Andrew Phelps, Durham, NC (US);
Kavitha Bade, Morrisville, NC (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Described is a method for utilizing machine to machine communications to facilitate capability sharing includes determining a first machine out of a group of machines has encountered an issue, that cannot be resolved, where the group of machines are connected via a machine to machine (M2M) communication mesh. The method also includes determining a solution to the issue encountered by the first machine while performing an assigned task The method also includes determining, based on structured messages provided by a management hub, a second machine from the group of machines can provide the first solution to the issue encountered by the first machine. The method also includes providing to the first machine a first sharable capability of the second machine, where the first sharable capability resolves the issue encountered by the first machine.